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SCOUTING
AROUND

On Thursday, December the 9th,
We had very special visitor al
our Girl Scout meeting. Mr.. Tony
Vacearo, who represents the As.
sociated Press on the White House
Staff, gave us some Of his pre-.
eious time TO tell us about his
work with President Truman.
Mr.. Vacarro said that the re-
porters have a press conference
with the President once a week and
that on other days Mr.. Short. the
Presidents secretary. gives them
the daily reports. He said that
covering the President is a very
important job in the press. Mr..
Cacarro said that the repofts were
always at the White House or with
in reach of a telephone with unin,
terrupted service. The reporters
follow the President everywhere he
goes.
! AT the special White House con
ferenceS there is Sone rule the re
porters must abide by and that Il
that they do not quote the President
directly, unless the President says
so. They must paraphrase what he
says. When they meet the Presi
dent on his morning walks Of
wherever he makes a public
appearance they may quote him
directly.
! Another interesting thing is the
work done by the photographer who
accompanies Mr.. Vaccaro. When Z
picture is taken and developed ii ],
sent over a special machine and i
takes from 10 to Is minutes TO senC
| ii from here to New York City. This
machine is portable and can b.
carried anywhere. When the pic
/ ture is sent it is a e. by A. picture
but when received it is an g. by
To- Sounds like magic.
| Among the papers and radio sta,
tons represented here we're: United
Press, New York Times, New Yorl
i Herald, Tribune, Chicago Herais
Tribune, Time Magazine, Mutua
Broadcasting Co, A. B. C.. N. b. (
t c. B. S. Broadcasting System, tn,
Associated Press and /. N. S.I.N.p.
Mrs. Truman does not hold pres!
conferences but her secretary hold
them for her. Margaret Truman
holds conferences in her singini
career only.
Vaccaro said that the Presiden
is the most considerable man he ha.
ever met and is easy to talk to, Hs
recounted one incident of the
| Presidents consideration for other.
when he was covering the Presi
dent during his campaign for Vice
president. Due to crowded war
/, time conditions on the train. Vacca-
70 and another reporter arrived at
! the conference with Mr.. Truman
on time but minus breakfast. Wher
Mr.. Truman learned of this he de
I layed the conference until the tws
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Although the actual represen-
tation present was small, due to
the pre-Christmas rush, many
things have been definitely decid-
ed on at the REGULAR club meet
iugs and the results were phoned
in.
The days of the entire week
will. of course, be given over to
the Street Fair of the Key West
Artists, held at Clinton Place
the site of their successful show
last July. At this meeting four
definite evenings of entertain
ment were scheduled, with pos
~;h'e two or three more tenta-
lively mentioned.
The prngran to date is. We'd
nesday. February 9Th, Calypso
Night. starting with a parade
down Duval Street consisting OF
nine floats plus bands. The floats
will be named:
Blue Monday Douglass
School.
Sponge Industry v F. w.
Auxiliary Post 602l,
Cigar Factory ~- Regular Eel
lows.
Old Loneshoremen Pail
bearers Lodge.
Nassau Dance -- Regular De
First of August 49, luxe Social
Club
January FIRST Marching Unit $780,
Harner Bows.
Summer Girls 1880 Womans Civ
ic Club.
Rumha Float 49, Willing Work
ers Club, st. Peters Church
Fraternal Organizations as
Marching Units.
The Parade will end in pro-
| gram sponsored bv various or
CARNATIONS who will furnish fav-
ors and lori confetti. Street dane
ing viii follow the program re-
presented bv Mr.. Allen and MIR
Alfredo Sands g:.t,
| Thursday, February 7th, Movie
Nipht
/ The Audubon Society, through
! the spokeSmanship of Grace Cros-
By has planned exhibits and NOV
les 10 be supplemented by. NOV.
les sponsored by the Kew Yves;
| Artists. Possible location for this
10 be Bayview Park.
| Friday, February 9Th, Fish Fry
Under the auspices of the Char
ter Boat Association and the Jun
/ ior Womans Club -- spokesman
being Mrs. Marge Sjursen. presi.
dent of Junior Womans Club. Lo-
cation: Yacht Basin at Garrison
Blight.
Saturday, February 9th, Pirates
Bah
| Sponsored by the Elks Club
| and held at their annex, all
though there will be no admission
charge.
1t is hoped the two or three
! tentative evenings will be defin-
itely settled in the next two weeks
when the persons to be contacted
! will have returned 10 the CITY.
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PHONE. aiasea Office. assa

