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There is, of course, criticism of various aspects of U.S. policy and concern for the suffering of the Vietnamese. But the many Asians who are interested in democracy do not want the U.S. to "just get out" on totalitarian terms, student agitators notwithstanding. William C. Parker Jr. '62 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
...like access to the British naval base for their own growing Pacific trading fleet when the Union Jack is hauled down in 1971. In two short years, the Soviets have become the largest purchasers of Malaysian rubber. As the flag follows trade, they have opened an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. They are offering the Japanese the opportunity to share in the development of Siberia's natural riches; one deal concerning timber has already been made. In addition, the Japanese are building a canning factory that will handle the catches from a substantial part of the Russian Far East fishing...
...territory. Acting for the Sultan's heirs, who live in the Philippines, the Manila government claims that the original agreement merely leased Sabah to the British instead of ceding it. Last month, talks in Bangkok broke down, and Manila threatened to withdraw its ambassador to Kuala Lumpur, a rupture that could have scuttled ASEAN as a promising vessel for Southeast Asian cooperation...
...Hong Kong and Bangkok for brief vaca tions. This month, some 30,000 will wing off from the chill monsoon rains of the DMZ or the muddy Del ta for a five-day fling to a list of cities that now includes Honolulu, Tokyo, Taipei, Singapore, Manila, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and, most recently, Sydney.-It is probably something only the world's richest country could afford. To provide it, the Government pays Pan Am $23,500,000 a year for its service, which now runs 45 jet flights every month to Honolulu alone, 65 monthly DC-6 flights...
...within 48 hours. Hong Kong is also the most popular R & R center for the Seventh Fleet; the arrival and departure of U.S. ships coming off patrol duty off Viet Nam is recorded on an updated blackboard at many a bar-dancehall in its famed Wanchai district. Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore get fewer applicants-mostly those who want to avoid the sight of fellow Americans...