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objective of the United States,
and presumbably of other friend
ly nations, will be to seek the
Korean unification which both
sides failed to win in the war.
The Western allies conceive
of this as unification under a
non Communist government.
That means they want the Reds
to give up North Korea. 1t
raises a critical question: If the
Reds are willing to consider this
at all, what price will they ask?
Authorities here do not know
the answer. but they have an
idea that what the Reds may ask
is a seat for Red China in the
United Nations, displacing Ma
tionalist China; an end to trade
embargoes against Red China,
and satisfaction of Red China's
claims on Formosa.
This prospect effectively kills
off any optimism in official
quarters about the chances of
early unification of Korea. For
while the British have seemed
to favor U. N. seat for Red
China once the Korean fighting
ended. there is such overwhelm-
ing opposition to it in our Con-
gress that the Eisenhower ad-
ministration appears to have no
choice but to fight any deal
along that line.
The issue of Formosa is an
even more bitter one for the
United States. which recognizes
the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment established there and also
considers that Formosa in hos
tile hands would be a threat to
the American defense system in
the Western Pacific.
British Action Awaited.
The United States, Britain and
France agreed early this month
that they would maintain their
policies of barring Red China
from the U. N. and embargoing
strategic materials to that coun-
try, pending further consulta-
tions.
But since Britain recognizes
Red China instead of the Ma
tionalist government, and since
there have been pressures in
Parliament for a Red China seat
in the U, NJ, it seems unlikely
that the British can long delay
a demand for consultation on the
U. N. and trade issues, now that
the truce is a fact.
Frances position is different
from that of Britain. It is domi-
mated by the fact that French
and native forces are battling
in Indio-C China Communist
armies that have Red Chinese
support. The French are weary
Of that long costly war. Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault told
Secretary of State Dulles here
two weeks ago that an armis-
tice in Korea would intensity
French public demand for peace
in Indio-China,
French View May Change.
France and the United States
are now working on plans to
step up the Indio-China effort,
with this country bearing a
greater share of the burden. But
the French are deeply interested
in what diplomats call an honor
able end to the conflict. And,
should peace spread from Korea
into Southeast Asia, this fact
could radically alter Frances
attitude toward Communist
China.
In the strictly limited Ko-
rean truce there is, of course, no
hint whatever that peace will
spread. The United States,
Britain and France, in fact,
have recognized two alternative
dangers IN the armistice.
One is that the Reds may build
up new power in North Korea
especially forward airf1elds-re-
sumo the war, hoping that the
United States and the Is other
United Nations with forces there
will not make. a second time,
the powerful military effort with
which they responded to the first
aggression more than three years
ago. Against this possibility the
three Western powers served no
lice that if the armiStice is vio-
lated they will go to war again.
The second danger is that the
Red Chinese, having secured
their flank in Korea, may divert
their major forces to Indo-China
in ruthless bid for control of
Southeast Asia. The Reds were
told this would be considered a
violation of the spirit of the Ko-
rean truce.
President Eisenhower and Sec
retary Dulles have said repeat