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    "ocrText": "TOP SECRET\n- 20 -\nThe President interjected that the Russians were very skillful\nat this sort of thing. They knew how to hold long talks, while they\nwent right ahead and did what they wanted to. He cited Soviet activi-\nties in Hungary and Bulgaria and other Eastern European countries.\nMr. Acheson recalled the situation in 1949, when the Russians\nasked England, France and the United States to delay setting up the\nBonn Government while a four-power meeting was going on. We had been\nfirm then and refused to delay. We must be firm again and keep moving\nforward. Mr. Acheson said that we should move along on an even course,\nmaking such agreements as we can with the Germans, and not delaying\nbecause of the possibility or actuality of four-power talks. We cer-\ntainly should not bring anything to a halt pending the outcome of\ntalks with the Russians.\nMr. Parodi said that if the four-power meeting were successful,\nwe should all want to look again at the problem of arming Germany.\nMr. Acheson said that he could not conceive of anything the\nRussians might suggest at a four-power meeting that really would be\nof any value. He could not foresee any Russian concession we could\naccept. Of course, if by some long chance, the Russians altered their\nentire present policy toward the West, obviously all of us would re-\nconsider many of our policies. He would agree with Mr. Parodi on\nTRUMAN\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES &\nREVENUE\nRECORDS\nADMIN.\"\nGOVERNMENT\nSEORE"
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