UF00083537_00028.pdf

UF00083537_00028.txt

UF00083537_00028_pdf.txt

STATEMENT BY FARRIS BRYANT
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Indo China

The War in Viet Nam is being de-escalated. and trOOps
withdrawn. That course should be continued, and accelerated
to the maximum degree consistent with our vital national
interests.

A broad policy should be developed now, through debate
in the U.S. Senate. as advice to the President in the estab-
lishment of a course for this Nation to follow. after hos-
tilities cease, in its relations with Viet Nam, all of Indo
China, and indeed all of Asia. The core of the policy
should consist of two basic considerations:

1. The protection of our vital national
interests;
2. The encouragement of peace and freedOm.

In anticipation of the cessation of hostilities, and
consistent with these considerations, an economic policy
should be developed directed at encouraging revival and
development of the Viet Nam economy in the context of their
cultures and capabilities. Recognition should be given to
the fact that an economic policy for Viet Nam would establish
guidelines for our policy throughout Asia. and must, there-
fore, take into consideration our balance of payments, our
domestic priorities, and the demands upon us from allies
and friends around the world. We cannot support Asia; we
can, and should, aid and encourage Asians in the improvement

of their own condition.

The Middle East



If the United States is not to stand in isolation.
it must insure its alliances and interests in Europe and the
Middle East. The two are inseparable.

The Mediterranean is, as it has always been, a water-
way Open access to which is vital to Europe. Africa and
Asia. The overt attempt of Soviet Russia to command the
African and Asian shore is inconsistent with that open
access. If successful, the southern flank of NATO will be
turned, Greece and Turkey will have to re-evaluate their
orientation to the West: and all of Europe, dependent upon
African oil, will be subject to Soviet blackmail.

Israel is the key to the frustration of those Russian
objectives.

Preservation of the territorial integrity of Israel,
as originally established, which does not include the land
recently occupied (such as the Sinai Peninsula). is not
only a matter of vital national concern to the United States:

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it is also the fulfillment of a moral obligation voluntarily
assumed to assure a national homeland to Jews displaced by
the savagery of World War II.

The President must take prOper steps. from time to time,
to insure that Soviet Russia understands our interests and
commitments, and respects them. The provision of appropriate
military equipment to Israel to maintain a balance of
strength is such a step. The strengthening of the Sixth
Fleet, as other demands permit, is another such step.

There are two ways to destroy peace. One is to
seek a fight. The other is to run from a threat. The
United States must do neither.




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