Word: formosae
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...months later, when the Korean war began, Acheson picked up the hot potato again. It can be argued that he had to do this to prevent a possible invasion of Formosa and the consequent deterioration of the American strategic position in the Pacific, but propaganda-wise it was another bad mistake. It appeared as if America were reiterating its support of the discredited regime...
When the time comes this fall, Warren Austin has to march into the U.N. meeting to discuss the Formosa problem, and be all things to all men. To the U. S. public he will have to be solidly anti-Communist; to the Chinese Communists he will have to be a dispassionate suitor; to India he will have to be the friend of Asian nationalism; to France he will have to be the friend of French Indo-China. To make it more difficult he will go in as spokesman of a large bloc of world opinion...
...best thing then to hand Formosa over to the Communists? With the American public being what it is, the delegation can never support this or vote for it, but it has merits as a solution. It does at least promise to remove Chiang from the scene, and it may satisfy many middle-of-the-road Asian nations that the U. S. is not the big bad imperialistic wolf they have been hearing about. Of course, if the U. N. finds that the Cairo and Yalta agreements are binding, then the U. S. will have to approve, if only tacitly...
...policy of quietness on Chinese affairs for a few months will do no harm to our chances of ultimately achieving a U.N. Commission for Formosa. Unless that Commission is extremely popular, especially with such an excellent weathercock as India, we don't want to be in the forefront of a fight for it. If, however, the right countries are on our side, then our leadership will not be required...
...United States cannot afford to make another mistake in Chinese affairs. Its position in Asia is too weak to stand many more severe blows. In discussing the Formosa issue in the U.N., therefore, the U. S. should take care to be extremely circumspect. This is one time in modern world politics when making a big noise will...