Evening star., 1959-06-28
POLICY l.. N S.s.
}, Retired Diplomats
Rop U. S. Practices


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lowances should be increased.
Military strategy which
places so much reliance on nu-
clear weapons severely restricts
the alternatives Of our foreign
policy"
The respondents split, he said.
on whether American policy
should favor rising young coun-i
tries in Asia and Africa or the
European powers whose hold on
them Is now being relaxed.
trhere was no clear agreement
on how to treat Communist
China or Nationalist China
and Congress was criticized for
not equipping itself with ex-
perts to appraise and even ini-
tiate foreign policy.
Israel Policy Hit
The retired Foreign Service
oficers were unanimous In their
belief that the manner In which
Israel was created had an uIi-|
fortunate effect on United
States relations with Arab ma
tions. ~
One wrote that United States
support Of Zionist interests In
Israel. which he said sprang
from a desire Of both political
parties to attract Zionist votes
In the United States. UNDER
mined "the goodwill built up
for the United States In the
Arab and Moslem world over
an extensive period"
Another made the observa-
ton that accidents or mistakes
Of history have allied the
United States in some areas
with petty rulers"
With sarcasm. this cores
pondent said OF the elderly
head Of the Republic of Korea:
THE vehemence of Syngh.
man Rhees opposition to COM
munism Is equaled neither by
his strength as an ally nor by
his actuarial prospects for to-
morrow"
The three respondents who
discussed military policy and
its relation to making foreign
policy all warned against re-
ducing conventional military
strength.
Frightening" Statement
Increasing the Nations reli-
ance on nuclear weapons, one
declared, led President Els
enhower to make q '.frighten-
ing" statement last March IL
that the United States can
not fight a ground war" but Is
wholly dependent on nuclear
armament.
There are two basic dangers
In this pattern of behavior and
speech" the retired diplomat
said. First, it is psychologically
wrong in a time Of crisis and
danger because 1t is both dis
couraging and lulling to our
own spirit and it encourages
the enemy to think we are both
irresolute and weak. Second.
and worst Of all, 1t leaves us in
o weak If not hopeless position
against any aggression with
conventional forces and weap-
ons."
Some Of the respondents
were sharply critical Of Secre-
tary Of State Dulles for his
worldwide travelling.
Travel abroad by the Secre-
tary of State" one wrote,
should certainly be restricted
to an irreducible minimum
What little benefit such travel
has accomplished recently
could have been more easily &C.
complished by other means; the
disadvantages Of the practice
are numerous and obvious. In
particular it tends very forcibly
to undercut the ambassadors in
the countries visited. whereas II
should be the policy Of this
Government to build up our
ambassadors and enhance their
influence and prestige by every
proper means" 8
The same former ofiicia
claimed it is common knowl.
edge in the State Department
that Foreign Service officer.
"have been reprimanded ane
even heavily penalized for max.
ing reports or recommenda.
tons unpalatable to certain
persons in the department anc
that they have been ordered
not to repeat the offense. For
eign Service officers have beer
known TO state that undel
present conditions 1t Is unwis.