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...triumph of V-J Day to the day of desperation at Suwon had been dizzyingly swift. Communist imperialism began its march through Asia before V-J Day. It used the most mobile of weapons, political agitation and ruthless organization. In Korea-as in China, Indo-China, Malaya and Burma-native Communists, shouting slogans of freedom and independence, were forging for their people heavier chains of slavery than even Asia had ever known...
...Asia, leaders' words rang with a new sense of clear purpose. The most interesting reaction came from India. Its newspapers freely predicted that India's U.N. delegate would not vote for the U.S. resolution on Korea. Then Pandit Nehru came home from a trip to Indonesia, Malaya, Burma. For months he had been preaching "neutrality" in the struggle between Communism and the West. What he had seen in other lands, plus the U.S. action on Korea, changed his mind. He amazed his countrymen and the world by lining India up on the side...
...Burma. 2. Iran. 3. Iraq. 4. Siam. 5. India...
...gradual but definite realization by the people that peace cannot be achieved by spilling Burmese blood. There has been a wonderful spiritual revival which began when we brought the sacred Buddhist relics here from Ceylon in February and exhibited them to the people in 20 towns all over Burma...
...countries and number of openings for '51-'52 Fulbright awards are: Belgium and Luxembourg, 18; Burma, 18; France, 282; Greece, 45; Italy, 144; The Netherlands, 66; New Zealand, 18; Norway, 40; The Philippines, 20; United Kingdom and Colonies, over 200. The number of awards for Australia, Egypt, India, Iran and Turkey will be announced later...