in Nassau this past year were
those who came from what he calls
Florida's Gold Coast. & !
IF you people here. including
this very hotel. would so after
year round business, In earnest.
instead of going fishing IN the
summer. you could get it, : Coz
emphasized. 1lsa
He pointed out thai the falzrh sni
modernism, specially ia service
and accommodations was nec2s.:
sary. Il stayed al swank spot
in South American, he said, with
about six walters lowering sround.
but when | wanted just plain ham.
eggs and coffee, couldn,t get nv
THIS-THATA.DATA. Work "a
the new tennis establishment IL
the Key Wester viii begin as soon
as the swimming pool Is completed
and the finishing touches on the
pool are being applied now
Jackets on the cool day. THURSDAY,
were worn by all Rotarians but
that hardy soul, Don Taft, bfayed
the breezes in a light shirt !.
Happy birthdays to Dottie Rath
and Jeanne Reynolds Haxs
you seen the pale pink poinstttiss
around town? Must be cross poIlin-
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Mrs. Newsom was especially
excited about the bougainville;
she viewed in Key West, saying
the colors were far superior to
any she had seen in the Miami
area.
Jerry Trevor was in charge of
20 gorgeous Christmas displays
for doors, mantels, tables and
chandeliers. arranged bv the club
members. President of the group,
Mrs. Roland Goulet has promised
a story on some of the center
pieces in time for publication
before Christmas.
The program was further en-
HANGED bv a cherubic chorus of
children in choir ensembles who
sang carols under the direction OF
Mrs Catherine Logan who aC-
companied them on the piano.
She is their music teacher and the
group of choirsterS were from the
Truman school
The entertainment was arrang-
ed by the chairman Mrs, Joe
Pinder.
Mrs Melvin Russell and Mrs.
w. II. Landuyt supervised the
refreshments of eggnog. fruit
cake, and other holiday delica-
cies.
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Mfsf Myers is assistant vice.
president and sales executive Of
Station WHAT. Miami Beach. Flor.
ida, Her daughter, Mrs. Teresa
Myers Sadler, has appeared in
scores Of movies where under.
water swimming scenes are re-
quired. An expert diver and swim
mer, she appears in all the films
made at Weekiwatchee Springs.
Florida, where she was a member
of the water ballet troupe, at the
Spring of Mermaids. She ap.
peared in ''CrosSwinds. and in
Mr.. Peabody. and the Mermaid, .
doubling for the stars.
The third Teresa is only IS
months old. She is Teresa Murphy
Sadler, who was born in Miami
Beach. Her swimming star mother
saw first light in Tallahassee The
grandmother was born in Jack
sonyille, Fla.
Mrs. Myers, cordial, charming
woman with lively personality,
was enthusiastic over Key West.
I'D love to live here she said.
Everything is divine. including
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Golf classes, baseball diamond
MS, special interest group
10 am.
Children's party at Sea Plane
Base with Santa arriving in
helicopter. Begins at 3 p. in.,
with movie.
Open house party for Beta Sigma
Phi and guests. home OF Mrs.
Thomas Caro-, 1914 Johnson
street, s p. m,
DECEMBER 21--~
Meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous,
First Presbyterian church, 8
pm,
Spanish, children of elementary
school level, San Carlos school,
$50 10 4::30 p IN.
Meeting, Key West Amateur
Radio club. 7:3o p. M. Ma
tionai Guard Armory.
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the climate. ! like the friendly, ID-
formal atmosphere and the pic
turesque background. The houses
have such charml ] hope the city
sees to it that the old type III
architecture predominates and IS
retained. The Oldest House, by the
by, is replica Of the home where
| lived in Tallahassee and where
my daughter Teresa II, was born. .
Teresa II, Mrs. Sadler, joined
her mother in praise for Key West
and hopes to come here. AT pres
ent, member o. iJewt Perry's
Aquatic Theater, she is getting
ready for tour which begins at
Ocala and viii travel with the
water-shoy around the States.
Teresa III can swim . little, too.
Her father was intercollegiate div
ing champion at Princeton Univer-
sity and the child is a natural
waterbaby.
The trio of Teresas expect to
make another visit to the city very
shortly and if plans work out as
expected, they'll be in the Key
West swim.
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Store Customers
Told To Leave

