Memorandum, Topics To Be Covered

S. TO BE COVERED SERVICES 1. British Financial troubles. Beginning summer of 1949. 2. NATO and the military assistance program. 1949-1953. The inadequacy of governmental guidance, review and control over military development planning. The Council meetings of May-June, 1950, Sept. 1950-Dec. 1950, Sept. 1951, Dec. 1951, March 1952. Influenced 94 & by and influencing: Lason 3. Korea. 1949-1953. (Something on earlier period) 4. Germany. Tripartite meeting in Paris, Nov. 1949. Visit of 1949 to Germany - connection with NATO defense, Sept. and Dec. 1950. E.D.C. and the con- tractual arrangements. German recovery. Lisbon. 5. The central problems of France. Its strength (Shuman), its veaknesses - constitutional, social, Indo China, North Africa, fear of Germany. 6. The revolution in Asia and Africa. The Arab vorld. MEDO The effect of Israel. More detailed as to Iran, Egypt. The effect of South Africa and Malanism. 7. Japan. Its problems - the treaty - the Australian and New Zealand treaties (trouble with the British) . The Philippines could not be allowed to fall apart. 8. The U.N. The Theory. Assumption of great power unity to maintain peace. Their function regarding former enemy povers and peace treaties. U.S. and U.S.S.R. agreement on veto. Collective force to prevent minor Carlian Diflanney aggressions and maintain peace. Effection of assembly to subject great pover actions to public criticism in Kerea and rule of lav. The practice. U.S. - U.S.S.R. polariza- tion. U.N. a forum for the debate. The inability to enforce decisions. The growth of blocks -- becomes the forum for Arab-Asian-African anti-colonialism. The problems it presents for U.S. diplomacy. : Alamic Energy