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Western European comment on the State of the Union message, although
still somewhat limited, shows satisfaction at the "realistic survey" of the
European situation and the American attitude toward European problems.
Similarly, commentaries from the Far Eastern press and radio welcome the
President's references to the need for continuing and strengthening the program
to develop backward nations. Communist comment consists of vilification of the
message as a warmongering speech, full of the "usual slanders" against the
Soviet Union.
Pointing out that the President emphasized that the first steps toward
European unification already have been taken, the Vienna radio says that further
unity is necessary and close cooperation in the economic field can be achieved,
but that Europe must not be dependent on America; the closer the cooperation
between the old and the new worlds, the better Europe will be able to handle
its own affairs.
Tokyo editorials express satisfaction at the President's references to the
defense and development of Asia. The NIHON KEIZAI of Tokyo says the Japanese
people hail the Truman message as revealing a possibility of early ratification
for the Japanese Peace Treaty and the Pacific Security Pacts, but a certain dis-
appointment is expressed over the "Western Europe first" policy. However,
according to the KYODO agency, Japanese economic circles envision increased
Japanese economic activities in implementation of the program outlined by
President Truman.
The Vienna NEUES OESTERREICH writes that the aims of American policy are
shown to be still the same, the guarantee of world peace by continuing foreign
military and economic aid, and WIENER ZEITUNG says that the message represents a
program of strengthening the non-Communist world against the threat of further
aggression.
The Soviet zone's Radio Berlin notes the "customary slanders" against the
Soviet Union, while the Warsaw radio asserts that "Truman intends to continue
and expand war preparations," and his "hypocritical assurances that the American
Government wants peace are contradicted by the facts he quoted. If Prague broad-
casts and the Vienna Ravag's "Russian Hour" also castigate what they refer to as
the "war propaganda" theme of the message. Radio Moscow so far has not referred
to the President's message.
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