Acheson and Empire: The British Accent in American Foreign Policy PDF
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Acheson and Empire: The British Accent in American Foreign Policy John T. McNay University of Missouri Press AchesonandEmpire This page intentionally left blank Acheson and Empire The British Accent in American Foreign Policy John T. McNay University of Missouri Press Columbia and London Copyright©2001by TheCuratorsoftheUniversityofMissouri UniversityofMissouriPress,Columbia,Missouri65201 PrintedandboundintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Allrightsreserved 5 4 3 2 1 05 04 03 02 01 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData McNay,JohnT.,1957– p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferences(p. )andindex. ISBN0-8262-1344-8(alk.paper) 1.Acheson,Dean,1893–1971.2.Acheson,Dean,1893–1971—Influence. 3.Acheson,Dean,1893–1971—Politicalandsocialviews.4.Statesmen— UnitedStates—Biography.5.UnitedStates—Foreignrelations—1945–1953. 6.UnitedStates—Foreignrelations—1945–1953—Decisionmaking.7.United States—Foreignrelations—GreatBritain.8.GreatBritain—Foreignrelations— UnitedStates.9.GreatBritain—Foreignrelations—1945–10.Imperialism— History—20thcentury.I.Title. E748.A15M342001 327.73'0092—dc21 [B] 2001027550 (cid:1)(cid:1)™Thispapermeetstherequirementsofthe AmericanNationalStandardforPermanenceofPaper forPrintedLibraryMaterials,Z39.48,1984. Textdesign:StephanieFoley Jacketdesign:VickieKerseyDuBois Typesetter:BOOKCOMP,Inc. Printerandbinder:TheMaple-VailBookManufacturingGroup Typefaces:PalatinoandStoneSerif Formymother Mary“Sass”McEacheranMcNay,1920–1977 This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. ChampionofEmpire 11 2. TheSpecialRelationship 39 3. BondsofLoyalty 61 4. TheUlsterConnection 81 5. TheKashmirConnection 101 6. TheIranConnection 129 7. TheEgyptConnection 158 8. Epilogue 193 Bibliography 203 Index 217 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments ThisbookistheculminationofagreatdealofworkthatbeganwhenIfirst enteredgraduateschoolattheUniversityofMontanain1990.There,atthe UniversityofHawaii,andatTempleUniversity,Ihaveincurredcountless personalandprofessionaldebtstoonumeroustomentionindetail. The person most responsible for my finishing this project, however, is Richard H. Immerman of Temple University. His unflagging support, steadyencouragement,andinfectiousenthusiasmhavemeantagreatdeal tomepersonallyandwereessentialtomyprogress.Ihavelearnedmuch fromhim.InadditiontothegreatrespectIhaveforhimasascholar,Ialso considerhimagoodfriend. A special notice should also be paid to the other distinguished histo- rians who assisted me during my graduate career and have helped me since embarking on my career. Their investment of time and expertise has challenged my thinking and pushed me to produce better historical work. They include Russell F. Weigley, David Alan Rosenberg, James Hilty, Michael Mayer, Robert McGlone, Gary Hess, and Robert Jervis. Retired professor Idus Newby of the University of Hawaii deserves a specialnoteofthanksfordonatinghistimeandconsiderableeditingskills towardimprovingthefinalmanuscript.Ialsoappreciatethepersonaltime and advice that Ambassador Mike Mansfield and Ambassador George McGheeofferedtome.Needlesstosay,allthesepeoplehavecontributed to the virtues of this work but are not responsible for any shortcomings it may contain. Ambassador McGhee, in particular, disagrees with this study’sconclusions. MycolleaguesatRaymondWaltersCollegeoftheUniversityofCincin- nati have been uniformly supportive and understanding of my efforts, andIappreciatethatverymuch.Icontinuetobenefitbythesupportand encouragement of my former colleagues at Shippensburg and Cheyney Universities.Ialsoappreciatethecriticismsofferedbythemembersofthe PhiladelphiaInternationalHistoryGroup. ix
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