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    "ocrText": "158\nTHE SATURDAY EVENING POST\nNovember 1952\nHEADACHES OF\nlution-held in November - I was thor-\noughly snubbed and ignored. Nikolai\nKOHLER\nAN AMBASSADOR\nChernychev, the short, youngish, well-\ntrained Soviet chargé d'affaires sur-\n(Continued from Page 34)\nrounded himself in one corner with\nENGINES\nkindred spirits. Only the Yugoslavs\nshould like to offer some examples of\nwere more thoroughly shunned than I,\nwhy I think the job has few peers as a\nfor Tito had broken with Stalin.\nproducer of distinguished headaches.\nAt the same party a year later,\n4-Cycle, Air-Cooled\nInevitably, an American ambassador\nChernychev rushed up to me, greeted\nhas a Russian problem on his hands.\nme like a long-lost college roommate,\nFor example, I arrived in Iran on June\nhastened to get me a drink and be-\n27, 1950, presented my letters of cre-\nhaved in general as though I had just\ndence to the Shah on July second, and\nmade a speech praising Stalin. The\ngave a Fourth of July party at the\ncode word had arrived from Moscow.\nembassy two days later. Not one Rus-\nKiril Novikov, the Russian ambas-\nsian showed up, although invitations\nsador to India, behaved more con-\ngeta\nhad been extended, and the obvious\nsistently- the \"get-tough\" signal evi-\nsnub excited comment in the Iranian\ndently was on throughout my dealings\nlooking-glass shine\npress. Soon afterward, I paid a formal\nwith him in 1947-48. Novikov occupied\ncall on Russian Ambassador Sadchikov,\na maharajah's palace, twice the size of\nfor he was dean of the diplomatic corps\nthe American embassy, and amid this\nin Tehran and protocol required it. His\nsplendor he concentrated all phases of\nFAST\nSoviet Excellency was very cool; we\nSoviet activity in India, both normal\ndiscussed the weather in Tehran, the\nand esoteric. Novikov never let me get\nweather in Moscow, the weather in\ninside the place the sanctuary of the\nlanolize\nyour shoes with\nWashington, and finally got back to\ncommunist faith is not to be violated -\nthe weather in Tehran. For twenty\nalthough he visited the American em-\nESQUIRE\nReliable power for garden tractors, sno-\nminutes we talked about the weather,\nbassy many times.\nBOOT POLISH\nblows, elevators, portable saws, concrete\nuntil finally I asked Ambassador Sad-\nIn June of 1948, the Economic Com-\nmixers, vibrators and a wide range of\nchikov why he hadn't appeared at my\nmission for Asia and the Far East\nGives your shoes that deep rich\nother tools and equipment for industry,\nparty.\n(ECAFE) met in Ootacamund, in\nbootmaker stain finish. 9 colors\nconstruction, farm or home.\nBut you hadn't called on me,\" he\nSouthern India, with Novikov and\nCONTAILI\nEngineered and built to the quality\nexplained.\nmyself heading the delegations of our\nstandards that have won acceptance for\nBut I hadn't had time to call on\nrespective nations. Ambassador Novi-\nKohler Electric Plants the world over.\nyou,\" I replied.\nkov was at his communist best in these\nNATION-WIDE\nShortly thereafter, Ambassador Sad-\nmeetings, using them entirely for prop-\nSALES AND SERVICE\nchikov evidently received word from\naganda purposes and though he\nMoscow to start being friendly. I am\nspeaks fluent English-talking - entirely\nKohler Co., Kohler, Wis. Established 1873\nconvinced, on the basis of the widely\nin Russian, then waiting impatiently\ndivergent treatment I received from\nwhile translators converted his state-\nBROWN\nKOHLER OF KOHLER\nthe same Russians at different times in\nments into English and French.\nthree foreign capitals, that the Soviet\nPLUMBING FIXTURES HEATING EQUIPMENT\nIndonesia was seeking admission to\nELECTRIC PLANTS AIR-COOLED ENGINES\nforeign office has code words meaning\nECAFE at this meeting and I was\nPRECISION CONTROLS\n\"get tough,\" or \"be nice,\" which it\nobliged to oppose this request; not\nNOLIZE\nCONTAINS\nLANOLIN\ndispatches to Russian ambassadors\nthat we had a thing against the In-\nwith each shift of Kremlin tactics. In\ndonesians, but because the United Na-\nany event, Ambassador Sadchikov\ntions-ECAFE's parent body-had a\nRESET\nINSULATE\ncalled on me and was extremely affable.\nrule denying membership to any coun-\nEASY! Just fill\nThen Mrs. Grady called on Mrs.\ntry not conducting its own foreign\nhole with Plastic\nSadchikov, and Mrs. Sadchikov called\naffairs. At that time, the question of\nLOOSE\nWood. Let dry and\non Mrs. Grady. Things reached such a\nIndonesia's independence from the\ndrive screws back\nYour Home\npoint-while Sadchikov and I in the\nNetherlands was not entirely settled.