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...Springboard for Attacks...
...same time, Bunche insisted that the recent attacks on the U.N. were not caused by the Congo debacle. Last July's events did influence their timing by providing a convenient springboard, he said, but the attacks were part of a calculated effort to undermine the nonpartisan nature of the organization. Bunche obviously had in mind Khrushchev's shoe-pounding in the General Assembly last fall...
...sure, short of a major reversal, the Soviet Union would derisively reject any such proposals. But the reason is not that they would fail to contribute to stability. Rather it is that the Soviet Union is reluctant" (sic) "to give up its East German puppet, its springboard for wrecking NATO and for the eventual domination of all of Germany. The melancholy fact may be that in their present state of mind the Soviet leaders are interested only in those agreements in Europe which contribute to instability...
...news is also spread by talks to security-analyst luncheon clubs, which have sprung up all over the U.S. While they provide a valuable forum for businessmen to discuss the prospects and progress of their companies, they also provide a natural springboard foi advance rumors such as the Lionel-Von Braun story last month. Wall Streeters object to confidential briefings in advance for friendly analysts; stockholders might well object when executives serve their news at lunches instead of releasing it generally...
Before proceeding effectively, Lynch explained, existing conditions in any city must be investigated to form "a springboard for your plans." A recent survey showed that middle-class Bostonians did find coherence in their impressions of the city. No survey of Cambridge has been carried out yet, though some Cambridge residents are to take part in a forthcoming poll of the metropolitan area...