REPORT FROM IRON MOUNTAIN ON THE POSSIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF PEACE

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from REPORT FROM IRON .MOUNTAIN ON THE POSSIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF PEACE: 11 S U-nanceztMILM, Et this., 9 rata u ac WEE eveir Bt is fa II QDT E 13 C?~ IlQ Ili- a. e'... that it wou 55 - .'John Doe', as I will call him for reasons that will be made clear, is a professor at a large university in the Middle West . Early in August of 1963, he [responded to a call from Washington] to serve on a commission 'of the highest im- portance.' Its objective was to determine, accurately and realistically, the nature of the problems that would confront the United States if and when a condition of `permanent peace' should arrive, and to draft a program for dealing with this contingency ... "It met [initially at Iron Mountain, New York] and worked regularly for over two and a half years, after which it pro. duced a Report. It was this document, and what to do about it, that Doe wanted to talk to me about . "The report, he said, had been suppressed - both by the Special Study Group itself and by the government inter- agency committee to which it had been submitted. After months of agonizing, Doe had decided that he would no loner be party to its being kept secret .. . the unwillingness of Doe's associates to publicize their findings [is] readily understandable ... they concluded' [that] lasting peace, while not theoretically impossible, is probably unattainable; even if it could be achieved it would almost certainly not'be in the best interests of a stable so- ciety to achieve it ..."-from the Foreword by Leonard C. , Lewin. W1111 introiuCtory material py ?? LEONARD C. LEWIN I 1V JAL A 11 li4 OF PE ACworkforces.