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Telegram from John Carter Vincent to Secretary of State Dean Acheson
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Telegram from John Carter Vincent to Secretary of State Dean Acheson
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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State TELEGRAPH BRANCH 2-16 CONT IDENTIAL A Action Control: 13036 FE Rec'd: June 29, 1950 FROM: Bern 1:09 p.m. Info SS TO: Secretary of State G P NO: 845, June 29, 3 p.m. SAM EUR UNA DEPARTMENT PASS MOSCOW. SENT DEPARTMENT 845, REPEATED INFO OLI MOSCOW 7. CIA IE Private and press opinion Switzerland, which was rather DCR divided and confused for first few days after Korean fighting started, now clearly welcomes US sea and air intervention as only possible policy under circumstances and one much more likely to save world peace than lose it (LEGTELS 826, 832, 843, DEPCIRTEL June 26, 3 a.mo). Private comment by representative Swiss yesterday to members my staff expressed approval in enthusiastic terms. Editorialists who two or three days ago were gloomily predicting speedy Communist victory with resultant world-wide collapse of confidence in UNO and in US, now jubilantly announce that Moscow is confronted by overwhelming strength non-Communist world and will almost certainly back down. Swiss financial circles are also reported unperturbed Communist press, which is only exception to general approval US line of action, has been unusually restrained, limiting comment to short exegesis on Tass and North Korean despatches alleging South Korean aggression, illegality UN action, et cetera, but also publishing fairly complete accounts from Reuters and other Western news agencies. Last night's issue VOIX OUVRIERE, chief Communist daily, gives distinct impression that they would prefer to forget whole matter. Whole first page and much of second devoted to elaborate article on worker's gymnastic competition Lausanne. VINCENT MJF:MGG NOTE: Relayed to Moscow 6/29/50 1:13 pom. HEF DECLASSIFIED E. o. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (3) Dapr. of State letter 11-1-78 AND PROTLET NLT-77-46 ARRECORDS Par ALT HC . NARS Date 15-91 SERVICE" Co and REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONPIDENTIAL MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED