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OCR Page 1 of 52DIGEST OF RECENT
NEWS COMMENT
September 1, 1971
CHINA
It is very difficult to figure out RN's game-plan on Taiwan. The two-
China policy makes sense. But there are strange and ominous noises
which hint that our policy may go beyond that common-sense premise and
that we might dump Taiwan. -One does not have to be a stalwart of the
China lobby to worry about such a development. What is at stake is our
reputation for fulfilling our commitments. And while the For. Relations
Comm. may want to pretend that the mutual defense treaty doesn't exist,
the fact is that from other vantage points in the world, an alliance is an
alliance. They do not ask on what moral grounds the US quit
only
"Will Americans quit?" There should be a simple answer to that but one
watches RN and Congress and begins to wonder. (8/26 John Roche)
* *
The two most asked questions about RN's trip are how can it be of
value to the US and what will we have to do for the PRC in return. The
questions are asked with a voice inflection which indicates there are no
adequate answers. But valuable dividends are already being paid to the
US. Furthermore, each of the nations wants to normalize relations with
the other. The meeting, in any case, won't be a fiasco. "It won't be a
sensational success but it will be a significant beginning. 11 The prospect of
RN's trip is proving a tremendous boon to the US. There is reason to be-
lieve that it contributed to the Soviet decision to make the Berlin accord
and this in turn opens the way for MBFR. This is good for the whole free
world. (9/3 Roscoe Drummond)
* *
Re: China, "Old-fashioned anti-Communist spokesmen" still ask the
rude question of what's in it for us? Apprehension grows. Rogers on PRC
admission to the UN was one thing and "it is a soft and squishy one thing. "
On relations between the US and the PRC, we have heard nothing. "The
WH has clammed up absolutely. 11 RN talks of normalization. But we
haven't had normal relations with that country for 20 years
...
and normal
relations require a mutual extension of courtesies that do not seem pos-
sible. It is icily clear what is in the deal for the PRC, but RN's requests
seem to be few. Nothing in the PRC record indicates that it will apply its
tremendous resources to peace. One struggles to keep down a feeling of
unease. "So far, RN has acted with a nice blend of boldness and restraint.
Let us pray now for firmness and wisdom. 11 (9/4 JJ Kilpatrick)
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