Memorandum from Joseph M. Jones to Loy Henderson

This memorandum from Jones to Henderson (both of whom were State Department officials) includes a description of a White House meeting on February 27, 1947, at which leaders of Congress were briefed on the situation in Greece and Turkey, in the wake of the British notes inform...

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February 28, 1947 5: 45 p.m. Loy, If I were writing this this evening, I would change the emphasis somewhat from the general dollar problem and bring in more the necessity for bolstering up democracy through- out the world. I do not think, therefore, that you can accept any of this as a literal sugges- tion, but merely as a bolder and more imagina- tive presentation of our economic policy needs in view of today's crisis. If Mr. Acheson wants to do anything about this, I think that the best procedure for him would be to telephone Clark Clifford and raise the question with him, and, through him, with the President, as to whether in view of the Greek crisis, he does not want the Department to recast the latter half of his Baylor address. JMJ

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