Minutes of the Business Meeting of WPSA
| Published date | 01 September 1961 |
| Author | M. Judd Harmon |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591296101400365 |
| Date | 01 September 1961 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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stable
value
systems;
a
sounder
basis
for
assessing
events
free
of
the
bias
of
self-
delusion.
Above
all,
the
satisfaction
of
the
interests
of
free
men
does
not
require
that
they
injure
or
diminish
the
security
or
well-being
of
other
peoples;
rather,
they
benefit
from
the
over-all
strength
and
health
of
the
world
community.
The
role
of
diplomacy
in
the
struggle
is
qualified
by
three
basic
facts:
it
is
inseparable
from
the
other
aspects
of
struggle;
it
can
never
be
stronger
than
its
foundations
in
real
power;
it
is
itself
an
instrument
of
real
power.
The
uses
of
diplomacy
in
the
struggle
include:
The
influencing
of
other
governments
and
the
creation
of
both
general
and
specific
affinities
with
other
states
and
groups
of
states
or
with
particular
individuals
or
groups
of
individuals
in
other
states;
the
provision
of
information
to
other
people
about
government
policies
and
home
affairs;
and
reporting
on
developments
abroad.
Soviet
diplomacy
has
operated
effectively,
particularly
during
the
past
eight
years,
in
all
these
spheres.
It
has
fanned
existing
antagonisms
among
the
nations
of
the
non-Communist
world,
and worked
hard
to
create
others.
It
has
produced
states
of
tension
in
areas
where
Soviet
interests
abut
on
those
of
the
non-
Communist
world,
e.g.,
Berlin.
Western
diplomacy
has
generally
held
the
line
against
Soviet
penetration.
It
has
developed
an
alliance
system
which
has
thus
far
deterred
aggression;
it
has
helped
reduce
the
size
and
influence
of
Communist
parties
and
fronts
in
many
countries
of
the
non-Communist
world.
It
has
pioneered
in
developing
new
forms
of
economic
links
among
the
nations
of
the
non-Communist
world.
The
successful
prosecution
of
the
diplomatic
conflict
depends
not
upon
de-
vising
new
methods,
but
upon
recognition
that
the
struggle
is
a
long-range
one,
the
willingness
to
utilize
the
ample
resources
available
to
us
and
the
instructive
experience
we
have
accumulated
over
the
past
fifteen
years,
and
our
ability
to
organize
and
apply
these
effectively.
We
have
not,
however,
made
clear
as
well
as
we
might
the
goal
towards
which
we
are
striving.
We
need
to
translate
to
the
international
plane
the
basic
bond
which
lies
at
the
root
of
our
own
success
as
a
nation:
the
realization
that
the
good
of
all
depends
upon
the
good
of
each.
The
goal
we
can
hold
out
to
the
rest
of
the
world
is
that
of
a
peaceful
world
community,
founded
upon
the
recognition
by
each
nation
of
the
rights
of
others
and
characterized
by
the
willingness
of
each
nation
to
cooperate
for
the
good
of
all.
Business
Meeting
MINUTES
OF
THE
BUSINESS
MEETING
OF
WPSA
March
31,
1961,
Boulder,
Colorado
President
Riethmayer
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
9:00
A.M.
Secretary-Treasurer
Harmon
read
the
financial
report.
John
Swarthout
for
the
nominating
committee
presented
the
committee’s
nominations
for
WPSA
offices.
No
nominations
were
made
from
the
floor.
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