This more positive attitude toward solving the problems of the underdeveloped world is certainly welcome. -for it seems to represent a major public shift In our foreign policy approach. And it could well mean a move away from what had come to be viewed as a basically defensive postKorean conflict stanceaimed primarily at stabilizing the status quo in Asia. The new approach calls for a more dynamic attitude designed to help meet the rising expectations of Asias restless millions by providing urgently needed selfhelp assistance in such important fields as education. health. agricultural production. industrial development. community water and sewage facilities. village security. refugee resettlement. and tax and land reform. In addition. we are now actively promoting the spirit of regional cooperation in southeast Asia by participating in the huge Mekong River development project. which will provide tremendous power. irrigation. flood control. and related economic benefits to each of the neighboring Mekong Basin countries of Thailand. Cambodia.