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    "ocrText": "-2-\nsecond only to U.S. in Pacific war, was told only \"perfunctorily\nabout Brynes' note and given no proper time to study it or suggest\namendments\" whereas Japan was being given unlimited time to decide\nits attitude. Evatt declares that Hirohito may be one of war crimi-\nnals and should be tried accordingly. (Wash, UP, Post; Her. Trib.)\nFOREIGN NEWS\nChina and Russia sign treaty of friendship and alliance, Moscow\nradio says. Although details of treaty will not be made public until\nit is ratified by both nations, signing of treaty reinforces Stalin's\nacceptance at Potsdam of terms of Cairo agreement. (Lon., AP, Post;\nHer-Trib)\nPetain is convicted and sentenced to death. High court of jus-\ntice adds it hopes \"sentence will not be executed\". Recommendation\nfor clemency presumably will be considered by de Gaulle because of\nPetain's great age. (Paris, AP, Post; Sun; UP, Times Her.\nChinese puppet troops in areas occupied by Japanese are believed\nto hold key to burning question in China--whether Chungking Govt. or\nCommunist Govt. is going to gain control of liberated territory.\n(Chungking, Sun, Potter) Chinese Communist leader Gen. Chu Teh sends\nmessage to Chiang Kai-shek refusing to accept Chiang's order for Red\nArmy to remain at posts and take no independent action. At same\ntime, Yenan says Chinese Red forces have opened drives against Japan-\nese positions in North China. (NYC, NY Times)\nArgentina's \"White House\" is stoned during demonstration touched\noff by reports of Japanese surrender. Shouts of \"Death to Franco\"\nare mixed with hostile slogans against Argentine military govt.\nStudents gather in front of U.S. Embassy to hail United NationS\nthe\nvictory. (Buenos Aires, UP, Post)\nC\nEDITORIALS\n&\nHer-Trib. Existance of United Nations alone makes appearance\nof atomic bomb supportable, and appearance of bomb absolutely compels\nmaintenance of United Nations. Weapon must be internationalized as\nsoon as possible.\nPost: Chinese civil war would bear within it seeds of mortal\ndanger to Allied unity. Failure of U.S. Govt. to bring together con-\ntending factions now seems to be complete. Yet it cannot stand by\nand allow China to become battlefield. In conjunction with its\nallies new attempt must be made to bring about unity.\nTimes Her. : Clearing up of Pearl Harbor mystery, from top to\nbottom, should be one of our first postwar jobs.\nCOLUMNISTS\nWelles, Post: Had such machinery as new Council of Foreign\nMinisters functioned during two years prior to Germany's defeat, much\nfriction and many grave political blunders could have been prevented.\nState Department timidly hesitated to insist upon timely creation of\nsuch machinery. It must bear much of responsibility for consequences.\nSmaller nations are given no adequate representation as the Council\nis set up under the Potsdam agreement.\nDixon, Post: State Dept., alvays up to minute on new forms of\nefficiency, has evolved wonderfül device known as \"Speedletter\"\nSaves much dictating by its high-powered and leavy-thinking officials.\nOne letter written July 25 arrived Aug. 2--it had traveled distance\nof 3 whole blocks."
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