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They lambasted the U.S. Army's "military caste" system, deplored the absence of a strong U.S. foreign policy, thought that America was still isolationist because it had failed to send enough food to feed Europe.
The Russians had decided that there was something to be said for the caste system in the "People's Army," after all. Hard on the heels of a non-comradely ruling that plain Russian soldiers must no longer use officers' clubs, the Soviet Government cushioned the lives of...
Under Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew found it time to set the record straight, at least in part. He told of indirect, unofficial Japanese peace feelers. He reminded the U.S. public that the Japanese militarists, like the Nazis before them, hoped to produce a cleavage of U.S. opinion over...
As presented to Congress and Moslem leaders, the Wavell Plan awarded to Indians all posts (except Defense) in India's Executive Council-the equivalent of a national cabinet-"on a balanced representation of the main communities, including equal proportions of Moslems and caste Hindus." The door was left open...
As an earnest of his intentions, the Viceroy released eight Congress leaders interned since 1942, invited chosen representatives of all parties to Simla to discuss his plan. The talks proceeded briskly, but stalled on the clause granting organizational parity to Moslems and caste Hindus. Canny Jinnah balked at the prospect...