DULLES AND POWER PEACE THE DIPLOMACY OF PHN FOSTER DULLES W Marks Frederick III among John Foster Dulles’ reputation diplomatic historians has been at a low ebb for many years. The fact that it is only now beginning to show signs of recovery is modus surprising considering that his operandi, coupled with a public style that concealed as much as it revealed, enabled him to gain the respect of hundreds of overseas USSR. The officials, including those of the cutting edge of an extraordinarily subtle and complex mind made possible for him to it lead the United States through eight years of unparalleled peace and prosperity. Neverthe- less, the strategy and tactics behind such a record have escaped notice, especially in academia, where he is still subject to varying degrees of caricature. Not since 1973 has any full-length study dealt in any comprehensive way with Dulles as secretary of state even though a steady stream of fresh source material has become available during the interim. Power and Peace offers the first analysis of Dulles’ operational plan across the board. It is also unique for the type of linkage that is uncovered between different issues in different parts of the world. Beyond this, on the basis of research notable for breadth as well as depth in key areas, it differentiates Dulles from Eisenhower, showing that, contrary to conventional wisdom, was the former who it generally took the lead on policy matters. It indicates that Dulles was capable of weighing in heavily on the side of non-intervention and hence was no more of a “hawk” than Ike. It also unveils important differences of opinion separating the secretary from his boss. (continued on back flap) BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ^ /f fiT/Z Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 with funding from in Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/powerpeacedipOOmark POWER AND PEACE mm Dulles at his desk in the State Department. Undated. Photo courtesy of Princeton University Archives. POWER AND PEACE THE DIPLOMACY OF JOHN FOSTER DULLES W. Marks Frederick III Westport. Connecticut London — Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marks, Frederick W. Power and peace the diplomacy of John Foster Dulles / Frederick : VV. Marks III. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-94497-2 (alk. paper) — — l. United Stat—es Foreign relations 1953-1961.—2. United States Foreign relations Soviet Union. 3. Soviet Union Foreign — relations United States. 4. Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959. 5. Cold War. I. Title. E835. M328 1993 — 327.73'009'04.5 dc20 92-42442 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1993 by Frederick W. Marks III All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 92-42442 ISBN: 0-275-94497-2 First published in 1993 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 987654321 10 Copyright Acknowledgments Portions of certain chapters have been included by permission of the Pacific Historical Review, Diplomatic History, and the Tamkang Journal ofAmerican Studies. Permission to quote and cite from various collections was granted by the Princeton University Libraries, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, the University of Birmingham Library (for the Avon Papers), Columbia University Library (for the Wellington Koo Papers), Columbia University Oral History Research Office, and the Richard B. Russell Memorial Library at the University of Georgia (for the Russell Papers). To Marv Anne