U.S. Foreign Policy

"The cold war will continue until there is either a hot one or the USSR becomes convinced that stability is preferable to revolution," students were told recently.

The speaker was Professor Graebner, a visiting American foreign affairs expert who discussed recent changes in USA policy under the Kennedy administration. Among the new tendencies:

• Laotian policy—The former right wing government here received more aid per capita than any other state only to be overthrown in 1960 by Captain Kong Le. Since then American support has switched to the neutralist leader Prince Souvanna Phouma, previously the victim of an American backed coup.

• China policy—The Kennedy administration has come out in favour of a "two China's policy" abandoning the former policy of keeping the issue of Communist China's recognition off the UN agenda. However, Russia insists that only Communist China be recognised.

• South Viet Nam—methods have been changed (eg. the adoption of strategic hamlets), but not purposes.