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2 and even of the kind of understanding and factual reports our Govern- ment in Washington was getting from the Government's representatives in China, General Marshall was sent out on a special mission to China. This resulted in unifying American opinion in support of the Government. Another example: in order similarly to satisfy public opinion at home, and even to meet the complaints of the Russian government at the time that the American government's representatives in the Balkans were doing an unfair job, our Government sent Mark Etheride to the Balkans to ascertain the facts, to report, and to straighten out kinks that were proving so difficult for the regular men on the spot in the Balkans. (2) A second well-established principle of the American government, in every one of its branches, is that when it becomes desirable to obtain the cooperation of any group, it may become useful to employ for that purpose a person who is trusted by the group that has to be persuaded to give its full cooperation. For example, even within Congress, when it is necessary

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