Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-24
Text of Dulles Report
On Far Eastern our

both to us and to the discon-
tented.
Communist propaganda has
sought diligently to create the
impression that the United States
seeks war and that its collective
security arrangements are ag-
gressive in purpose.
Fears Found in India
So far as concerns the leaders
with whom I talked I found no
evidence whatsoever that they
believe that the United States
wants war.
The spot in the Far East where,
at the moment, conflict most
threatens is the Taiwan (For-
mosa) area. I reported to our
Asian friends how, at our Geneva
talks with the Chinese Commu-
nists, we were patiently but per-
sistently striving for a reciprocal
remuneration of force with par
ticular relation to this Taiwan
area.
I found in India some fear
lest our arms supplied to Pakis-
tan, which feels endangered from
the north, might be turned
against India. / received the
most categorical and convincing
from the highest au-
thorities of Pakistan that they
have no belligerent intentions
as against India.
I found uniformly that the
Asian leaders with whom I
talked desire the United States
to be strong and that that
should continue to be a
sort of protective umbrella over
other free nations. That was the
clearest single impression that
I received. Repeatedly I was
asked whether 1t was our pur-
pose to maintain that protective
cover. affording new freedoms
the opportunity to sink deep
their roots, and grow strong.
Each time my reply was en-
phatically affirmative. And this
reply was received with profound
satisfaction.
There is. of course, great de-
sire for disarmament. I found no
one who wanted unilateral dis
by the United States,
or disarmament which might in
fact turn out to be unilateral
because of evasions by others.
I believe that there is general
realization of our ardent dedi-
cation to peace as well as respect
for our determination to have
the strength to insure that no
one need feel that peace has to
be bought by surrendering free
dom to despotism.
Seek West Recognition
There is throughout the Asian
peoples a desire for Western
recognition of their dignity.
We need to remember that al
we have developed more
than Asians in some
directions, notably in industrial
ization. they have preceded us
in finding many of the ways to
make life richer. Their culture
and art long antedate our own.
and in many respects have. not
yet been equalled by our own.
Their handicraft is outstanding.
They have an exceptional love
and appreciation of beauty. They
possess in full measure those
human qualities which all ad-
mire-devotion to family and to
courage and willingness
to sacrifice. They possess I'M
usual qualities of patience. re-
Election and repoSe.
Therefore, let us not forget
that while we have material and
technical things to give, they
also have things to give. And
if we are wise enough to per-
ceive and to take what Asia
has to offer, the balance struck
between us will not be onesided
by any true measure of values.
/ come back from this trip en-
couraged. OF course, Soviet and
Chinese economic tactics are a
danger. OF even greater danger
are their tactics of stirring up
hatred as between free nations.
But I feel that conditions which
we wish for will prevail in the
area l visited, if only we play
Worthily our part.
What is it that we seek? 1t is
not conquest or domination. If
that were our goal. would have
to conclude that it is doomed to
failure. Our desire is a world in
which peoples who want political
independence shall possess it
whenever they are capable of
it and discharging its
responsibilities in accordance
with the accepted standards of
civilized nations. That condition
of independence is developing
throughout non-Communist Asia,
and 1 believe that it will con-
tinue TO develop as against
from any quarter.
Means TO Certain Ends
But we also realize that polit-
lcal independence Is not enough.
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