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“Clerk: indicated soze elenents: »- The Vietnen war offends the entire aiplonatic world community. oes . Evea those diplomats who support our efforts are currently . . encouraging our government to negotiete elong U Thant's +/,+ proposals. . oo mt : a - we _2) More and nore politicel leaders now. realize thet a growing boty _ . of Anericens ere opposed .to the war end would vote for positive + steps on our side to negotiete for fzerican withdrawal. ot . 3) The Averican mth thet Caina is Great, poverful and aggressive, ne is crumbling. Chine is not regerdea es 2 militery threat by - | oo - most Southeast Asien nations eni even Americens who specialsne . to, in "Chine wetching” feel that China is currently preoccupied . yo — end by no reens hes the posture of en expending Power. “Another long renge ‘ceuse for optimism," Clerk seid, "ies ain the fact thet the Vietnarese people, by educating the Acericans tothe folly of trying to solve Southeast Asia's problems by war, have probatty saved the United Stetes from a’ . “war with China. Any Avericen political eduizistreticn will give long pause," - - he said “before jeading thet netion into a war with Caina.” ne ene ETH EULER EON Te Ne ea ek eRe em meee In Jenvary, 1967, Clark resigned es vice president of Gilfora Yastrunent Leboratories in order to accept his essignzent with the AFSC. Previously : he had worked for the Comnittee in Chine, Morocco, eni Algerie, end had . served as @ nenber of the working perty which produced t the ‘book, PEACE IN .. VIETHAM: | ATS Y APPROACH cal SOUTBEAS? ASIA, . — INTE.