The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
TWO HIGH OFFICIALS
 QUIT POSTS
Marshall. Lovett Resign Accepted Dean Aeheson
 Is New Seey. of State


 WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.--tR- Secretary of State George C. Mar shall and Undersecretary Lovett re- signed today and President Truman named Dean Acheson to head the State Department.
 Mir Truman announced the action at news conference. He said he is Budget Director James E. Webb as Undersecretary of State.
 The changes arc effective Janu- ary 20 when MT. Truman will be as President for his new term.
 The President. when announcing Marshalls resignation and his ac- ceptance, betrayed in his voice the affection he has always maintained for the World War Two Chief of Staff.
 T think General Marshall is the outstanding man Of that war pe- riod,' he said.
 ACCEPTS WITH REGRETS
 Mir. Truman emphasized that con alterations of General Marshall's health prompted him to accept the resignation, and that he did so reluctantly and with deep regret
 I,oyett. whom General Marshall drought into the State Department, said in letter to Mir. Truman that he submitted his resignation for personal reasons with which you are familiar
 Acheson. who will take over from Marshall, is former Undersecretary of State, to whom President Tru- man became devoted during their frequent White House conferences.
 Presently practicing law in New York and Washington, Acheson has a background of more than six years experience in the State De- partment. He is 55.
 ACHESON'S EXPERIENCE
 Throughout World War II he served as Assistant Secretary of State under Cordeli Hull. He be- came Undersecretary August 27. 1945, and held this post until his resignation was accepted with great regret by President Truman effective July 1, l947
 Since leaving the Department, Acheson has kept in touch with Government affairs as a member of former President Hoover's commits sion for reorganization of the Gov- ernment.
 Webb, AZ. is a native Of Oxford, N. C., and graduate of the Uni- vers,ty of North Carolina. He was law in Washington with the late O. Max Gardner, former Governor of North Carolina. when President Truman appointed him Budget Director in August. 1946.
 Acheson actually is picking up again at an advanced stage where he left off in l947.
 HELPED ON MARSHALL PLAN
 As Undersecretary he played an important part in developing the Greek-Turkish Truman Doctrine" program of helping free nations re- sist Communist aggression. He also nas major job in drafting the Marshall Plan for European eco- homie recovery.
 Hull. Achesons chief for nearly four years in the State Depart- nent, praised the appointment as "a splendid one from every view .I point"
 Senator Connally CD-TexD the Democrats foreign relations chair nan for the new Congress. praised Marshall highly and said his de- 5arture is ''regrettable.r
 WELL TRAINED MAN
 Of Acheson, Connally said;
 The appointment of MT. Dean Acheson as Secretary of State will give to that high office a mar well trained in foreign relations and with the administration of the Department of State. His ap- pointment is pleasing to me as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations"
 The committee will pass on Ache sons formal nomination. yet to be sent up for Senate confirmation.
 Early Congressional comment. on she average, was highly favorable to the Achescn selection, without any of trouble over confir- nation.