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Many a newsman believed that Harry Truman had given public evidence of a long-reported chilling in his relations with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. Next day Jimmy Byrnes was just as emphatic that there had been no rift. Said he: "No man as Secretary of State could ever...
State Secretary James F. Byrnes finally confirmed an old rumor. Meeting at Yalta. Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill had secretly agreed to pay Russia's asking price for eventually fighting Japan-outright annexation of the Kuril Islands and southern Sakhalin.
Not even Jimmy Byrnes, who had been at Yalta, could tell the full story of the deal. He had not been told about it until after Japan's surrender. Somewhat shamefacedly he conceded that he still did not know the specific terms of the agreement, had yet to see...
Senator Brien McMahon, in fact, was all for taking foreign observers along-a gesture of good will. State Secretary Byrnes approved and so did the House Naval Affairs Committee-so long as no details were disclosed. The Atomic Commission would consist of representatives of Russia, Great Britain, France, China, Australia...
Last week the Times glowed: "Dr. Eduardo Zuleta Angel of Colombia, formally opening yesterday's session, hoped that the Assembly might become 'the town meeting of the world.' . . . Let us forget the scarecrow of the 'superstate' and put this vision in its place." Said Secretary...