“I do not think that any adequate thought has been given to the implications of our so-called ‘alliances,’ ” Dulles wrote. “How much should it in fact tie our hands with respect to many areas as to which there is no agreement?” The letter implied that the two men had already discussed the matter the previous week, and Dulles said there might be an important meeting on the subject a few weeks thence, in mid-June, for which he would value Rusk’s input.
