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they took part in guard duties and
negotiations.
The Israeli ambassador a lso said
the means used in the rescue opera–
tion were the minimum necessary to
rescue the victims.
The final outcome of the efforts of
Amin and sympathizing countries to
have Israel condemned by the U.N.
Security Council was the usual out–
come of matters brought to the
United Nations. Uganda was unable
to get enough votes to put through a
resolution condemning Israel. Am–
bassador Herzog was able to turn the
whole debate primarily into one de–
crying
tbis
type
ofskyjacking
VIOLENCE.
But no resolu tions were passed.
As usual,
NO ACT!ON
was taken.
The United Nations, as usual,
proved to be only a sounding board
for propaganda. The United Na–
tions, though formed upon altruistic
and well-meaning ideas for
WORLD
PEACE,
is accomplishing exactly
NOTHING
toward world peace.
It's my commission to show many
world leaders and na tions
THE
w
A Y
TO
WORLD PEACE
and to deliver to
them the message of
HOW
world
peace
wi/1 come-
in our generation.
But it will not be accomplished by
the United Nations nor by any sim–
ilar groups or organizations ofman.
The significance of this entire in–
cident? It seems every form of
VIO–
LENCE
is being waged today. One
type or kind provokes another.
Human nature is vanity, lust and
greed, envy and jealousy, competi–
tion and violent strife, and rebellion
against authority.
There will never be
PEA CE
on
earth until human nature is
changed.
A few years ago an editorial in
U.S.
News
&
World Report
said it
would seem that the world has reached
a stage where the only
HOPE
of sur–
viva! is in the intervention of an un–
seen strong hand from
SOME PLACE.
One who can
change
human nature!
And it is my commission to tell
the world that unseen, strong hand
does exist and
wi/1
intervene
in
our
generation to
bring us
WORLD PEACE
- even in spite of the totally unsuc–
cessful efforts of human roan to ac–
complish it.
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CHINA AND RUSSIA
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concrete. And given the undesirabil–
ity of war for both sides, reconcilia–
tion may be only a matter of time.
A few indications of a possible
softening of attitudes on both sides
are already in evidence.
After almost two years in a Chi–
nese prison, the Soviet he licopter
crew captured in early 1974 was un–
expectedly released and returned to
the Soviet Union last December.
Reversing its former stand, Peking
said that it had accepted their ver–
sien of the border violation as
"plausible."
And in a new overture by the So–
viets, the Kremlin proposed in April
of th is year that China return to the
stalled border talks. Though Ch ina
has not yet responded, the overture
- contained in an article in the
Communist party newspaper
Pravda
-
was of particular interest
to observers because it finally con–
ceded that the Chinese territorial
cla im involved 33,000 square kilo–
meters, and not the inftated 1.5 mil–
lion square ki lometers that the
Soviet press had . previously main–
tained.
The usual propaganda denuncia–
tions continue, however, and only
time will tell whether there is any
real behind-the-scenes softening in
the upper echelons of government.
Analysts feel the Soviet overture
could be a Kremlin attempt to in–
fluence the current political jock–
eying in China by encouraging
certain elements of the Chinese
leadership to push for a more flex–
ible Chinese position toward the So–
viet Union. Moreover, it is widely
believed the Soviets will attempt to
play a direct role in the post-Mao
leadership struggle in an effort to
maneuver a pro-Moscow regime
into power.
A pro-Moscow leadership in Pe–
king would be extremely advantage–
ous to the Soviet Union, allowing
the K reml in to conccntrate on
bui lding its forces in Europe - a
prospect which sends chills down
NATO backs.
For the Chinese, détente with the
Soviets would permit Peking to re–
duce her burdensome military ex-
penditures once it felt confiden t that
reconciljation had significantly re–
duced the possibi lity of Sovie t ag–
gression.
Washington Concerned
Because of the d ramatic global im–
pact of
either
war or reconciliation
between the Chinese and Soviets.
U .S. policy makers are dosely moni–
toring the Sino-Soviet situation.
The United States fears that a
Sino-Soviet conftict wou ld inevita–
bly spread to other Asian nations -
notably fndia, Pakistan, and Japan
- and quickly esca late into a global
nuclear war. Even if the conftict re–
mained loca lized, a nuc lear ex–
change in Asia would endanger the
U.S. , as prevailing winds wou ld
carry deadly radioactive fallout
across the Pacific.
The implkations of Sino-Soviet
détente
are a lso distu rbing to U.S.
policy planners. Continued rivalry
between the two Communist super–
states is an important element in
U.S. strategic planning and global
balance-of-power politics.
State Department officials a re re–
portedly discussing whether Wash–
ington should move qu ickly to
inftuence the post-Mao succession in
its favo r (that is, prevent a Sino–
Sovie t reconciliation) by granting
full diplomatic recognition to the
Peking regime and ev.en extend ing
military assistance to China before
Mao's dea th.
The dire implica tions of such an
action for the Chinese nationa lists
on Taiwan, long-time U.S. allies,
make this a particularly knotty di –
lem¡na for State Depanment strate–
gists.
Profound Repercusslons
Whether the future holds war or
reconciliation for the Soviet Union
and China is impossible to predict
at this time. The Sino-Soviet fu ture,
to borrow a phrase from Winston
Churchill, is "a riddle wrapped in a
mystery inside an enigma."
·In any case, developments in thé
strategic area will cont inue to be fol–
lowed closely by diplomats and pol–
icy planners. Any change in the
current "no-war, no-peace" situ–
ation could have profound and far–
reaching repercussions for the entire
world.
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The
PLAIN TRUTH September 1976