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Non-Intervention Poker

The Big Powers adopted a Non-Intervention agreement whereby they undertook not to send arms or men to either side in Spain. This did not stop the uninterrupted flow of "volunteers" and modern equipment to Franco from Italy and Germany, nor a less numerous entry and occasional consignments to the government from France and Soviet Russia. But France (Blum) hesitated under threats from Mussolini; and Britain (Eden) shrank from interference. It became obvious that Non-Intervention worked adversely to the government.

House of Cards

As the Russians moved in force into Rumania and the Allies crossed the Seine, the New Order collapsed much more rapidly than might have been expected. Hitler had used up the satellite states, and when his power weakened he had no support among their peoples.

Your Play, Joe

The U S decided to do for European defence what it was doing for European economic revival and offered to help with arms and dollars, if the European States pooled their defence resources. The U S, Britain, France and nine other European States signed the North Atlantic Treaty whereby they undertook to unite their efforts for a common defence of the North Atlantic area. With the U S as a senior partner, collective security for non-communist Europe became more of a possible reality. In this global poker game between the leading powers, the world waited to see how the Moscow strategists would counter-play.

Inscrutable Mao

The delegation from the Chinese Communist Government which visited the UN proved to be tough. Mao Tse-tung's terms were the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and Formosa and the acknowledgement of his Government's right to China's place in the UN. With the encouragement of the U S the UN declared China to be the aggressor in Korea. A difference of opinion arose between Austin and Jebb, U S and British delegates respectively, the latter holding that this might end all hopes of reaching a reasonable settlement.

"What's He Got up His Sleeve?"

A delegation from China led by General Wu travelled to the United Nations to explain that Chinese in Korea were not troops but "volunteers". There was doubt as to whether, not being "recognised", he should be invited to sit or to stand, and the party broke up when he was asked to admit that China was an "aggressor". At last, on the proposal of Soviet delegate Malik, peace talks on the war in Korea began at Panmunjom.

Weakness of Democracy in Bluff Poker

The diplomatic exchanges were held by American liberals to present an opportunity for peace talks of a comprehensive kind with China's People's Government. But the difficulty was what to do with Chiang.

Poker Game in the Persian Gulf