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-2- #ACTEL 17, November 20, 9 p.m.g from Paris.
they have been developed and explained, their earnestness
has become increasingly apparent and appreciation for their
intrinsic merit has grown. They have produced in the
Assembly sober and genuine confidence in the good faith
and reliable leadership of the Western powers and in the
possibility that they may offer of a real turn to peace
and a relaxation of the present menacing tension. In
their presentation I believe that we have gotten across
to other delegations and to public opinion a sense that
we are persevering in our ma jor armament effort but that
we understand fully the purposes and limits of that effort
and are not (rpt not) engaged in a perpetual and limitless
rearmament.
For most delegates and for the public at large the proof
of the proposals' effectiveness is the fact that Vyshinsky
felt compelled to ask for an unprecedented second hearing
in the general debate. The Fr Communist press also has
been paying us the unconscious compliment of devoting an
unusual amount of space and talent to attacking the pro-
posals. The general consensus is that the Soviet delega-
tion is worried and off balance at the degree of initiative
we have assumed, the support that has been expressed and
the growing impact of our action on Western European public
opinion. There are indications that we have broken the
Communist strangle-hold on the word "peace". I believe
that the violence of the Soviet reaction and the obviously
fraudulent and cynical character of their proposals has
greatly strengthened the position of the free nations in
the Assembly. The voting on the agenda and the general
atmosphere here indicate that the Soviet reaction has
tended to cement the solidarity of the free nations.
I do not (rpt not) underestimate the difficulties ahead
on many other problems on the agenda. They are many and
serious. But we shld attain our purposes on most, if not
all, of the political items. We are receiving favorable
reports from Germany on reaction to three-power proposals
in the General Assembly in regard to German elections.
Here, too, the Soviets appear uncomfortable at the degree
of our initiative. Their sharpest reaction, however, has
been directed at the Yugos and their charges of Soviet -
instigated border violations.
Relations with the Middle Eastern countries is one of our
most difficult problems. Thus far, we have been able to
tread a precarious middle path in the Moroccan case without
alienating either the Arabs or the Fr. In view of the
emotions on both sides we have been most fortunate. The
operations of Egypt among the Arab bloc is a tough problem
for the delegation to handle. The Arabs have naturally
voted
against
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