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    "ocrText": "25\nSaw Gen. McNarney getting out of his car the other day. Guess I'd\nnever seen a 4 star general,\nIf I do start home & if you have sent me stockings- Heaven knows\nwhen they '11 reach me. But I can't stay on that account.\nThis is a dull letter - but actually, our life is very monotonous.\nEveryone is tired & jittery & bored. The recess will do them good.\nHere I was interrupted and have been to dinner at the Press Camp-\na young castle- atrocious decorations & marble stairways. All Frenchies\nat the party & very amusing. The French are nice. I am learning to enjoy\nthem all over again. Mostly correspondents & some lawyers de the Ass't\nProsecutor. A fascinating old, old lady who trots all over the world&\nwas with De Gaulle in the .S., Mme. Viollet. They all worship roosevelt\n& feel his loss in the world. Strange - the U.S. started this trial but\nI think the Europeans are more thrilled by it emotionally. The castle\nbelongs to the Faber family. pencils. First Faber- first pencil- 1756.\nFactories in the village round about.\nI love you both & Marcia &c shall be homesick at Xmas. Someone was\nplaying Xmas carols at the Press Camp. All my love.\nTRUMAN\nTitter\nS. ARCAIVES \"INATIONAL AND\nRECORDS\ne\nADAIN\nHow international friction arises: The Russkies, French & Brit buy out t he\nPX which then closes for 4 days & the GI can't buy anything; the French\ncriticize the food; a Russian soldier is shot - assailant unknwwn; the\nhotel is overtaxed- so they put out (i.e. xk* from mess privileges) all\nnot living here - then issue special passes to A mericans to come back.\nThese are jast illustrative."
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