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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

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b. In its Pacific role, the United States should be less influenced by its European allies than in respect to Atlantic affairs.

9) The United States should keep an open mind on the possibility of negotiating with the USSR and Communist China acceptable and enforceable agreements, whether limited to individual issues now outstanding or involving a general settlement of major issues.

NSC 5429/5
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