China, Turkey Heartened

Northern Advocate, 14 March 1947, Page 5

China, Turkey Heartened

The United Press correspondent at Nanking reports that the Information Minister (Peng Heueh-Pei) described Mr Truman’s message as “heartening news,” because it showed a discerning understanding of the causes of economic crises wrought in countries which had been victims of destruction and rebellion.

Pie interpreted Mr Truman’s request as the beginning of an American policy to support free peoples who were resisting armed minorities. The Istanbul correspondent of the Associated Press quotes the Prime Minister of Turkey as saying: “The trouble in Greece and Turkey could spread like a microbe.” Turkey was in a serious economic position because of the burden of maintaining a large army for national defence took half the country’s income.

Turkey conceded that Britain’s call to America for help in a time of need was a noble and correct action.

Mr Truman had not confined himself only to an understanding of world wide strategy, but also had been inspired by a realistic and humanitarian viewpoint. “The deep influences of the ideas asserted will reach beyond the Mediter-

ranean, Middle East and Near East, he said.

Mr Truman’s viewpoint emphasised that world security was an indivisible whole, and inspired peace-loving peoples with a guarantee of living prosperously, independently and honourably.

King George of Greece, in a message thanking President Truman, said the Greek people, who were accepting with gratitude American help, would not disappoint the United States’ hope for their quick recovery.