Word: molotovs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Smith was acting on explicit instructions from the State Department, which had decided that Russia might be making some grievous miscalculations. Hitler's error in thinking his opponents were "worms" had plunged him into World War II. Smith's conversation with Molotov was a warning not to make the same mistake...
Tart Rebuttal. The Kremlin thought this over for several days, then invited Smith back to receive Molotov's reply. After a self-righteous rehash of Soviet policies and a charge that the U.S. was to blame for everything wrong with the world, Molotov leaped delightedly through the "open door...
Open Letter. Nanking, Paris, London, Berlin, Moscow, New York newspapers blazoned the story that Russia had accepted a U.S. bid to talk about their differences. For hours, while almost no one analyzed the Smith-Molotov texts, the whole world felt a springlike breath of hope. The magic word "peace" appeared in headlines. People saw a melting of the frozen front of the cold war. Tom Dewey, electioneering in Oregon, hailed it as "the best news since V-J day if they [the Russians] mean...
...letter, said Stalin, was "the most important document of recent times;" in contrast, the Smith-Molotov conversations had been inadequate. The Wallace letter made "an open and honest attempt to give a concrete program for a peaceful settlement...
...breathtaking speed with which he acted was explainable. Harry Truman had been considering the move ever since it became evident that the Jews had made up their minds to become an independent state. After the Smith-Molotov talks, Washington was determined not to let Moscow beat it to this one. Zionists were planning nationwide celebrations. Candidate Truman was anxious to have his name mentioned in the rejoicing...