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""Consistent with world-wide U.S. commitments take appropriate military action against Communist China as part of a UN collective action or in conjunction with France and the United Kingdom and any other friendly governments.""


 * REASON; To emphasize any military action against Communist China must be without geographic limitations.

13. Change subparagraph 8 (2) as follows (changes indicated in the usual manner):

""Immediately put into effect whatever measures may be determined as feasible to forestall an invasion of Thailand or a seizure of power by local Thai communists.""


 * REASON : Military operations by the United States in Thailand would, in all probability, be infeasible in the premises,

14. Change subparagraph 8 (2) to read as follows (changes indicated in the usual manner):

""Consistent with world-wide U.S. commitments take appropriate military action against Communist China as part of a UN collective action or'in conjunction with France and the United Kingdom and any other friendly governments.""


 * REASON: To emphasize that any military action against Communist China must be without geographic limitations.

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