THE WORLD SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00545A000100090057-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: May 10, 1958
• Content Type: SPEECH

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with empires, cultures, or continents
A - When tiny baand of Greeks stood aboulde
against box des of Persia in the mare
years ago, they were well avaim that civili.z tii
hurrg
rust
have thought
:e fray an infer -- but to preserve
victory came later on broad plains of Msrethon
the soil of Greece, survivors
,
relief, for
last great rid mar has now bee
B. But it was not true then, nor was it try later when: Charles
,ce of the Moslems in the West at Tours in 73,
rear when Don John. of Austria von at Lento in 1571,
were turned baac : from the gates of Vienna in 1683. For it
of history that max fliet and straggle are aar Inevitable as life and
e in turn before a yxrax:
C. Stxidents of history like phi Leas
uded that struggle
history.
D. It would be our undoing
Inescapable reality irk
if in our present situation
App` o e For~leasl'Ov4vb9"
2,500
ce. They died at the Fiery Gate -- not Merely to defend
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This sowed "cold war" is
rn -- conflict of the British lira with Spwlish
and English c
I in the first place
prod:
far-reacting
orded.
differs from
. face scethi
consequences than {
not enged merely in a struggle
at std, solution to our
B. Neither a we confronted merely
h the Soviet Union plays n national
aspirations o
group to gain its oWn ends -- wi tni
not lie here.
C. Nor can issues of struggle be red
industrial
ve given y to
ci. in . riai techniques that uld tee inco
of a generation ago. This is not a struggle In which
city or vealth of natural resources alone will
uctermine the victor. We cannot buy or build our out of this one.
D. If issues of the cold war
litaxy, political, or ecQnorbiic terms, how then are we to define them?
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t begin by recognis
It involves every pba
and false, free and slave.
other,
by all
r1d -- not only our cities and mss, but our index
7n civilization has in c. n cone
ad
;ceal and ,
t is almost i -esi b
date or conclude anything -- with a C
in a spirit of good
e ua in his own ie e
1957 Added New Dimensions to Historical Perspective.
A. Soviet first in Satellite-ICBM 'eta v .ch,
defend our
Sbook inage a
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oviet Union able to launch critical blow at US
Problem for MAO -- *ow members vant looser t .cs
.r embroilment at US initiative. Scae vant tighter ties
to prevent U slipping out of local situati .
B. Davabeheys consolidation of his leadership and embarkation
ngthen Soviet State. % hi .ee are problem --
fly)
rganizations, abolition
derrlying ferment still ap; +
(e.g. E. Germany) and n Soviet-Yugoslav 1at1oa ns seem to have
u8 i
ionted stall
t on c.si
developed
-- example Leba u - aich are
ablematerial aid for their orientation.
than arowix conceDt, in acme of
vorld -- Indonesia, A ;
in Eguitor1al. Africa
for the
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r vosken position of West
Soviets nov feel tbay have overest1 ted their ability
opini s but so far thftm straws in the winds.
G. recession gives diet Union an "=mrned run."
ut eoz i ri oaid '
of U business and labor leaders,,
officials re status of t e+ z '. General
g ship
TV. At present,
think they U x
bury 7cm- 3,
Sraoxy Iebratiou in Moscow,
or 1O-i5
gtibl shift 1:
;d USSR.
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s o i o n as =tual determv4e is
or even local ss
techniques empl4qed by
ptaeaw since the Revolution, and
uti
Breakthrough
Us
againat ' event ty, nucleax stsl - e to 'ell understood . in Mmeov.
Soviet leaders publicly admit,
be world de
or such a statement i 1953
je a - 'to
Lion of Soviet leaders
UMR da to ned. to 1nt ,n strong military ;mature
system and when Cnr- r
:ysn said "fit two rld vw*s
three five-year
. slim and Korea) and at any
n nuclear age.
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of US,. wth.
bas spy
continued forced draft
investment in industry
dale US rate.
policy:
B. creating w opportunities for dipl tic u r a
i ca eou i penetration aimed at undermining PoSltiorl or the
and in long-ram building international Ca u . . (Mr. . I)illic
rtlct r streza on underdeveloped and uzaca t' d
("Achilles' heel" of West) through both:
A. An a diirag tree and aid aiga which, though still
y US standards, now totals some $2 billion i
since aid-1957.
B Accelerated efforts to develop diplomatic and cultural
rations, exploit e iti-cc1,onie neutralist sentiments, and lay
groundwork for subv
point.
VII. Siviltaneoual
penetration. Indonesia a good case in
to pr s a s for a B a it Coni?ere ace and
nsi --keyed
A. Creating aa, ci.ite of detente without actul agreewnts,
western use of nuclear veawri e and fax
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solely an of
a but also reflects concern
risks of nuclear war.
V13:1. Though I have strm
intimidation, perI aps even
peaceful
gains s to r t i i risks
+ ct tbm - be firm, even
+en rem West as less ilia stand in
a crisis as result of grog Soviet nuclear strength.
B.
overt local aggression. Also would seriously a r ias "peaceful
it posture they have done 00 arch develop.
t have adequate capability met Bloc l+
we far more likely to be
ms like coup d *etat
squabbles (e.g. Arab-Israeli conflict) which Bloc has
open intervention.
erisese (Suez and Syria) Moscow
A. Soviets appear hi g ?y
ition in Stern Europe.
about to resort to local
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11A PaTtly accounts for
On C'e rei r iea it ,
king- it 1ie- s
nip X*Misis z i b. i.
:, but Ito
l' y trig
$Ao lhioi
appr e SR
and acute population, p b a
In 1952 to about 2P.A.
sties to be 'believed).
r t only e
But si.s to I
lix. e
up with UK . pr-odiction i
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life- 'find of giving :rte; Soviet ew r bas .alre&Ay
b
of re icii ng a, greater amsum
Evol
D.
Its3.ib to
3.
2-
et society in i
die out
of this happening,, Ver, no
-c ob-ieft-
X theae developments a pciici a "feet Fpre world,
i uite serioua
i cief'i.Z s j SAe - bas.t 7 ant
ii 'p?; action aim Nualear a rocket
d revai .tjt of NATO, uoxv threat
Di a.: nt p p%asu a - had xa i4er j e ` on
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.+. U -
-z ristoersay and ma
I . recession 2s ;
Gs. f V z Chile.
CO *q tjy:
:ii,on.
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zatiozg t:
i< o ten - ` : St
and Egypt for more extmm si r' ,
In JA&dlng. Prdble= and zit s au?i =me t
. Is perb"a better poz."LLUm ire much o Asia - not
h Lave fir. t
Ct i1'R.r some :rte.
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" tt e t _ " not yet a serious problem
t in JaPGZ
1r' nakes
i .. so long as mutual
aid, p d, 8 i o it1OriB 'e Prim-r7
of
it sidle and
haw, eamon
we
use these rewcprr)j
ymt t not on4 o ter nt, -110 taftl i iee
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