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    "ocrText": "RESTRICTED\nReactions from the various world radios to the resignation of General\nMarshall fall into two categories: radios in Western Europe express concern\nover possible changes in United States foreign policy and the few Communist\nradios that broadcast comment maintain that there will be no change, Mr.\nLovett being just as much a representative of Wall Street as Mr. Marshall.\nIn broadcasts from Western Europe, praise of Secretary Marshall's past\nefforts is mingled with speculation as to the reasons for his resignation.\nParis quotes newspapers there as questioning whether Mr. Marshall's resignation\nis an indication that what the AURORE-FRANCE LIBRE (independent-rightist)\ncharacterizes as \"the MacArthur Policy\" of expanding the war in Asia will\nprevail in the event of a breakdown of the Kaesong negotiations. Other French\nnewspapers hypothesize that Secretary Marshall's action may be related to the\nCongressional cut in foreign aid appropriations. COMBAT (independent-leftist)\ncarries this reasoning to the point of declaring that \"history will consider\nthat the Atlantic Pact was buried on the day when Marshall withdrew from the\nscene.\" Other broadcasts acknowledge the advantages to be expected from Mr.\nLovett's long association with Mr. Marshall.\nThere is little Communist comment as yet, although both Moscow and Peking\nhave announced the resignation and the appointment of Secretary Lovett.\nLeipzig argues that General Marshall has only been a \"front\" for Mr. Lovett\nand that with the change \"the financial magnates of Wall Street take direct\ncharge of U.S. military affairs.\" Bucharest revives the line of argument\napplied to General MacArthur's replacement and claims that \"General Marshall's\nresignation is more evidence of the warmongers' rout\" in Korea; \"General\nMarshall is trying... to shirk his share of the responsibility for the\ncriminal Korean war.\"\nRESTRICTED"
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