Word: byrneses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The Voice of the Turtle. Secretary of State Byrnes, who was presumed to be speaking for Mr. Truman, tried to explain. In a speech before the New York Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Mr. Byrnes indicated the course he will steer:
But the U.S. must not offend, Mr. Byrnes cautioned. "We do not propose to seek security in alliance with the Soviet Union against Great Britain, or an alliance with Great Britain against the Soviet Union. We propose to stand with the United Nations. . . ."
Now the Showdown? Moscow newspapers called Churchill's speech "aggressive." And Moscow rapped Byrnes's finger when the Secretary tried to point out to Bulgaria how it could make its government more democratic. Bulgaria, Moscow made plain, is Russia's sphere.
Secretary of State Jimmie Byrnes told his press conference that the disputed Turkish territory had been mentioned at Potsdam. There are no waterways anywhere near Kars or Ardahan, but these mountain districts had somehow found their way into a discussion of European waterways. Whether Russia had wanted them back or...
Last week a somewhat shaky bridge had been found: the Pan American Union began to poll its members on postponement of the Rio conference. Onto the bridge stepped Secretary of State Jimmy Byrnes: postponement would be agreeable to the U.S. if other nations wanted it. Then the Colombians, who will...