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Mr. Dulles Finds Himself

The Eisenhower State Department has, at long last, found its métier. For three and a half frustrating years, its primary mission in international crises had been to shore up faltering allies; it had performed unenthusiastically, ineptly—usually unsuccessfully. But from the moment Col. Nasser seized the Canal, the Department has carried out its assignment with a dash, a single-mindedness, a resourcefulness that no one would have dreamed the old girl had in her. Leading a Western retreat—persuading intransigent allies to knuckle under—here is something that the State Department is unquestionably good at.

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L. Brent Bozell Jr.

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Mr. Dulles Finds Himself

The Eisenhower State Department has, at long last, found its métier. For three and a half frustrating years, its primary mission in international crises had been to shore up faltering allies; it had performed unenthusiastically, ineptly—usually unsuccessfully. But from the moment Col. Nasser seized the Canal, the Department has carried out its assignment with a dash, a single-mindedness, a resourcefulness that no one would have dreamed the old girl had in her. Leading a Western retreat—persuading intransigent allies to knuckle under—here is something that the State Department is unquestionably good at.