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    "ocrText": "-17-\nfate of Germany, the Soviets are bound to question Allied moves\nas dictated by a desire to rrebuild Germany into a buffer against\nRussia. In turn, the Western Democracies will suspect Russia\nof seeking to communize Germany. The Germans can be expected\nto resort to every imaginable trick to foment discord among the\nfour occupying nations. They will play one nation against the\nothers, one zone against the next, hoping to break the common\nunity of the Allies, so controls will be permitted to lapse,\ngiving her a chance to recoup, as after Versailles.\nSupport Eisenhower\nGeneral Eisenhower, in my judgment, is ideal to head\nour occupation in Germany. His deputy Lt. Gen. Lucius Clay is\nanother excellent man, with whose work I am quite familiar. I\nhave every confidence they will handle themselves effectively,\nwith firmness and tact. Recently General Eisenhower described\nhimself as the \"executor not policy-maker\" in Germany. Give\nhim an agreed upon policy. Don't handicap him.\nARCHIVES \"INATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE** AND\nWhile on the subject of Russia, I would like to add\nto CONTINUED\nthis general observation: I have no fear of the spread of\nBolshevism in the United States -- jobs and higher living\nstandards are the proven anti-toxins. I have stressed the\n- importance of lifting wage and hour standards all over the\nworld. It is crucial if only to keep to a minimum the dis-\nruptive effects of the inflation already loose in the world.\nAnd as living standards within Russia improve, the atmosphere\nthere should lighten, and some practices which strike us unfavor-\nably are likely to disappear. I am mindful of the tremendous"
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