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shall name the countries to take
part in the political conference.
He recalled that the truce terms
say only that the commanders
will make recommendations to
the governments concerned.
While the United Nations Is
not mentioned directly in this
connection. Mr.. Dulles said it
had been assumed in the armis-
tice negotiations that the rec
concentrations on our side would
be made to the U. N.
Mr.. Dulles remarked that the
Chinese Communists apparently
agree on the principle of the
unlfication of Korea as an aim
of the political conference. Sc
the negotiation presumably will
be over the question of what kind
of conditions are necessary for
uniflcation, he said.
He pointed out that the Com
munists pay lip service to the
Identification of Germany but the
Soviet so far has turned down
fair Western proposals for free
elections. The same obstacle may
come up in Korea, the Secretary
anticipates.
Mr.. Dulles news conference
left up in the air the $64 ques-
ton as to what, if anything, the
United States will bring to the
bargain table next autumn in
the way of concessions.
The general view among diplo-
matte observers here is that the
political conference, if it has any
chance of success, will amount to
an old-faShioned horse trading
session. If the Communists are
willing to make concessions in a
Korean settlement they can be
expected to demand equally sub
Stantial concessions in return.
The reason why there is so
little optimism about the
chances of success in the politi-
cal conference is that the United
States, as the chief U. N. power
has ruled out in advance the
possibility of a broad settle
ment. 1t has done so because
top State Department officials
see little hope of any deal that
would improve relations of the
free world with Communist
China. In particular they are
not hopeful of bringing about. a
split between Peiping and Mos
COW by making concessions to
the Chinese regime.
Break Held Possible.
Some of the allies, and par
ticularly Britain. have leaned
toward the suggestion that con-
ceSSions to the Chinese might
result in a break between Mao
Tse-tung and his colleagues in
the Kremlin. Admission to the
United Nations has been ar
gued as step toward promoting
this goal.
The American position, how
ever, is based on the fact that
no available information points
to this conclusion. High State
Department officials say there
is nothing to indicate that a
split. either actual or incipient
exists to be exploited.
On the contrary, the view is
that the Peiping- Moscow axis
is as strong today as it evel
was. Although the Chinese GER
tainly speak with more authori-
ty than other satellite states in
the high Communist councils
officials believe they are stand
ing shoulder to shoulder with
the Russians on all fundamen-
tai matters. They are resigned
to the probability that the
China government and it's OBJ.
jectives will remain dangerous
and hostile to the West fol
some time to come.
Seen Admission of Weakness.
Some observers are inclined
to regard the British attitude
toward China as an admission
of weakness rather than evil
dence of special diplomatic per-
ception. Britain, it is felt, has
deliberately chosen a weak poll
cy in the Far East in order tc
concentrate her available power
closer to home.
Against this background, the
value of concessions to the
Chinese Reds becomes doubly
doubtful. It is less a question
Of having nothing to bargain
with than a feeling that there
is little to bargain about. Ad-
mission to the U. N, it is felt
would consolidate the hold of a
hostile government in China
and weaken the present resist.
ance to communism through.
out Asia.
The same goes for proposals
that FormoSa and Generalissimo
Chang should be sacrificed to
the Reds. Apart from the mill
tary value represented in the
Nationalist army, the Formosan
government stands as a symbol
Of resistance to communism or
which American officials place
considerable emphasis.
Door Left Open.
No one would say that a deal
with the Chinese Communist.
might not eventually take place
Officials are quick to emphasize
their willingness to leave the
door open and bargain realtisti.
cally in return for substantial
concessions from the Red gov
eminent. Neither are they rul-
ing out the possibility that a spill
between the Chinese and the
Russians in fact might occur
sooner or later.
At the moment, however, the
time is not believed to be ripe
And in pushing for a settlement
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