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ments that are part of the years
record. I call attention to some of
them here because they form a
part of the foundation on which
we are going to build in 1851"
"They also concern the foreign
policy which this Government has
been pushing for the past five
years-a policy which is designed
to create unity and security for
the free world. 1t is our firm in
tention to press forward with this
policy. We are confident it is
sound.
Issue Met SquareIy.
Last June, the United Ma
tions met squarely the issue of
Communist aggression against the
Republic of Korea. Fifty-three
nations joined in branding the
North Koreans as aggressors and
called for military action from
member nations to drive them
out. Twenty-Five nations made
offers of material contributions to
the United Nations Army. Infan-
try units Of 13 nations - arht-
ing in Korea under the United
Nations flag and IA countries have
contributed air, naval and med
ical cOntineertS
This is concrete evidence that
our associates in the free world
are willing to make sacrifices
and in some instances the sacri-
fees entailed are considerable-in
the interests of collective security.
They are demonstrations of the
willingness of these nations to
stand up and be counted for the
cause Of freedom.
During 1850, the procedures
OF the General Assembly were
strengthened so that the United
Nations could not be rendered i'm
potent by obstructionist use of
the veto.
Point Under Way.
The year also saw progress in
shaping the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. The talks in Brus-
sells this month paved the way for
action and made possible the ap-
pointment of Gen. Eisenhower as
supreme Allied commander. We
are getting on with the job of
marshalling an effective security
force for the North Atlantic COM
munity.
I'm the past twelve months, the
mutual defense assistance pro-
gram moved ahead at good pace.
Point w, tremendous in poten-
tial though modest in scale, got
under way. The European recov-
cry which the Marshall Plan was
designed to accomplish has made
tremendous strides and in some
nations, is a full year ahead of
schedule.
"The year produced another
move of grim significance to the
free world. For the first time since
VI Day, the Soviet Union went
a step beyond tactics of indirec-
ton and subversion-and encour-
aged the use of force. Conse-
quently the air is now cleared of
any shred Of doubt that might
have existed as to the methods
which the Soviet Union is willing
to use. The Politburo's sancti-
monious profession of its desire
for peace is shown to be nothing
but camouflage to cloak the naked
imperialism of its aims.
''Thus the crisis Of this past
year-and thus the need for some
very plain talk on plans and
prospects for 1851.
"The emergency we face is one
Of extreme gravity. Our freedom,
our way of life is menaced. We
must rebuild our own defenses
and help buttress those of the free
world. That means sacrifice. That
means maximum effort from each
one of us. It means that there
must be full understanding of the
problems we are facing. It means
also that there must be full sup
port for the measures which may
be essential to preserve the free
world.
81 believe that there are certain
fundamentals of policy which
must be followed in 1851:
This country must remain true
to its tradition of standing by its
friends. To abandon our Allies
would crafty the Kremlin. To
do so would be appeasement On a
gigantic scale. The Soviet Union,
holding in unhappy bondage the
peoples of Eastern Europe. wields
enough power without making
the Soviet imperalists a gift OF
the productive capacity and tech
nical skills of western Europe
plus the strategic resources and
the manpower of the Middle East
and Asia.
Won't Compromise Principles.
Regardless of threats, this
country will not compromise by
appeasement it's security or the
principles by which society of
free men must live. We will not
reward Communist aggression
In Korea, this means that this
country will not be intimidated by
the threats coming out of Peiping,
but will continue under the
United Nations to combat the
forces of aggression.
This Government will press
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