LONDON. Dec. 15.--B--A Bri-
fish store manager had to call
out the constabulary yesterday to
help him get rid Of Some Of his
customers. The overflow amount
ed to a small invasion, some $4,000
or more eager bargain hunters,
pushing and showing in all direc-
tons.
The attraction, a pre-ChristmaS
sale of 5000 pairs of scarce n.y.
Ions, to MEN only.
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Coming Frpnfs
SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS
Meeting, Children's Missionar,
group, Ley Memorial church
10 TO 1880 am.
Owe. formal dinner dance
and show at Fort Taylor,
700 pm. Show at 1890 pm.
MONDAY, DECEMBER IL
Handicraft special interest
grotip, Officers Wives Club,
Bldg. 17s, N. S, 7:30 pm.
Meeting. Juvenile Council, Clinic
Building, s pm.
Meeting, Women of First PreSby-
terrain church, s pm.
Meeting, Elizabeth Taylor Circle,
WMU, First Baptist, in church
annex, pm.
Meeting, W.S.c.S. Ley Memorial
Methodist church, 7:30 pm.
Meeting Of Pythian Sisters at
pm; party at pm. knights
of Pythias hall.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 1s-
bowling, Navy Wives league,
MS. Alleys, pm.
Meeting and dinner, Kiwanis,
South Beach patio, 6:45 pm.
Ping pong tournament, YMCA-
uSO, 8 pm.
Spanish lessons. High Schoo
level children, San Carlo
School, S;30-4;30 o. m.
Meeting, Jr. Sr. P.T.A. school
auditorium, 7:45 pm.
Boy Scouts Bazaar. Troop No.
So, 1929 Virginia street, 5 to
g pm.
CHRISTMAS party, Womans club
at Barn Theater. pm. One
act play, THE People Are
Singing"
Meeting. Disabled Veterans. AZ.
Amelia street, Luz bldg, s pm
Meeting Key West Assembly No
ID, Order of Rainbow Girls
Scottish Rite Temple. 7:3t
pm,
Meeting, Minoca Council. De
gree of Pocahontas. Redmen',
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 49,
Dancing classes. TT. Taylor
Officers Club, 8 10 10 pm
Meeting, Ever Ready Star
Club. home Of Mrs. Roland
Adams, 240i Seidenberg ave.
4 nue., 3 pm.
q Meeting, Jr. Chamber Of Com.
n meree, clab house, s pm.
duplicate Bridge, Coral Room
overseas hotel, 7.45 pm.
Il Meeting, Natl Executives Clut
4 OF Key West, South Beach
was, restaurant, 7 pm.
q THURSDAY, DECEMBER 90
Meeting, sewing group, Won
ems II pitai Auxiliary
Monroe General hospital, :
pm
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C0NCH
by RAYMER

