A NATIONAL STRATEGY OF THE COLD WAR FOR THE UNITED STATES

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• Document Page Count: 23
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 66
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for general revolution than what we oursolvos could manage up-aided by
such acts of God, and all of th? problems of civation, organization, and
and control ourselves. The United States has been very successful with the
support of undergr nds sew, identical., lacking only a D.-day whose date
is known in advanco. Few people will dispute that we should be fully pre-
pared for StaUnt s death, and to my mind our preparations should be the
same as those cUscuse ed herein.
In the last analysis, whatever we do along these lines is Bally
Justified as preparations for possible global war, and StalinIn death.,
like global war, may on ,? substitute an unknown D-day for one that we plan
outcome of its planning when it I:s been able to
j'a y co i. orting to
at, least havo a plaza to this end in the cold war instead of always being
comolOtelY at Wae mercy of events. After all, all conceptions are Initially
released "efor planning purposes only.t" Events alone release than for action,
and all nmacopti.orn are always subject to replacement or revision. in the
light of ejentsn
FU M1170 it must never be forgotten that Revolution and its aims are
essentially, products of the indigenous peoples involved, and that there are
many 11twItation-9 as well as capabilities, demanding the highest degree of
judgnent and skill, in tho role which Americans can play in helping than
to flourish. George Kennanls recent article in "Foreign Affairs," "t aerica
control. the critical &to
of roleas ~t a)erations involved, and it would-
and the Ftaassian Future," is pertinent, in this respect.
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