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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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