MIDDLE EAST: Tiered Up

Many of the Arab League countries are so engrossed with their quarrels with Israel and with Great Britain or France that they pay little heed to the menace of Soviet Communism. However, there is more concern where the Soviet Union is near, and in general, the northern tier of countries have an awareness of the danger. There is ... a vague desire to have a collective security system. —John Foster Dulles, June 1, 1953

In the 28 months since the U.S. Secretary of State made this statement, allied diplomats have worked to turn a vague desire into a concrete...

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