constructive change can come about isthrough them. There is no hope for the
blacks to gain the political rights they seek through violence, which will only
lead to chaos and increased opportunities
for the communists. We can,
through selective relaxation of our stance toward the white regimes, encour-
age some modification
of their current racial and colonial policies and
through more substantial economic assistance to the black states ...
help to
draw the two groups together and exert some influence on both for peaceful
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