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January 11, 1960

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Eden Says Dulles Planned U.S. Role in Indochina War; Briton's Memoirs Report His Moves for Keeping London Oat of It DULLES CRITICIZED IN EDEN MEMOIRS

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

Sir Anthony Eden in memoirs says he tried to keep GB from being rushed into war, '54, by then Sec Dulles, 1st installment of memoirs pub in London Times; says then Prime Min Churchill felt GB was being asked to mislead Cong into approving mil operation which would, in itself, be ineffective; criticizes Dulles for appearing to support French apparently without having any clear views on how to handle consequences; says Dulles settled some issues in SEATO pact without even consulting GB; Amer officials comment on article; hold Eden did not understand Dulles' 'brinkmanship,'

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Historical Context for January 11, 1960

In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[โ€ ]