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Henry a Wallace — Part 1
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ne Englishwoman in Medellin to parents in England ;
rallace, Vice President of the United States, arrived in Medellin:
for a few hours... He has been to _every | country in. South America
except the’ Argentine. He had a very “poor reception here as the
people were all too busy with their: religion.” -He could not. have
chosen a worse gay in all the year to ‘come. anyway I don't think
he would have had a “much better reception if he had come on anothe
day a as the people here do. not liké the Americans
has just. “paid us a wisit...He seems to huve made “a very cod. in-
pression... The only discordant note. I heard was the ‘painting on
our apartuent house building and on the auxilliary Embassy quarters.
across the street (the. route down which he cane with the President
of Colombia on his way from the airport) of notices to the effects
‘Down with Tallace,' ‘Down. with the Yankees,* 'Ve have’ no more’ Pan-
amas...’ However, that sort of thing is to. be expected, from a ‘dis=
gruntled minority or frou German elements trying to atir up trouble.
(4/23/43) -
Radicals. ‘Blaned ‘for. ‘Mdver se. Signs’
-* American businessman in Puerto tilches “to Texus: "Vice Fres= Rick
ident Wallace arrived here “ednesday and left today. There was
quite a celebration here in his honor. Also some ridical groups
managed to isaks ‘themselves knewn by paiating a let of unconplimens*
tury signs in prominent places around town. ‘The ‘Sicns said in
Spanish: /Fallace, we have BO. 0 other Panama. Down witn the Yankee:
“Resident of “Cals. writing in English, to Nex York City:
> hey ef simpatia or! Viking’ ‘each ether. 16 ‘the: meme Latin Avericans
"are giving to the-kin @of diplomacy Vice President Henry A. Wallece.
used. on his: tour. pot ‘seven, of. Meir ‘countries, Just. completed. Every-
2 People Seanecot> ike the Vice:
- “th , scéred to Like them.” It Nas spon~
| taneous end, there: wasn’t. a * iepis Uneident ts nar thé wave “of ‘good:
= The natives balk Ballace Don’ Enrique ee deli both
Nazi. Grictios” “participated, “oh
- Pangma.. » One of ieee, bails. read
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