The ctlshlest Job on a newspaper,
so il seems to me, is to be 4 travel
editor, like Sylvan Cox Of the Nj
ami Herald who came down to
Key West from Miami for . look
at the town. He was enjoying the
sunshine at the Casa Marina
beach where he stopped and as he
came strolling by on the terrace
where Emmett Coniff, hotel man.
ager was chatting with me, we
hailed him. He remembered me
from the night club heat as saloon
i editor, and we did some reminisc.
ing about Jack Koloed who writes
about Philadelphia scrapple among
other items. A newspaper man is
sometimes hard TO interview, but
not Mr.. Cox lwho looks q little
like President Trlnnan). Cox has
covered Just about every corner
Of Florida and the Caribbean area.
And he Is still enthusiastic about
Cayo Huese.
I've visited here regularly
since 1885, he told as. That was
! back in the Days when the rail-
road ran down through the Florida
Keys. Wen, after all these years
and trips here, am still discover
ing the island. When look around
me and see the comparison as II
was 10 the past decades. ! marvel
| at the tremendous development. In
! my opinion, you people are just
fgetitng started. !
He turned to Commit and said,
People like YOU pioneered this
! movement, as you did this hotel.
/ You and men who saw the posi-
/! bilities years ago. can take bow.
live seen Key West grow, and |
never cease to enjoy il. ! only
hope that the authorities see 10 II
that ii holds on 10 IFS atmosphere
and character. I've fought for
touristism over a long period Of
time. | say that this area, includ-
ling Miami, has the most travel.
J minded audience In the world.
I've had tourists come into my
Office at the paper and say. Nov
/ that we've seen Miami. where do
we 80 from here? We want an.
other Florida jaunt. :
] The travel editor added tina.
Key Vests best bet is TO prolone
the tourist season by having
! events in the late Spring. especial
" those Of Latin-American flavor.
He suggested that festivals be an
nounced for late April instead 81
during the winter when the towr
/ Is already crowded and accommo
dafions are scarce. He mentioned
/ that az percent Of the tourist trade
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reporters had been properly nour.
ished.
Troop No. II is very grateful to
Mr.. vacearo for giving us an in
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be obtained, and il j. Trevor,
Bank has started the financial ba
The check was sent To Mrs. Sam,
10th. president III tie Gial Scouts
Leaders association Of Monroe
county. accompanying the gift
from Mr.. Trevor were two letters,
one addressed to Mrs. E.W. Parish,
Jr., leader of Girl Scout Troop III,
and wife of Capt. E. w. Parish, Jr.,
of vX-l, MAS, to whom Trevor had
promised the money for Girl Scout
work. He expressed appreciation
for .'the fine work that you are
doing with these women.
In the letter to Mrs. 10th, the
bank president further explained
his interest as follows:
II have been very interested in
the fine work that you and the
ladies associated with You have be-
en- doing in fostering the Girl Scout
movement in Key West and Mon
roe county. Scouting does much
for our boys and girls 10 building
character and a sense Of respon-
sibility, as well as furnishing them
with healthful and instructive re-
creation through leadership, camp
ing trips, and your other scouting
activities.
in order to help out in your good
work, take pleasure in enclosing
our check for $l00 and hope that
it may be helpful in assisting you
toward your goal of a Girl Scouts
camp somewhere on the Florida
Keys.
Perhaps this will encourage
others to help out, too.
Cordially yours
j. j. Trevor"
Secretary of the organization,
Mrs w, G. Stearns, Jr., at the sug-
gestion of Representative Papy,
wrote to Alfred Mcclellan, chair
man of the State Road board al
Tallahassee. Fla, to get informa-
ton regarding property on Sum
merland Key. The land is now un-
der iusidiction of the Overseas Road
and Toll Commission, but, accord
ing to information, in the spring
Of 1852, when the highway becomes
toll free, the property will revert
to Monroe county, making the area
available for the sole purpose of
welfare or recreation. "
The letter to Mcclellan stated
that approximately 800 girls are
already in active scout work and
that II is rapidly expanding,
"our greatest problem at the
present time is a complete lack
Of proper camping facilities. With
out camping facilities, any scout.
ing program cannot fulfill the de.
sires, needs aims, for which the
program was instituted.
II was pointed out that Boy and
Girl Scout activities are completely
separate. and that the needs for
the girls organization are entirely
different. For this reason, they are
seeking their own camp site.
The letter continues: MIR. Papy
met with US at our last monthly
meeting and gave us some invalu
able suggestions and advice as tc
how we can gain community sup
port and financial assistance fol
he stated that before we coulc
solicit community support, it woulc
be necessary for us to obtain the
property and suggested writing
you to ascertain, if possible, what
plans are being made for the dis
position OF the land on Summer
land Key in which we are interest
ed. He also stated that he felt sure
that the Monroe County Commits
sioners would give the plan favor
able consideration.
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| LADIES - EVERYBODY SAYS
1.-THE place to buy is CHIC, s2t
TN,.,,aI fAdxy4
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Sixth District Director Addresses
Garden Club: Praises BOugninpilIea

Mrs George Newsom Director of the Sixth District of the
Florida Federation of Clubs addressed the organza-
ton with stimulating talk the meeting held December the
Woman Club She thrilled members with her unsnted
the gardens shrubs and flowers she during tour here
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CARD or THANKS

We. the family Of the late Mr..
Samuel ]. Curry wish TO extend
our sincere thanks and apprteia.
ton to all our friends and neigh.
bors for their thoughtfulness add
heipfuiness to us ii our hour b
bereavement.
MRS. THEIMA CURRY
and FAMILY.
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Definite Plans Of Conch Festival
Gain Momentum Al Artists Meeting

meeting the Key West Artists Group with the
organizations held Friday the West
AIareo Gallery interesting week of free enter
tourists alike during Conch Fes
val week-February End through February 10th
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Bankrupt Eat creditors meet;
ingl These are my terms. and
If unsatisfactory, YOU can take my
body.
A Creditor If the last propo-
sition is accepted, gentlemen
viii take his gall for my part. 3, 4 !
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Girl Scouts Get 500 From Trepor:
SunlmerIdnd Key May Be Camp Site

y looks as tne tilri Scout VIII become reality
months ~ dreaming and hoping Stale Representative
Papy has suggested in which land
be obtained and y Trevor president
Bank has started the financial ball rolling slO0
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Soc1inINOtes

