United States policy comprehends those programs that are designed to protect and promote the interests of the United States in the international field. It is based upon certain facts and convictions:
(a). That the peoples of the world, as distinguished from their governments, universally desire the elimination of war and the establishment of a just peace;
(b). That the designs of aggressive Communist imperialism pose a continuous threat to every nation of the free world, including our own;
(c). The security of this nation can be maintained only by the spiritual, economic and military strength of the free world, with this nation the most powerful of the partners committed to this purpose;
(d). That the effectiveness of our collective security measures depends upon the economic advancement of the less developed parts of the free world, which strengthens their purpose and ability to sustain their independence;
(e). That in all international associations and combinations within the free world, in which the United States is a member, it considers all nations, including itself, as equals. The sovereignty of no nation will ever be limited or diminished by any act of the United States.
Since American policy is designed to protect and promote the interests of the United States, we list them as follows:2
