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    "ocrText": "5 -\nP--I think it would be wise. (Repeated)\nC--He hasn't said anything, and I don't want to appear to be im-\npatient. Have you heard from FELIX (FRANKFURTER)?\nP--Not to amount to anything. When's JOE leaving?\nC--JOE who?\nP--JOE, the man with the buzzer.\nC--I don't get it!\nP--JOE GREW! (JOSEPH GREW - State Department)\nC--Oh, I don't know. I thought you didn't want him released.\nP--What!!!!!\nC--I thought you didn't want him released.\nP--You know better than that!\nC--I thought that's what the points of your remarks about the\nother fellow were!\nP--Whoa, now!!!\nC--I'm only pulling your leg.\nP--The two of those don't dove-tail.\nC--I was only pulling\nP--You don't think poor DEAN (ACHESON) has a chance?\nC--I don't know. I really doubt it.\nP--Unhunh. You're against him.\nC--No, I'm not.\nP--Yes, you are.\nC--I am not. I've always spoken well of him.\nP--Well, you just turned the other cheek about half-way there.\nC--No, I--I--I--always speak well of DEAN.\nP--Do you think there's a chance of poor HAM (HAMILTON FISH ?)\nARMSTRONG (N. Y. Editor ?) to get a better post?\nC--I don't know. I don't know if JIM, if BYRNES really knows\nhim.\nP--Unhunnh.\nC--You know, he has peculiar approaches, and you can't spoil\nit by going too strong or letting him feel that you are\ntrying to lead him.\nP--Unhunh. Unhunn. You'll have your troubles with him.\n(Silence)\nC--Well, you have to pay for everything in this life.\nP--Yeah, but in about two years our left movement will surge up!\nC--I hope so.\nP--Sure it will. It is as sure as night and day.\nC--Then I'll go the way of DUCLOS (French Communist Leader - ?)\nP--(Boisterously) Huh????\nC--Then I'll go the way of DUCLOS\nP--(Laughter) Poor DICK. Did you see him at all?\nC--No, you see, he was moved over into \"Education.\"\nP--Yeah, that's right. Well, your friend, NOEL BAKER'S (PHILIP\nJOHN NOEL-BAKER, Minister of State, Great Britain ?) back--\nC--Where was he sent?\nP--Well, he took DICK's place. He's the Minister of State, in\nthe Foreign office.\nC--YOU mean the Parliamentary Under-Secretary?"
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