The speech classes on Mon
days given at the Woman's Club
by Mrs. Lee Goddard, will be
postponed for the holidays and
resumed Monday January Z.
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NOTICES NOTCH
To Whom II May cenesrn
Since October End. | viii not be
responsible for any debts con.
tracted for by ex.wife Paula Jean
Carbonell. So.
YGNACI0. d. CARH0NELI4.
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NOT many Fordans ancestors both sides
tn family have lived the State
" VINO nave the privilege
VI aereau and her granddaughter
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A decorated tree carols and
exchange of gifts will. take place
at 8 pm. Monday night following
the regular Z pm. meeting of
the Pythian Sisters at the
Knights of Pythias Hall
A party for the cast, stage
crew and guests of the Key West
Players will take place tonight
after the final curtain of the fan
tasy, The Passing of the Third
Floor Back" Reports are that the
drama. directed by Josef Hurka,
whipped into excellent presenta-
ton, and closing night should be
highly enjoyable,
A Christmas play win be pre-
scented at the ElkS club annex.
Friday December 81 at 10 am.
by Miss jeans Nursery School.
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reporters had been properly nour-
ished.
Troop No. II is very grateful to
MIR. vaccaro for giving us an in
teresting and enlightening talk
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LADIES - EVERYBODY SAYS
1.-THE place to buy is CHIC. s26
Duval.--(A dvt)
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Soviet Russia
Reply To Appeal
Made By Acheson

PARIS, Nov. 8.-B.-Soviet Rus
STA replied angrily today to the
western appeal to end the Korean
war and work for peace.
In harsh words, Foreign Minis
ter Andrea Vishinsky charged it
was the United States and not
the Reds who started the war in
Korea.
In speech to the U,N, General
assembly in Paris, Vishinsky ac-
cuSed the United States of forcing
other nations to line up behind it
through constant threats about at
0mic weapons.
The western appeal to Moscow
was delivered by Secretary of
STATE Dean Acheson. Aches0n for
mally introduced the western pro-
posal for step-by-step dlSarma-
ment and a count of atomic wea-
pons.
From the tone of VishinSky'S at
tack on the west, however, 0bser-
vers saw little or no chance of
Russian agreement.
ViShinsky quoted President Tru-
man as admitting that standards
of living could not be kept up I'M
less there were a diminution of
arms expenditures.
The Soviet foreign minister also
quoted from an article by British
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$4,000 Pool
Permit Issued

Benjamin Fitzpatrick, co-owner
with Charles Helberg of The Key
Wester, deluxe motel on Roose-
welt Boulevard came and took
out the $4,000 building permit
for swimming pool, tennis courts
and cabanas being built at the
site.
Building Inspector Ralph Rus
sell announced Kilpatrick's pay
ment of the fee at the same time
he said that Joseph Sands will
build a $10,816 CHS house at
l4l1 Laird street.
Other permits issued were to
George Gomez, for $500 repairs
at 1900 Newton street; Key West
Trailer Court, 1015 Simonton
street, 500 for pouring concrete
slab and to Otis Raining, 327
Amelia street for shingling a
roof.
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S

Continued rrom Page Onel
by Florida sun, but looking fit. He
waved a friendly hand to the peo-
pie who applauded and hailed him.
One shrill voice yelled, eli va,
Harry! Welcome back"
There was a flash of SpotleSs
navy white and gold braid in the
car with the President. | recogniz-
ed Capt. c. C. Adell, commanding
officer of the Naval Station.
Secret service men and the Pre-
sident's personal guard searched
the watchers with hawk-like vigil
ance, but President Truman seem
ed at ease.
A dozen cars were in the first
portion of the cavalcade, all of
them jammed with officials, with
military personnel in dress uni
form, and the presidential staff.
The big numbering bus crowded
with members of the press brought
and extra ripple of excitement
when the people on the street spot
ted the Confederate caps worn by
at least five Of the newspapermen.
A Conch on the sidewalk. shout
ed, ''Oh yeah? 'I'll bet they're all
jes' OIL Yankee boys"
Behind the bus came the grin
ming cameramen, the newSreel
photographers and then another
line of cars with townspeople.
The final car in the roster had
Pennsylvania license. Jack Goggin
said. "Hmm! One lone Republican,
no doubt"
On the way back TO the office,
we were halted by shore patrol men
at Eaton and Whitehead. From
that corner down TO the Naval
gate at Caroline street there was
solid mass of enthusiastic peo-
pie watching the traditional cere-
mony as President Truman was
welcomed to his southernmost
home at the Little White House.
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Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
and the Kings speech opening
Parliament Tuesday on the bad eff
fectS of rearmament on Britain.
Abaut Korea. Vichinsky said:
There is no doubt that peace
negotiations in Korea could reach
a successful conclusion if the
American government would give
a simple order to Gener&l Ridg-
way not to hamper negotiations.
In his address. Acheson called
on the Russians to agree on a peace
treaty for Austria and to allow an