Evening star., 1949-08-25
New Bipartisan Policy
On China Reds Threat
Prepared by Acheson
By Gornet. D. Horner

Secretary Of State Acheson
hopes to develop a completely
bipartisan" new policy for meeting
the threat Of communism in China
and the Far East.
He stressed non-defeatist atti-
tude at a news conference yester-
day after sharply rejecting charges
that the White Paper on China
recently issued by the State De-
partment was not an honest
record.
Mr.. Acheson made it clear that
he would like to shake off the
controversy over past policies in
China and concentrate on devel-
oping lines of action to protect
American interests there in the
present situation.
In seeking a bipartisan ap-
proach to the problem domes-
tically, Mr.. Acheson also is work
ing for the maximum co-ordina-
ton of American policies with
other friendly nations in the Far
East.
Review With Bevin Expected.
He and British Foreign Min
lister Bevin are expected to review
possible courses of action when
Mr.. Bevin comes here next month
One thing they may discuss is
possible development of an anti
Communist bloc of nations in the
Southeast Asia area.
Formation of such bloc along
the lines of the North Atlantic
security pact has been suggested
by various Far East leaders. but
so far the United States has not
encouraged the idea.
Mr.. Acheson said yesterday that
many decisions will have to be
made in coming weeks on lines
Of action to meet the situation
resulting from Communist sue
cesses in China. He said he
planned to consult the, appro-
pirate congressional committees
as recommendations were devel-
oped in the hope that "a COM
pletely bipartisan approach" will
facilitate evolution Of q sound
national policy.
Bipartisan co-operation SO far
has not extended to China policy
as 1t has to development of the
United Nations and American
policies in Europe. Some Repub-
lican spokesmen have been bit
terly critical of past policies ex-
planned in the White Paper issued
August 5.
"Insinua tions" Denied.
Mr.. Acheson noted that ut is
insinuated that documents were
deliberately omitted (from the
White Paper) in order to falsify
the record" He declared there
is not an iota of truth" in such
insinuations
Asserting that it was impossible
to print all documents bearing on
relations because Of space limi-
tations. Mr.. Acheson insisted that
those included in the White Paper
constituted "a fair and honest
record ."as Is 49, 90 VnSm &c ~"
Answering In detail charges by
Representative Judd, Republican
Of Minnesota. that some cocu.
ments were suppressed, Mr.. Ache.
son took the position either tha1
the publication of the document
mentioned by Mr.. Judd would no
have added any substantially new
or different information or thal
they were not in possession CT tn.
department.
One Judd charge dealt with
suppression" Of a military intel
ligence report on the Chimes
Communists in July. l945. MIR
Acheson said this report was ir
line with Government policies ant
that . summary" released by
Mr.. Judd differed "in some i'm
portant respects from the views
expressed in the full two-volume
report.
Report Made Available. /
The Secretary made a copy of
the intelligence report available
to reporters. It described the
Chinese Communists as the most
efficient" group in China in 1945,
and said some keen observers
predicted ultimate ascendancy Of
the Communists in China IF the
present reactionary I groups in
Chungking are allowed to con-
tinue in power"
Strategic considerations, the re-
port said. made it desirable for
America to establish military CO.
operation. with the Chinese Com
munists," although 1t would be
unrealistic to deal with them ION
the assumption they are not Com
munists.'
Asserting that unity between the
Chinese political parties is the key
to solution Of China's problems,
the report concluded that "all-out
support Of the Chungking govern
ment with no strings attached will
not solve the problem"
Mr.. Acheson said the intelligence
report fully confirms" the State
Departments view that "the con-
duct of the ruling clique in the
Kuomintang had caused the (Na-
tionalist) government to lose its
popular following" and that dur
ing the war against Japan the
Chungking government was de-
voting more attention to strength
ening its internal position than to
fighting the common enemy. ."
Moorish Children Feted