Word: dulleses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week Secretary of State Dulles got up before the opening general debate of the U.N. General Assembly (see FOREIGN NEWS) to tell where the U.S. stands on the twin issues.
Put into practice, this dictum makes all Americans, particularly those abroad, into small megaphones for the State Department. Dulles implements his belief by reserving to himself the right to limit travel to conform to State Department whims.
While this protectionism by the Secretary certainly furthers his foreign policy, it denies the fundamental American belief that the individual has the ability and the right to seek the truth. Secretary Dulles, in his haste to further State Department aims, has brushed aside the right of free inquiry, which is...
Were Dulles to adopt a more realistic view of overseas Americans--that they are entitled and able to think for themselves--he might abandon what is becoming an increasingly untenable position. By announcing that he cannot be responsible for the safety of Americans in countries where no official United States...
Although Communist countries may be able to gain a certain propaganda advantage by admitting Western travelers, the United States can gain no less an advantage by demonstrating its willingness to let its citizens see formerly forbidden sights. There is even the possibility that the State Department might benefit from the...