"Dr. Harshaw, I took your suggestion.  A news release much as you worded it... plus a few substantiating details." Douglas smiled warmly in a good simulation of his homespun public persona. "And there is no use in half measures.  I can see that, if you insist on publicity, there is no way to stop you, foolish as it is to hold exploratory talks in public.  So I added to the release that the administration had arranged to discuss future interplanetary relations with the Man from Mars - as soon as he had rested from his trip - and would do so publicly... quite publicly." His smile became chilly and he stopped looking like good old Joe Douglas.