Memorandum, Outline of Far Eastern and Asian Policy for Review with the President
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OCR Page 1 of 9OUTLINE OF FAR EASTERN AND ASIAN POLICY
FOR REVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT
I - ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION
1. The Area as a Whole - There are basic problems in the
Far East and Asia which, whatever their local and global aspects,
are common to the area as a whole and US policy and planning
should therefore be increasingly addressed to the area as a
whole.
2. Revolution in Asia - South and East Asia are now being
swept by a deep-seated revolutionary movement, composed on the one
hand of a nationalist revolt against colonial imperialism and on
the other hand discontent with existing economic and social
conditions.
3. Long-range Character of the Problem - This revolution,
accelerated and intensified by war and its aftermath, arises
from long-range indigenous problems which will continue to
cause instability in Asia for many decades and which cannot
be solved by quick panaceas.
4. Communist Capture of Movement - This revolutionary
movement has, to some extent and particularly in China and Indo-
china, been captured by the Communists.
5. Soviet Imperialism in the Far East - The Communist drive,
again particularly in China, is now the tool of traditional
Russian imperialism in the Far East.
6. China - For all practical purposes, the Chinese Communists
very shortly will have completed the military conquest of China.
Their military victory was made possible by the dissatisfaction
of the Chinese people with the Kuomintang regime. There is no
group now present in China capable of resisting them effectively,
DECLASSIFIED
regardless
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (R)
'NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973
RECORDS
By NLT- He NARS Date 9.f-76
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