Acheson and Empire: The British Accent in American Foreign Policy

232 Pages·2001·0.947 MB·English

by  John T. McNay

Acheson and Empire:
The British Accent in
American Foreign Policy
John T. McNay
University of Missouri Press
AchesonandEmpire
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Acheson
and
Empire
The British Accent in
American Foreign Policy
John T. McNay
University of Missouri Press
Columbia and London
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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.
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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
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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.
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