Memorandum of Telephone Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and White House Press Secretary Joseph Short, with Attachment

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934 96 PISTRICT March 20, 1952 a *NATIONAL s/s Mr. Joe Short called Mr. Acheson last night and said that the President would be asked at press conference this morning for comment on a statement by Henry Wallace that the President had favored in 1946 a loan to Russia. The Secretary called me and at his suggestion I got Mr. Armstrong and his staff to work digging out the information on the matter. Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Harvey and I saw the Secretary at eight o'clock at his house this morning and Mr. Harvey presented the attached memorandum which gives the entire story on the matter. The memorandum was designed to form the basis of a reply by the President. The Secretary went over the memorandum and then called Mr. Short; explained to him what it was, and then I dictated the memorandum to Mr. Short's secretary over the telephone. LDB Attachment: Memorandum. DECLASSIFIED vasily E.0. 10501 s:LDBattle:mlm ECTRICTED