Typical Attempt To Blame Western Policy
Reeeived Saturday, 12.85 a.m. BERLIN, - Fejiruary 4. PrBsident Triiman by refusing to nieet Mr. Stalin had diselosed to the entire world that America's policy was an anti-pea.ee poliey, said the Communist newspaper Taegliehe 'Rundseh.au. It added : ' ' Truman has banged the door against direct negotiatjons witb the Soviet Union on the flimsy pretext that sueh negotiations cannot be carried through outside the United Nations organisation. Th|s does not make sense since it is the United States that madc it impossible for Uiiited Nations to do anything positive. to preserve the peace by turning down the Soviet proposals to prohibit atomie weapons and reduce the military forces of the big Powers by onethird. " The Associated Press's Moscow correspqndeiit says headlines in the Soviet press today read ' ' Truman RejectS Peace Talks. ' ' This was the first comment in Moscow on tbe statement. of President Truman on -Mr. Stalin 's recent declaratipn that he had no obj.ect.ipn to meeting Mr. Truman. Tt was the first- news the-Russiau people, had of Mr. Truman 's reaction to the proposed meeting. * - o ' "
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 February 1949, Page 5
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