Letter from James Rosenau to Dean Acheson

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRINCETON NEW JERSEY Department of Politics October 1, 1953 S. Mr. Dean G. Acheson 701 Union Trust Building Washington, D.C. U.S. C AND CALIFORNIAN Dear Mr. Acheson, Although there may not be sufficient time left for you to make major alterations, I thought I would send along the enclosed to give you an idea of what I have been doing. After much thought and di igging around in the material, I arrived at the conclusion that a straight chronology would not be of much practical use during the course of the discussions. Consequently, a series of synopses, covering the most important events but also in- cluding excerpts from communiques and speeches, seemed to be the most appropriate way to organize what seems like a staggering amount of material. In addition to the enclosed, by the time of the meeting I hope to have three more completed which will run through the end of 1950. To these seven I will append a chronology of major events as well as a table of contents which will show all the marginal indicators. I regret that I could not bring the story through 1952---but my teaching load simply would not permit of it. In any event, I hope I have brought together the kind of data you had in mind, and I shall be glad to make any last minute changes or additions you may feel are in order. Also, so that I may plan ahead, may I ask whother or not you intend for me to attend the meetings. I would be happy to do so, and feel that in this way I can get a better idea of what kind of material will be needed at future meetings and thus be more useful to the group. Too, I can bring some basic reference material along, thereby providing you and your colleagues with any specific bit of information that may prove useful at a particular point in the discussions. I raise this question with you directly because Drs. Graham and Oppenheimer have indicated that the question is one for you to decide. Perhaps I should add that I have had previous experience working with confidential material, having worked in 1948 for Mrs. Roosevelt on her husband's private correspondence. Currently I am teaching international relations at Rutgers University, while also working on a dissertation involving Senatorial attitudes toward the Secretary of State, 1949-52 In any event, it is a pleasure to be able to help you and I hope the enclosed proves satisfactory. Sincerely yours, Jan James N. Posenan Rosenau 146 Linden Lane