\nmeantime were cutting each other's\nIt was only a technicality, but Nov-\nSCREWS\nin. Handles like\nputty and hardens\n+6760\nthroats in our dealings with the Ira-\nikov, of course, leaped at this prop-\ninto wood. Holds\nfor as\nwith\nnians-that Mrs. Sadchikov changed\naganda opportunity.\nfirmly, lastingly.\nlow as\nthe shade of her fingernail polish to\nHe was fired with passion for the\nmatch that used by Mrs. Grady, and\nIndonesians. He was hurt, he was\nAmbassador Sadchikov telephoned to\ngrieved, he was outraged that the cap-\nitalist imperialists of the United\nPLASTIC:\nPLASTIC\ninquire whether he couldn't be in-\nWOOD\ncluded in Mrs. Sadchikov's invitation\nStates-under the influence, naturally,\nto tea. Mrs. Grady - the same \"woman\"\nof the jackals of Wall Street-should\nwho was still quaffing vast quantities\nthus deny and subvert the independence\nof Greek patriots' blood on the Russian\nof Indonesia. Obviously, he went on,\nIN CANS\nA CELLULOSE FIBRE FILLER\nOR TUBES\nradio- - to explain to the eager\nthe United States wanted all countries\nSoviet diplomat that this particular\nunder its thumb while the great and\nparty was for ladies only.\nnoble Soviet Union wanted other na-\nPS Pulleys, hinges, locks and latches\nwork better with 3-IN-ONE Oil\nDespite his smothering display of\ntions to enjoy independence and peace.\nsurface friendliness, Ambassador Sad-\n\"I can share the Russian ambas-\nDETOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED\nchikov was careful not to let me see\nsador's enthusiasm for the independ-\nWITH A HULL AUTO COMPASS\n\"I did it myself in an afternoon\"\nvery much of his establishment. The\nence of countries,\" I replied. \"Our\n. Winding detours can't mix\nYes, you can insulate your home yourself\nSoviet embassy in Tehran is a vast,\ncountry has demonstrated this in Cuba\nyou up. Too, you can often\ncheck your roadmap and take a\nand save $50-$100 installation costs.\nsomber building with extensive grounds,\nand the Philippines. But we are equally\nshorter route without fear of\nZonolite vermiculite Insulating Fill easily\ngetting lost. A Hull gives the\npours from the bag between attic joists and\nsurrounded by a high fence, and it is\ndedicated to the independence of coun-\nanswer for any situation.\nsidewall studs-flows ugly around pipes,\nhe center of all communist activities\ntries in Eastern Europe which have\nWRITE FOR\nwiring, braces, eliminates noney-draining\nLOCAL DEALER'S\nin Iran. Tehran taxi drivers, ordered\nlong since lost their independence.\" For\nDETOUR\nNAME\nheat leaks-keeps winter beat IN summer\nbeat OUT! Saves up to 40% on fuel. And\nto go to the Russian embassy, inquire\na while, at least, Novikov subsided.\nFREE LITERATURE\nZonolite is fireproof-actually snuffs out\nwhether you want the front door or the\nThen a question arose involving\nBeaconlitie\nflame-termiteproof, rotproof, rodent-\nGreece. My impending transfer from\nP.O. Box 246-SII\nILLUMINATED\nback door. Ambassador Sadchikov, ad-\nHULL MFG. CO.\nWarren, Ohio\nSTREAMUNE $4.95\nroof-permanent. See your lumber or\nSTANDARD (not illus.\nbuilding supply dealer, or mail coupon\nmitting me through the front door,\nNew Delhi to Athens had already been\ntoday for FREE BOOKLET!\nshowed me where the Tehran confer-\nannounced, and Novikov took occa-\nbecause if's DISSOLVED!\n*(cost of insulating attic in average home)\nence was held and where President\nsion to make an acid remark to the\nZONOLITE COMPANY\nUse GETS-IT! A favorite In 35 coun-\nZONOLITE\n135 S. LaSalle St., Dept. SEP-112\nRoosevelt sat, but the tour ended there\neffect that I was, apparently, a double\ntries with over 735 million people!\nFast, Medicated For \"happy feet\"\nChicago 3, III.\nand we went back to discussing the\nambassador, to India and to Greece as\ntry GETS-IT Liquid Corn Remover.\nMICULITE\nweather.\nwell.\nINSULATION\nZONOLITE co., Dept. SEP-112\nMy relations with the Russians in\n\"I can understand the Russian am-\n135 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3,III.\nGentlemen: Please send me, free- f-charge,\nAthens were much the same-extremely\nbassador's concern,\" I said. \"It is true\nFUTUR A\nbooklet HI-20, \"Your Home-Its Comfort and Protection.\nvariable. I think an excellent motto for\nthat I am going to Greece and it is\nName\nany ambassador who must deal with\nequally true that the State Depart-\nThe Tryrex PENCIL\nAddress\nRussians would be Quid Nunc-What\nment failed to obtain the Kremlin's\nSHAPED TO\nZone\nNow? The first time I attended the\nSTAYS PUT -\nCity\nState\npermission before assigning me to\nFIT YOUR HAND\nWILL NOT ROLL\nannual Soviet celebration in the Greek\nSEE YOUR LUMBER OR BUILDING SUPPLY DEALER\nAthens.\" Novikov had the good grace\ncapital of the Glorious October Revo-\nto faintly abashed.\nRICHARD BEST PENCIL co., SPRINGFIELD, N.J."
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