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...Military Staff Committee set up an executive to meet in New York and lay groundwork for a UNO police force...
...that the Assembly and (to a lesser extent) the world court are provided with great opportunities, though little power. Through the cumulative force of wise recommendations and the backing of public opinion, the organization and its agencies may gradually influence national policies and, over a long period, lay the groundwork for a genuine world community...
...Bronx's Edward J. Flynn, onetime political boss turned diplomat, was busy on a mysterious mission to Moscow. Presumably, he was laying the groundwork for U.S. mediation. By the time Flynn finishes his business in Moscow, New York's diminutive Archbishop Francis J. Spellman, a Vatican favorite and the man most likely to represent the Pope in Kremlin negotiations, will reportedly be waiting for him somewhere in Europe or Africa...
Striking out at what many leaders of opinion have considered the most vital aspect of the entire situation--the psychological dangers of preparing for combat while laying the groundwork for lasting peace--the letter continues in a note of realistic idealism...
...want 1) U.S. loans, some of them fantastically large; 2) low U.S. tariffs so that they can sell the U.S. the goods they produce, pay back the loans. In hopes of getting both these things, many of the delegates will spend months in the U.S. trying to lay the groundwork for future trade...