Pledge by Rogers
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter— Copyright) HOUSTON, September 1
' The United States Secretary of State (Mr William Rogers) said today that President Nixon’s visit to Peking would be a dramatic step towards opening communications with China, but would not lead to any weakening of America’s commitments to her friends and allies in Asia.
Speaking at an American Legion conference in Houston, Mr Rogers declared: "No peace can be founded on the breaking of solemn promises, or on the impairment of basic interests. We will break no promises, and we will impair no basic interests.” It was in that spirit, he said, that the United States, while deciding to vote this year for the seating of Peking in the United Nations, would do its utmost to retain a seat for Taiwan. Mr Rogers added that Mr Nixon’s decision to go to China had been a stunning development, but was part of his over-all policy of replacing an era of confrontation with one of negotiation with the Communist Powers.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32701, 2 September 1971, Page 13
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