Word: formosae
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...discussing a cease-fire and putting his whole emphasis on the defense of Formosa, the President implicitly abandoned Formosa as a threat to the Chinese mainland...
...Secretary described the British line more candidly than ever before. A ceasefire, guaranteed by the U.N., might lead toward the two-China "wider settlement" for which Eden has been working. He wants two Chinas, both seated in the United Nations. Chiang would merely be head of a Republic of Formosa, with no claims to China...
...people, through their elected representatives, have made it clear to the world that we are united here at home in our determination to help a brave ally and to resist Communist armed aggression. By so asserting this belief, we are taking a step to preserve the peace in the Formosa area. We are ready to support a United Nations effort to end present hostilities in the area, but we are also united in our determination to defend an area vital to the security of the United States and the free world...
...More strongly than ever before the U.S. had guaranteed Formosa and the Pescadores against Communist invasion...
...self-imposed limitation on the scope of defensive action, fatal to the hope of victory in Korea, would no longer apply in the Formosa area; in the event of Red attack, the U.S. would pursue the enemy by air into the mainland...