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of local democracy in villages, towns, cities and provinces. This
might be done in part by sending qualified American specialists
in such fields as constitutional law, government, and public
administration to China to give aid and counsel, and in part by
arranging for visits to this country by Chinese officials for
the purpose of observing the practical operations of democracy
at first hand.
In addition to such arrangements, there is in my
judgment strong need for full and frank discussions with the
Russians and the British as to the nature and purposes of our
cooperation and theirs wi th China in the economic and political
sphere. Such discussions carried on against the background of
American aid to China aimed at genuine political and economic
democracy could, I believe, go far to assure Russian and British
cooperation in encouraging a peaceful solution of the existing
to
strife in China. It is conceivable that a common policy toward
China by the great powers might result, and that constructive
leadership by America in promoting needed political and economic
changes in China could be of major importance in bringing about
closer international cooperation generally.
IV. THE PRESENT "BREATHING SPELL" IN CHINA
As I said to you in my memorandum of August 20 ("A
Proposal Aimed at Averting Civil War in China"):
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