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...have to tell him. It was a cogent last word: 1) the Korean war would be useless if the U.S. did not fight Communism wherever it arose in Asia; 2) this meant backing Chiang's Nationalists, the British in Hong Kong, and the anti-Communists of Indo-China, Siam and Burma; 3) anything less than this firm, determined action would invite Communism to sweep over all of Asia...
...come from the British Commonwealth. Australia indicated that she would supply 10,000 men; the United Kingdom at least a brigade (about 5,000 men); New Zealand a combat force of unspecified strength. (At week's end 4,000 New Zealanders had volunteered.) Turkey offered 4,500 troops, Siam 4,000; Bolivia promised 30 officers...
...frightful. The one exception: an almost hilarious take-off on The Cocktail Party. Only a little less crushing than the sketches are the more monumental of the spectacles. One of these dramatizes a song called Blue Night by a songwriter called Bhumibol in the program but "Your Majesty" in Siam, where he is the newly crowned, 22-year-old King...
...Urged the Senate to recognize Red China. 2. Denounced India's position. 3. Said that the U.S. would not provide military aid to Chinese Nationalists on Formosa. 4. Announced a "Monroe Doctrine" for the Far East. 5. Offered to guarantee the integrity of Siam and Tibet...
...Burma. 2. Iran. 3. Iraq. 4. Siam. 5. India...