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Offers a look at the views of Thailand government officials toward the presence of U.S. troops in their country. Pronouncements made by U.S. officials regarding the significance of Thailand in stopping the expansion of communism in Southeast Asia; Stand of Thai leaders to the U.S.-led war in Vietnam; Change in the views of Thai leaders to the prospect of increase U.S. forces deployed in the country; Response of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to the gradual withdrawal of U.S. and British forces in the region; Ideas of Southeast Asian leaders on how to check communist expansion in the region.

Discusses the assaults of U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright against the foreign policy of the administration under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Criticisms received by Fulbright for his attack on U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic; Implications of the U.S. intervention on the civil war in Vietnam; Stance on the U.S. colonization of Cuba; Consequences of the antagonism between the U.S. and China.

Speculates on the outcome of the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, in August 1966 in the U.S. Tendency of U.S. advocates of more U.S. aid to India, to rely on the counterweight-to-China theory; Political background of Gandhi; Dependence of the success of the Indian economic Five-Year Plans on the meeting; Analysis of the impact of letting India have aid without strings, on U.S. costs.

Offers a look at the foreign relations between Thailand and the U.S. in 1966. Information on the economic progress of the country; Factors that threaten the country with serious inflation; Reasons why the U.S. position in the country is fragile; Effect of a possible national election in Thailand on its relations with the U.S.

Looks at the political and economic conditions of the Philippines as of 1966. Response of Philippines President Ferdinand E. Marcos to the request of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson for assistance in the Vietnam War; Political and economic relations of the Philippines and the U.S.; Reason for the unattractiveness of communism to Filipinos; Extent of corruption in the Philippines; Economic condition; Political system; Plans of Marcos during his term; Public sentiment over the Philippines' participation in the Vietnam War.

Examines the peace and trade policy of the Japanese government towards other nations. Reasons for the opposition of Japan to the plan of the U.S. to turn the country into a rearmed cornerstone of a Northeast Asia Treaty Organization; Comparison of the economic conditions of Japan and the U.S.; Impact of the war reparations of Japan on its trade with the involved country, including the Philippines; Outlook of Japan on U.S. fears of communist expansion in Asia through China; Implications of a possible war between the U.S. and China on the Japanese government.

Explains that China's policy toward Hong Kong, a British ruled colony, is indicative of its defense strategy. Clarity of the stand of Great Britain on the issue of whether it will use force should China decides to occupy Hong Kong; Description of the economic and political conditions in Hong Kong as of May 3, 1969; Information on the communist government in China; Flaw in the U.S. Department of Defense's assessment of China's military strategy.

Focuses on key controversies pertaining to the proposals by United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower to pursue North Vietnamese forces striking at allied positions from the borders of Cambodia and Laos. Concerns of General Westmoreland about Cambodia becoming a major supply route for communist forces; Views of America's allies on increased troop participation in South Vietnam; Military operations; Strategies to prevent the operations of communist forces; Indications of foreign and political relations.

Looks at the economy and political conditions of Great Britain as of June 1967 and its effect on the global economy and politics. Scenarios describing the diminishing power of Great Britain; View of Great Britain that the chances of a U.S. victory in Vietnam by 1968 are slim; Failure of the British economy to reach the economic growth target of the government; Views on the plan of the British government to build houses and to eliminate scandalous maltreatment of old people and schoolchildren; Opinion of the Tories that socialism and taxes are destroying the initiative of the government.

Offers a look at the military posturing between Israel and its neighboring Arab countries. Explicit support of the Soviet Union to Egypt and Syria against Israel; Sentiments of Israelis on the inaction of the U.S. towards Arab threat of aggression; Leaders of the Arab countries who began rallying support for Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser; Objective of the plan of Nasser to sought to weld the more revolutionary Arab countries into a united force; Errors committed by the Israeli government in response to the attack launched by Syria.