Word: missions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bataillon's summer mission to Latin America, which covered five countries, was sponsored by the French government. He is currently touring such large American colleges as Harvard, Yale, California, and Smith...
...George Marshall drove through Athens, the people (who had not been told of his visit until just before his arrival) thronged the streets and cried: "Zeto [hurrah] Marshall!" He drove to the headquarters of the U.S. military mission -nicknamed the "Temple of Knowledge" by sour Greek officers-for talks with the U.S. staff. To correspondents, U.S. officers explained that no decisive action was possible this year because winter had already come to the mountains in northern Greece. All that could be done was to contain the guerrillas, and prepare a spring offensive. Remarked Ambassador Grady: "The situation ... is not completely...
...from through with Haiti, however. Last week it dispatched a 12-man survey mission to Port-au-Prince. Assignment: to advise the Haitian government on all the island's problems, including illiteracy...
Clarity of objective within the Western bloc is essential before we can ask for the same virtue from the Russians. Recent developments indicate that the Western forces, including the United States--with the abandonment of the Vinson mission--are in fact presenting a unified front. We must above all continue to present that front in areas where we have commitments, such as in the Marshall Plan countries, and in Borlin. Unfortunately, however, we must also be prepared to expect the same from Russia in Czechoslovakia and in Poland. Any discussions must begin with acceptance, however regretful, that the Russians just...
...best be devoted to education in the general fundamentals, enlargement of social vision, and development of cultural appreciation. Because of the variety of duties and of leadership which fall to the lot of the Army officer, to provide a foundation of this type of liberal education becomes increasingly the mission of the Academy...