Sino-Soviet Aid to South and Southeast Asia

1959 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
Henry G. Aubrey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Soviet Bloc ◽  
Military Alliances ◽  
South And Southeast Asia

It is customary to show that total assistance by the United States to the underdeveloped world by far exceeds that of the Soviet bloc; and since the comparison is invariably much in favor of the United States, one cannot help being puzzled by the alarm displayed about Communist aid “penetration.” Moreover, I feel that such global comparisons fail to impress individual countries, which either care little about aid given to others or resent it if it is given to unfriendly neighbors or to partners in military alliances disliked for political or ideological reasons. Even aid that is gladly received is not necessarily well remembered later.

Soviet Economic Aid in Southeast Asia: Threat or Windfall?

1957 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Wolf
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Soviet Bloc ◽  
The Past ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
Select Group ◽  
Economic Aid

THE new Soviet diplomacy in Asia involves an active effort to extend economic aid to a select group of countries who qualify as non-allied with the United States, or, in some sense of the term, as “neutralists.” To date, the Soviet Bloc has made aid commitments in South and Southeast Asia of over $500 million to India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Burma. Virtually all the aid has been committed in the past two years; most of it since early 1956. TABLE 1 shows the size and character of the commitments.

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960. Vol. 15: South and Southeast Asia.

1993 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 1162
Author(s):  
Gary R. Hess ◽  
Madeline Chi ◽  
John P. Glennon ◽  
William K. Klingaman ◽  
Robert J. McMahon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
South And Southeast Asia

“Anti-Communism” in Japanese-Philippine Relations during the 1930s

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant K. Goodman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Pacific War ◽  
Ruling Elite ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
The Pacific

This paper derives from a larger study of the nature of Japan's relations with colonial South and Southeast Asia in the period between the Russo-Japanese War and the Pacific War. By means of a detailed examination of a single facet of Japanese-Philippine relations, it is hoped that a greater insight may be gained into the often convolute processes of the interactions between, on the one hand, the dominant Asian power of the inter-war period, and on the other hand, colonial entities and personalities still beholden to Western European or North American rulers. However, two caveats need to be put forward about this essay: (1) the case of the Philippines was unique in colonial Asia since the United States had fully committed itself to a policy of withdrawal, thus facilitating contacts between the local ruling elite and Japanese diplomats; (2) despite pre-war and wartime propaganda to the contrary, the principal concern of Japan in all its dealings with colonial South and Southeast Asia before the Pacific War was economic. In the prior instance, therefore, the paragraphs that follow will demonstrate an apparently remarkable degree of freedom of action on the part of the Filipinos in authority under the Commonwealth Administration (1935–46) in spite of the continuing legal responsibility of the United States for Philippine foreign affairs under the provisions of the Tydings-McDuffie (Independence) Act of 1934. The second caveat will be evidenced by the unstinting and continuous attention of Japanese diplomats to the development of ever closer economic ties between the Philippines and Japan.

Consultative Committee on Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia

1957 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-400
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Consultative Committee ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
Colombo Plan

The eighth meeting of the Consultative Committee on Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia (Colombo Plan) was held in Wellington, New Zealand from December 4 to 8, 1956. The committee noted the progress reported by the United States on a proposal for a regional nuclear center in Manila, for which the United States was prepared to contribute approximately $20 million. The Canadian delegate announced an increase to $34.4 million in the Canadian contribution to the Colombo Plan. Canada also reported on progress in the construction of the Canada-India reactor being established at the Indian Atomic Energy Research Center near Bombay. A communique issued at the end of the meeting stated that during the previous year, a turning point in the progress of the Asian members of the Colombo Plan, many countries had formulated new or renewed national plans and had given continuing attention to improving the planning and execution of their public investment projects. It was reported that the greater part of the cost of development in the public sector was being provided through the efforts of the people of the area, and that, in addition to governmental development projects, private investment was making an important contribution, especially in agriculture and small-scale industries. The report, observing that one of the main obstacles to progress under the Colombo Plan was the lack of skilled personnel, stressed the need for training students in the more developed countries of the area and for sending experts to the area.

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