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...associations. The police have banned numerous Catholic gatherings, arrested at least 13 priests on vague charges of "disrespect." Congress has slapped the church in the face by legalizing divorce and prostitution and banning traditional outdoor religious processions. At times it appeared that Peron wanted to call a truce, but after each lull the harassment began anew...
Good Impression. In private talks with the Cabinet, Dulles was even more forceful. He directly attacked the proposal often made by Canadian and British leaders that the islands of Quemoy and Matsu off China should be meekly surrendered to the Reds, with no truce concession in return, in order to have, as they put it, "a hundred miles of clear water between you and the Communists." If that is the thing to do, Dulles asked, why not withdraw all the way to the U.S. mainland, behind 6,000 miles of water? The proposal might seem sensible to someone who looked...
Precision Weapons. The Communists, he continued, persistently belittle U.S. resolution, holding up the Korean truce, the Indo-China settlement and the evacuation of the Tachen Islands as evidences of U.S. weakness. "In such ways Chinese Communist propaganda portrays the U.S. as being merely a paper tiger . . . We must always remember that the free nations of the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia will quickly lose their freedom if they think that our love of peace means peace at any price. We must, if occasion offers, make it clear that we are prepared to stand firm and, if necessary, meet hostile force...
...Reds have amassed alarming new strength in North Korea. According to U.S. intelligence, the Communists have built fortifications, increased their artillery firepower 30%, laid out 40 airfields, and moved in more than 400 aircraft, including at least 150 MIG-15 jets -all in violation of the armistice terms. Truce inspection, instead of enforcing the armistice, had simply screened the steady Red buildup...
...Rival. Only a month ago, Norodom called a public referendum and got an overwhelming endorsement of his rule. His ministers, however, are considerably less popular. The King's domestic opposition, the left-wing Democratic Party of Jungle Exile Son Ngoc Thanh (TIME, Feb. 21). complained to the neutral Truce Commission recently that King Norodom was about to violate the Geneva agreements. King Norodom had a project afoot to disfranchise Viet Minh Communists in next April's general elections, despite Geneva's insistence that everyone gets a vote. The commission's Indians, Canadians, and Polish Communists backed...