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...which thought that, having made a pact with Russia, it could take a high hand with Britain and the U.S., realized that it had made a mistake. Yalta had made it clear that France rated no higher in Moscow than in London and Washington. Then France demanded changes in Dumbarton Oaks and, to her surprise, it was Stalin rather than Roosevelt or Churchill who firmly refused to make revisions before San Francisco-whither, as a result, France will now go as a guest, not as a sponsor. Just to make matters pikestaff-plain. Soviet Ambassador Alexander E. Bogomolov elucidated Russian...
Question of Influence. Canada has long insisted that the original provisions of the Dumbarton Oaks formula, which will be activated at San Francisco, should be modified to give a stronger say in world affairs to "middle powers" like Canada, Australia, The Netherlands. Canada's argument is that, since these nations have contributed both blood and resources to the Allied victory, they should have something to say about the peace. But under...
...Dumbarton Oaks formula as it now stands, they have no more voice than the Latin American nations, which are technically at war but contributing little. This was one thing that Mr. King could talk to Franklin Roosevelt about...
...ways, Franklin Roosevelt made his main point over & over again: I think Yalta is pretty good; it's not perfect, but it's a good start. I also know that 33 of you, Democrats and Republicans, can band together to block the whole concept of Yalta and Dumbarton Oaks. That is why I am talking to you and soliciting your support...
...world-security proposals drafted last fall at Dumbarton Oaks encouraged regional handling of regional affairs. But the same proposals said that no punitive action could be taken under regional agreements without the approval of the new World Security Council. In advance of the World Security Conference in San Francisco next month, the Big Three had agreed that any one of the Big Powers could veto such action (see above...