Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew to President Harry S. Truman, Latest Opinion Trends in the United States

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DECLASSIFIED (E) E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) 10, or 1972 Dept. of State letter, NARS Date Aug. 6-26-75 May 31, 1945 LATEST OPINION TRENDS IN THE U.S.A. Few Trust Argentina and Spain to Cooperate Only one quarter of the American public thinks Argentina and Spain can be trusted to cooperate with other countries after the war. A much larger proportion thinks that these countries cannot be trusted to cooperate--according to an unpublished Princeton survey taken in the middle of May. The popular estimate of Argentina has changed little since March; but "distrust" has declined appreciably since December. The questions and results follow (together with some earlier figures): *Would you tell me whether or not you think Argentina (Spain) can be trusted to cooper- ate with other countries after the war?' Argentina No Yes No Opinion Total May '45 22% 43% 35% 100% March '45 26 43 31 100% a ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE** RECORDS AND ONLY Dec. '44 13 62 25 100% cortunity Spain May '45 29 36 35 100% Dec. '44 21 47 32 100% Italy Trusted A clear majority (57%) thinks that Italy, unlike Argentina and Spain, can be "trusted to cooperate with other countries"; while 21% think not, and 22% express no opinion.