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        "Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994",
        "Sandifer, Durward V. (Durward Valdamir), 1900-1981",
        "Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951",
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    "ocrText": "a\ns\nMEMO FOR THE PRESIDENT:\nDecember 28, 1948\nFirst of all I vant to tell you, Mr. President\nthat when the news of your election reached Europe, there\nVas general rejoicing. It gave to many statesmen and even\nto the people on the street who felt there might have been\na change in our foreign policy; . senee of recurity that\nthat which is now being done would be continued.\nNext, I think I should say that generally there\nis a feeling that Mr. Harriman has done a very good Job and\na devoted one. As you know, I have not always felt that he\nhad a broad enough point of view and grasp of the world\nsitustion, but he struck ne as having greatly broadened and\nhaving been capable of growing with the opportunity which\nyou have given him, which after all, is the greatest thing\nthat one can ask of any one. He has chosen a good staff\nand everymhere I heard good things said of these people.\nPeople wrote me about the representatives they considered\nparticularly good in a number of cases. I heard also\nthat Mr. Harriman had handled labor very vell.\nFrance, as he undoubtedly told you, is the\ngreatest headache still. I think he understands what some\nof the greatest difficulties are. Many of the young nen\nwho fought in the resistance movement, or who vere taken\nto campa and forced labor out of the country returned or\nfinished their period of the war, depleted physically and\nmentally. The food has not been sufficient in energy"
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