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f ad aw ot a La LA 10022c2602 naoy statemants made by “OCSEVLLT. Ve stated that his latest book was dedi-~ cated to the late lresident. ile also quoted Ex-Secretory of State STETTINIUS and UAROLD IChKES and, according to him, in order to balance these aoe etyone Bo, he also quoted statements made by JOSEPH Te PLAMONT , banker and JOSEPM\ DAVIES," ° Ex-Ambassador to the USSR. ‘All of these quotations were in regard; to. os oO support of Russia through a friendly policy of the United States. ~ +: poe nd +. aN ee In order to support the so-called foreign policy of the USSR, a heer % ave a brief history of Russia, stating that that country bas -; on ; oe ; for many centuries been attacked from all sides and has finally, aaokteh fo , if put a stop to such attacks and, therefore, arm. ° pe eet the General frankly admitted that he was a rabid follower of the om lite prosident QQuSoVeLi's aims in international cooperation and he quoted , c f a In diseussing the atomic bomb, Qian stated that the USSR had ciscoverod atomic energy long before the United States had actually pre- rared Gin atomioa bombo, but rather than use atomis energy to destroy humanity the Soviet Union was saving it for the general welfare of the people. The — spoaker said that the destruction of Nagasaki and Hiroshima by the United . states did not have any appreciable effect on ending the war with Japan. Jt. was, however, a definite intimidation of the Russian Government. The Generel ~ was strongly acainst the preparation and use of the atomic bomb and hoped. that - ¥ ART ei TALY Te er | wep eer eS 4 ons ER ie - no mition, including the United States, would ever use it again. Ve Tha subsequent question and answer period placed the sneaker on TR cr) defensive. fost of the questions directed at him were of such nature ia. that the speaker was not able to make direct answers. It developed that * wno reneated that he was a citizen of the United States, was not . , ae particnlarly in favor of the government of the Soviet Union, nor did-he try ae to defend all of its attitudes. He stated that he wished it was ‘possible for - od : mombers of the audience to visit the USSR and see for themselves the destruc- po tion and havoc caused by the invaders, as he had seen it with his own eyes. Ai \nen the anestion came up as to why everyone was not permitted to visit the Soviet Union by that covernnent, since he had been to the Soviet Union six tires since 1729, he replied that it was the perfect right of the coverment to sllov or ¢isallow visas to anyone, In defense of this, he statee that ue haa read oa article wheroin EL raise hQUOSeYELT had invited a Og te certaip woman in Faris to attend a neeting in the United Gtates but she was Tie: not civan a visa by tLe United States Government. as to why he was permitted entry to 2ussis, he had no definite answor. one of the first questions was, "Do you as a citizen of the United States think that the Jovernnent of the UsS% is superior to that of the U.S.7" Tne Chairman of the eating, ALFRED Ww JAMPION, stated that this question was not objective and he was of the opinion that the question should be ‘brown out. The spoaker made no comment in this e regard. Joe, hota