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 :. Serve to improve the climate for private investment, both domestic and foreign, and to encourage the maximum investment of United States private risk capital in the area consistent with the prevailing climate.


 * . Encourage the nations to contribute resources and to cooperate multilaterally to promote the economic growth on an area or sub-area basis.

32. In the field of technical assistance and economic development, one of the major problems which must be solved is the delay in decision and implementation in Washington. Such delays are the greatest single source of complaint on the part of receiving countries and present an unfortunate contrast to the frequently rapid responsiveness of the Soviet Bloc to requests from less developed countries.

33. The principal objectives of the United States in the Far East are:


 * . Strengthening of the United States power, position, and prestige in the area.


 * . Enhancement of the power, position, and prestige of the free world countries of the area.


 * . Preservation of the territorial and political integrity of the free world countries against further Communist expansion or subversion.


 * . Reduction of Chinese Communist power and prestige.


 * . Disruption of the Sino-Soviet alliance.

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