For Misjudgment

Since late 1951, the loyalty of John Carter Vincent, career diplomat who helped shape the disastrous U.S. China policy of the '40s, has been under heavy attack and review. Three times a State Department board cleared him. Then, last December, President Harry Truman's own board found reasonable doubt of Vincent's loyalty (chiefly because of his proCommunist, anti-Nationalist views on China) and recommended his dismissal. Dean Acheson let the case hang over for the new Administration.

Last week Secretary of State John Foster Dulles made his decision. He found no solid case against Vincent on security or loyalty grounds. On the other hand, said Dulles: "Vincent's reporting of the facts, evaluation of the facts, and policy advice . . . show a failure to meet the standard which is demanded of a Foreign Service officer of his experience and responsibility ... I do not believe he can usefully continue to serve ..."

Dulles announced that he (personally) had told Vincent how he felt, and that Vincent had resigned as minister to Morocco and diplomatic agent at Tangier. Under the retirement system of the Foreign Service, the ex-diplomat will collect a yearly pension of $8,000.

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