CHOICE OF GEN MARSHALL
senate's unanimous approval ; Peeeived ; Thursdav, 7 p.ih. •. . 1 WASHIX GTOX, .1 an. S. Piftyhve minutes after reeeiviiig ! President Truniau's lioniination oi' Gen- | eral Marshall as the new Seerelary of State the Senate unaniinously approved of tlie a]))ioiutinent. Seuator Vainienburg paid a tribute to Mr. ilyrnes as "an able, eourageous and ell'eet i ve Seerelary of State in the | ti nest. Aineriean tradilion." Ile also pfnised Mr. Hymns' " magniJieent eontrilmt ion to Ihe wellaro of ihe eountrv and tlie entire world. ' ' lie added tliat Geueral Marsliall was "a nian of slout lieart, shining integ rilv, and rieh e\]ierienee who will have (ihe total eonlideuee of tlie Aineriean 1 people. ' ;
Assert ing tliat ii was important to | denioiistrate to the world 1hat the | 1'iiLted States Itas a eontinuing and ell'eet ive noii-pa rtisan foreign ]ioliey Senatoi: Vandeiiburg ealled ari innnedi nte nieeting of the Senate Foreign Ke lalions Goinmittee whieh after 12 niin ntes unaniinously approved of General Marshall 's noini'uation, whieh, there u[)on, was returned to the Senat-e. Tlie lirst. reaettou in Ghinese politieal (|uarters to General M'arshall's appoinl meiit was the satisfaelion and approval of Ghinese politicians, who antieipate an inereasing emphasis upon Ghina's affairs by the State Departmeut beeause of General Atarshall's first -hand experienee Heutei 's AIoscow eorrespondent says tliat great satisfaetion is felt in Mos eow aliont General Marshall 's appoint meni. Diplomats tliink the Kussians will respeet General Marshall for his forthrightuess and dignity. Tlie Soviet-controlled Xaelit Express in Borliii says the General Marshall 's e [Torts in Cliina to reeoncile the Com ■miin'.sts and Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek's forees rnalce him tlie right man in Moseow's eyes to sueeeed Mr. P.yrnes. It predicts that General Marsliall will work for closer cooperation yritli Rtissia. y
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1947, Page 8
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