Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sion arrived in Russia. The talks got no where. Marshal Voroshilov later said the Russians had argued that to be able to give effective aid the Red Army would have to enter Polish territory. He said the Anglo-French mission did not agree, that the Polish Government refused to accept military assistance from Russia...
...haphazardly. There was concerted purpose in the sharp demands for a second front in Europe, in the official displeasure at being excluded from the Quebec conference, in the recall of Maisky and Litvinoff and the parallel with 1939. Joseph Stalin was saying that Russia does not necessarily have to accept the British-U.S. blueprint for war and peace; that if Russia disapproves the plans of its Western allies, if Britain and the U.S. ignore Russian demands and desires, Russia does indeed have a choice...
Franklin Roosevelt's opposition is well known. Frank Knox and presumably almost all his admirals are against a separate air force. But they might eventually accept the new directive, which is reported to be modeled after Britain's setup (with both R.A.F. and the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm) and leaves the Navy's wings undipped. Separatists expect strong air support when Congress reconvenes...
...British general led three hip-hip-hoorays. The 86-piece Army band broke out with the Beer Barrel Polka, Ike Eisenhower's favorite tune. Four-starred temporary General Eisenhower stepped down to accept double congratulations. The day before he had received notice of his promotion to permanent full colonel in the regular U.S. Army. Inevitable Army red tape then asserted itself: he was ordered to an Army doctor for a physical examination to show his fitness for the promotion...
...Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch "froze" its total circulation, will accept no new customers...