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Though the "related positions and territories" clearly referred to Quemoy and Matsu, the names were deliberately omitted from the resolution in line with Secretary of State Dulles' policy of maintaining freedom of action; at the same time, the resolution was aimed at keeping the Chinese Communists at bay, since...
Many critics, including NATO allies, wanted the matter pinned down; the tiny "real estate," said they, was not worth risking a war. Adlai Stevenson registered -his-'.'greatest misgivings." Oregon's Senator Wayne Morse and New York's Herbert Lehman offered a proposal to amend the resolution...
Dulles' dogged policy of calculated ambiguity served to keep the Communists relatively quiet for three years. Then came crisis: in August 1958, the Communists opened a tremendous artillery attack on Quemoy from their positions seven miles away. Day after day, they lobbed thousands of shells onto the dreary islands...
While the U.S. joined Chinese Communist representatives in Warsaw for peace talks (at Chou En-lai's request), international and domestic criticism of U.S. risk-taking over Quemoy grew louder. Pressured mightily, Ike and Dulles hinted that the U.S. was softening its line. At a headline-making press conference...
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles once said that neutrality is immoral--either they are with us or against us. Today 26 African nations, 19 Asian countries, and 19 Latin American states are voting members of the General Assembly. The potential power of these uncommitted nations has emerged vividly during...