Telegram from Jefferson Caffery to Secretary of State George Marshall

INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH 15 Control 1682 Action: EUR Info : Rec'd Nov. 5, 1948 SS 5:56 a.m C P SAM FROM: Paris OLI CIA TO: Secretary of State AAN POS NO: 5729, November 4, 8 p.m. PA EURX DCR No less surprised than the rest of Frenchmen at President Truman's election, Communist Party has quickly formulated CP "line" in editorial by Pierre Courtade in this morning's HUMANITE en- titled "Dewey's defeat is not a Truman victory." While President, says Courtade, will pretend his election constitutes sanction by majority of Americans of Truman doctrine of political ex- pansionism and American imperialism and conse- quently no great change to be expected in this field, essential fact is that Truman beat Dewey becaue he spoke language expected by hajority American voters. That, he spoke against ant- trade union laws, against racial discrimination, and somewhat timidly for peace. While American people failed to see that only Wallace could carry out such a program and not demagogue like Truman, Courtade draws comfort from fact that it was nonethless this program which American voters chose. Courtade attempts prove that while the President's decision to negotiate directly with the Soviet Union against advice of Marshall and State Department may have been designed to impress voters, "the fact is that the voters took DECLASSIFIED Truman E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 HL ,NARS, Date. 11-13-to RESTRICTEL By NLT INFORMATION COPY