On the broad chessboard of international diplomacy, the U.S. moved decisively last week in a gambit that took the breath of professionals for its daring and won the assent of kibitzers for its instinctive rightness. With an open show of sternness, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles advised Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser that the U.S. is no longer interested in building the $1.3 billion Aswan High Dam.
In so doing, Dulles indicated to everyone around the board, neutrals, allies and Communists alike, that the U.S. remains unawed by bold Communist...
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