"The International Situation", 30 Nov 1950
Scope and Contents
Speech notes WSC's speech (House of Commons) on subjects including: the continuing threat from the Soviet Union since the disbanding of the Allied armies; hopes for a settlement while the United States still has a superior atomic stockpile, and the need to keep building up Western forces; Soviet proposals for a 4-Power conference; the advance into Korea by China, and its possible use in a Sino-Soviet conspiracy as a distraction from the danger to Europe; the burden borne by the United States in Korea and the Far East; the lapse of the Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee; the unity of the English-speaking world and Western Europe as an example for self-defence.Typescript speaking notes laid out in "psalm style".
Dates
- 30 Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: WSC
Extent
28 folio(s)
Language of Materials
English
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Repository Details
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