Reminiscences of Walter Spencer Robertson : oral history, 1967.

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Reminiscences of Walter Spencer Robertson : oral history, 1967.

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Experiences as Far Eastern Affairs expert in State Department; China with Generals Patrick Hurley and George Marshall, 1945-6; Assistant Secretary of State for Far East, 1953-59; policies in South East Asia; South-East Asia Treaty Organization; Korea; impressions of John Foster Dulles, President Eisenhower, Mao Tse-tung, Chou En-lai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Syngman Rhee.

Transcript: 194 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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