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Washington guessed that Malenkov would not abandon so important a job voluntarily, and that, therefore, this was proof that he is not yet in full control. London guessed just the opposite: that this was proof that Malenkov is so firmly in control that he could safely relinquish one of his heaviest assignments. Outside the Kremlin, no one really knew...
...word reached the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, Harry Truman signed an order to his ex-boss of steel, Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer. "Dear Mr. Secretary," wrote the President, "in view of today's decision by the Supreme Court, you are hereby directed to take appropriate steps to relinquish immediately possession of plants, facilities and other property . . . which have been in possession of the Government...
...Walton Heath with a grasshopper as try and work with Northcliffe." When Lloyd George was reelected, Northcliffe blamed Editor Dawson for not fighting him vigorously enough. "I beg you to do either one of two things," Northcliffe wrote Dawson, "endeavor to see eye to eye with me, or to relinquish your position." Then Northcliffe fired him, saying: "Parting with poor Robin is a personal grief to me," but he was a "child in the hands of skilled intriguers...
That the FCC would now suddenly relinquish the idea of educational television is doubtful. Nor is the main difficulty one of choosing between different areas, for there is a fairly clear idea of where these channels will be located...
...Senate session why he had agreed to negotiate once more. Said Mossadeq, his voice quavering and tears rolling down his cheeks: "I give the assurance that as long as I am Premier, no steps will be taken to prejudice the interests of the nation. I shall definitely relinquish office if any attempt is made to take advantage of the situation and deprive the nation of its rights...