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Acheson argued that it was nothing but "policy information paper" for the guidance of U.S. propaganda efforts and he cited the first paragraph, which read: "To formulate information policy which will minimize damage to United States prestige and others' morale by the possible fall of Formosa to the Chinese Communist forces." Acheson made no attempt to defend what the directive said as the truth: it was just propaganda, and therefore-at least in his interpretation- permissible playing with the truth...
Harry Truman strode into his weekly press conference with the brisk confidence of a man on solid and well-scouted ground. In a mild, almost casual voice, he began by reading out a paragraph from his April 11 radio speech explaining his dismissal of General MacArthur: "The Communist side must now choose its course of action . . . and with it the awful responsibility for what may follow . . . The decision is theirs, because the forces of the United Nations will strive to limit the conflict if possible...
...Boston Globe, after a quick look at the lead of Stewart Alsop's column ("It is at least conceivable that . . . MacArthur will be recalled") thought it O.K. to run by changing the head from "Is MacArthur Right?" to "Was MacArthur Right?" It overlooked the second paragraph, which began, "Yet on balance it is much more likely that cautious counsels will prevail . . ." and indicated that MacArthur would stay...
...next to last paragraph of "The Press" on page three, which was prepared yesterday morning, there is a typographical error. The word "maintain" in the eighth line of that paragraph should read "minimize...
...mistake occurred Wednesday when Sapers started to type a release about the seminar. After writing one paragraph, he decided to postpone the release date and for the amusement of Fischells, added two paragraphs containing bogus material. Fischells read the material without comment. It was not made clear to the CRIMSON reporter, Sapers agreed that the statement was a joke; he did not, understand that...