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On the Chinese mainland, anti-Communist guerrilla bands
continue to make raids on the Chinese Reds. Approximately
1,500,000 anti-Communist Chinese guerrillas are engaged in these
sorties.
In French Indochina, a so-called volunteer Communist
army, composed substantially of Chinese Reds, engages a French
force. The French have approximately 150,000 fighting men
operating in that area.
In the balance of Asia, the operations of the Chinese
Reds are a constant threat to the security of Burma, Malaya,
Indonesia, Pakistan, and India.
In Eurobe the forces of the Soviet Union and its puppet
states are comparatively quiescent. However, military men are
generally in agreement that the Soviet Union, with its 200 Red
army divisions, could roll all the way to the English Channel
on the west and to the Pyrenees on the south unless a miraculous
rearmament program were undertaken by the free nations of Europe.
At the present time, the free nations of the world combined
could not muster more than 60 divisions to stop a Soviet advance
in continental Europe.
Two nations in Europe are on the outside looking in.
Yugoslavia, a former satellite, has broken with the Soviet Union,
and Tito casts an occasional friendly glance at the western
powers. Spain, the guardian of the Pyrenees and one of the
strongest military powers in Europe today, remains isolated
from the free nations, anti-Communist though the Franco regime
is.
That briefly is the practical situation. Just where
do we go from here?
Apparently it is the aim of the administration in
Washington, as it has been for the past 5 years, to put our
eggs in the European basket. We are told that American troops
should be put on the continent of Europe. We are at this mome
nt
sending more and more military supplies to the members of the
North Atlantic community. We are sending food to Tito. We are
in consultation with the governments of Western Europe and their
military leaders.
Everyone knows that we must have an effective aid pro-
gram for Europe. Everyone knows that we must not, if WE can
possibly prevent it, allow the resources and productive capacity
of the free European nations to fall into Communist control. It is
essential to have a program that meets this problem.
But I protest with every resource at my command the
formulation of any over-all strategy which virtually ignores the
focal point of our trouble today -- Asia. And I might add that
Republicans in countless numbers, myself included, have been
protesting such a policy, such a strategy, for years. Our pro-
tests date all the way back to 1943 when the first secret deci-
sions were reached by the adninistration in Washington to give
its blessings to the Chinese Communists as a political force
in the Orient, as opposed to our great ally, the established
government of the Republic of China.
How many Americans recall that on December 15, 1945,
President Truman publicly announced to the world that unless
the Republic of China admitted Chinese Reds to its government
American aid would be cut off? How many Americans recall that
the aid was cut off and that General Marshall was sent to China
to make sure that the troops of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
stopped their attacks on the Chinese Reds? How many Americans
recall the protests against this policy made by such outstand-
ing experts, as General Wedemeyer, Patrick J. Hurley, and
William C. Bullitt? How many people recall that General MacArthur
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"ocrText": "-4\nOn the Chinese mainland, anti-Communist guerrilla bands\ncontinue to make raids on the Chinese Reds. Approximately\n1,500,000 anti-Communist Chinese guerrillas are engaged in these\nsorties.\nIn French Indochina, a so-called volunteer Communist\narmy, composed substantially of Chinese Reds, engages a French\nforce. The French have approximately 150,000 fighting men\noperating in that area.\nIn the balance of Asia, the operations of the Chinese\nReds are a constant threat to the security of Burma, Malaya,\nIndonesia, Pakistan, and India.\nIn Eurobe the forces of the Soviet Union and its puppet\nstates are comparatively quiescent. However, military men are\ngenerally in agreement that the Soviet Union, with its 200 Red\narmy divisions, could roll all the way to the English Channel\non the west and to the Pyrenees on the south unless a miraculous\nrearmament program were undertaken by the free nations of Europe.\nAt the present time, the free nations of the world combined\ncould not muster more than 60 divisions to stop a Soviet advance\nin continental Europe.\nTwo nations in Europe are on the outside looking in.\nYugoslavia, a former satellite, has broken with the Soviet Union,\nand Tito casts an occasional friendly glance at the western\npowers. Spain, the guardian of the Pyrenees and one of the\nstrongest military powers in Europe today, remains isolated\nfrom the free nations, anti-Communist though the Franco regime\nis.\nThat briefly is the practical situation. Just where\ndo we go from here?\nApparently it is the aim of the administration in\nWashington, as it has been for the past 5 years, to put our\neggs in the European basket. We are told that American troops\nshould be put on the continent of Europe. We are at this mome\nnt\nsending more and more military supplies to the members of the\nNorth Atlantic community. We are sending food to Tito. We are\nin consultation with the governments of Western Europe and their\nmilitary leaders.\nEveryone knows that we must have an effective aid pro-\ngram for Europe. Everyone knows that we must not, if WE can\npossibly prevent it, allow the resources and productive capacity\nof the free European nations to fall into Communist control. It is\nessential to have a program that meets this problem.\nBut I protest with every resource at my command the\nformulation of any over-all strategy which virtually ignores the\nfocal point of our trouble today -- Asia. And I might add that\nRepublicans in countless numbers, myself included, have been\nprotesting such a policy, such a strategy, for years. Our pro-\ntests date all the way back to 1943 when the first secret deci-\nsions were reached by the adninistration in Washington to give\nits blessings to the Chinese Communists as a political force\nin the Orient, as opposed to our great ally, the established\ngovernment of the Republic of China.\nHow many Americans recall that on December 15, 1945,\nPresident Truman publicly announced to the world that unless\nthe Republic of China admitted Chinese Reds to its government\nAmerican aid would be cut off? How many Americans recall that\nthe aid was cut off and that General Marshall was sent to China\nto make sure that the troops of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek\nstopped their attacks on the Chinese Reds? How many Americans\nrecall the protests against this policy made by such outstand-\ning experts, as General Wedemeyer, Patrick J. Hurley, and\nWilliam C. Bullitt? How many people recall that General MacArthur"
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