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DEPARTMENT OF STATE THE COUNSELOR riga August 23, 1950 Mr. Secretary: Attached are some thoughts about Far Eastern policy which I had dictated with a view to leaving them with you when I left the Department. Hearing that you will be discussing the Japanese peace treaty this morning, I thought I would let you have them now. I am afraid that, like so many of my thoughts, they will be too remote from general thinking in the Government to be of much practical use to you. But they may serve to signal one or two dangers connected with the Pentagon's present approach to these matters--dangers which ought at least ;o be recognized and given attention in any further discussions of this problem we may have. age ARCHIVES WASTUNAL AND REUORDS SERVICE" CC countries George George F. F. Kenna Kennan Attachment: DECLASS:FIED a Memo, August 21, 1950 E O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) 3-31-2 to the Secretary from as NLT, HC NLT NARS one State letter, 76-1- hro T. George F. Kennan C: GFKennan: dmh SEGRET