Frenchman

— A deep-seated misgiving about U.S. Asian policy is spreading among anti-Communists in Southeast Asia, who fear that the Korean truce is the first sign of U.S. withdrawal. In Hong Kong, anti-Communist Chinese newspapers, even those critical of Chiang, now talk about “U.S. double-faced diplomacy.” One said that “Ike and Dulles have stepped right into Acheson’s shoes.” Though Secretary Dulles has bulled through a special $387 million grant to bolster anti-Communist resistance in Indo-China, Frenchmen frequently grumble: Why should we fight our Communists to a finish when you did not fight yours to a finish in Korea?