December 2, 1958
Letter from Con Cremi to Frederick H. Boland (New York) (Personal and Confidential) (Copy), Dublin [Excerpt]
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In this context, the Minister has asked me to let you know that, generally speaking, he is against our putting our names to resolutions which have no practical significance – and, in his view, this is such a resolution. He feels that we should reserve ourselves for texts of practical value and not too involved in ‘woolly’ initiatives.
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Aiken’s advocacy of consecutive “non-dissemination” resolutions on an annual basis was inspired by his affinity for the “art of the possible,” namely a belief that small, concrete steps would ameliorate international tensions.
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