Report, Editorial Reaction to Current Issues, Greek Situation, Part IV
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OCR Page 1 of 4April 22, 1947
EDITORIAL REACTION TO CURRENT EVENTS
(Issued on a. continuing basis as events warrant)
GREEK SITUATION
Part IV
(Editorials from 225 papers received Mar. 25 to Mar. 31)
ARENIVES AN SERVICE^S RECORDS
Prepared by
:
Division of Press Intelligence
Office of Government Reports
Sentiment in support of the President's proposal continues at better
than 75% Of this majority about one-fifth hold certain reservations as to
scope and degree of aid.
The State Department's release of secret documents is unanimously
welcomed, but the great majority of these editorials feel that little has been
revealed which hasn't been known or speculated about.
On the role of UN, reaction is by far favorable to the President's
course. Austin's speech of Mar. 28 is widely acclaimed as straightforward and
reassuring. What criticism there is comes mostly from the isolationist press
or papers which in this crisis have inexplainably chosen an isolationism stand.
The internal conditions and world positions of Greece and Turkey, as
bad and as uncertain as they are, do not prevent majority sentiment being in
favor of aid to them.
The Acheson testimony is generally approved. The Pepper-Taylor plan
to restrict aid is opposed 6 to 1. Support from Hoover and Landon is praised.
All comment on Wallace's opposition is condemmatory.
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