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TRANSCRIPT: President Truman's Speech:

Ladies and gentlemen,
Brothers around the world,
My friends,

The last few years have not been easy on any of us. Great sacrifice has been felt all around the world as the global community came together to squash the evils of fascism. Believe me when I say that the very worst of Hitler’s crimes are yet to come to light, and when they do, they will change the face of this world forever.

Once again I want to thank the American people for their bravery, and also our allies. From the steadfast Briton to the gallant French to even the noble common Russian folk, this victory was a product of the world coming together, including of course our beautiful friends in China who are still in the fight for that most precious of prizes: Peace.

It is in this spirit that I address you today. Hitler was an animal, a tyrant, a barbarian, but, above all (and what these categories all share in common), he was a lawbreaker. He broke the treaty of Versailles, stepped all over other nations’ sovereignty, and broke the rules at home and abroad to get his way. That is why it is so important that this newfound Peace, if it is to be lasting, be built on a solid foundation of shared rules and regulations, so that no empire may once again tread all over peoples’ rights, and we may all live in harmony and shared prosperity.

It is in this spirit that my administration will throw its full weight behind the United Nations, and it is also in this light that we support European efforts to reach peaceful resolutions to outdated overseas ventures. The United States is, and always will be, the most stalwart ally of freedom, and our efforts in Europe and elsewhere will always reflect that.

For now I leave you, but I will be back again soon to discuss more events as they develop. Good night.

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De Gaulle’s Strong Leadership Will Solve the French Crisis
By David Houston

Earlier this month, a dark shadow was cast upon the future of the French people (and, indeed, of Europe in general) as a handful of local collaborators with the Russian forces in the north unilaterally “declared”: “a new… government… built from Normandy to Marseilles”. Naturally, this alarmed the French and their friends everywhere, as this surprise announcement had no backers in the Southern half of the country, leading many to believe that a further march of the Red Army was imminent.

Luckily, one of those rare few great men of History stepped once more into the breach, ready to lend his steady hand to guide the proceedings. I speak of course of General Charles De Gaulle, leader of the Free French, victor over the Nazis, and father of the Gaul. He has valiantly led the effort to declare a Fourth French Republic, one built upon the program of the National Council of Resistance that was formed by wide sectors of French society during the resistance in 1944.

Already the Russians have asked to open diplomatic relations with this spectacular force, cowed surely by the certainty that the French people will rally behind their trusted steward, and unwilling to throw their lot in with the strident conquest calls of their friends in Paris. In doing so, Moscow has shown prudence and wisdom, attitudes that will surely lead the way forward as the major powers work to rebuild France and build what President Truman has called “that most precious of prizes: Peace.”

But make no mistake, General De Gaulle’s leadership has been vital to reach the current situation. Had the South been left in limbo even a day more, then all may have been lost and the world could once again find itself on the cusp of a European war. Thankfully, we have strong men like Charles De Gaulle and Harry Truman, who will rise up to the challenge of building a lasting Peace based on international rules and regulations that will guarantee fairness and shared prosperity for all.

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TRUMAN SALUTES DE GAULLE'S DISARMAMENT DECREE

In a speech on Sunday, President Harry S Truman praised French President Charles De Gaulle's decree to disarm irregular forces still operating on French territory. Citing the killing of five American soldiers outside the French city of Lyon, the President said "the continued activity of civilian partisans represents not only a danger to Peace in France, but to the stability of the entire world. Given the volatility of the situation, De Gaulle has taken the most responsible possible course of action."
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The Rivera Affair: Thorez's Play For Aggression or Stalinist Purge?
By David Houston



The world was recently shocked by the brutal murder of renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera during a communist conclave in the Red-held city of Paris, France.

But many questions have arisen around the true nature of this despicable act. Recent declarations by Thorez, the Russian-supported strongman in the French north, to the effect of showing "no mercy" to the South, have raised questions about the Commune's purported commitment to peace.

In fact, more than one analyst has arrived to the conclusion, privately communicated to this author, that the entire affair was a complex ploy to engineer a causus belli with the peaceful south.

But that is not all that must be taken into account to begin disentangling the Rivera affair. Rivera, a veteran of Mexican communism, was a close friend of Leon Trotsky, a Russian exile and Joseph Stalin's longtime rival, giving him support and shelter during his stay in Mexico before its bloody end.

With a resurgence of trotskyism in northern France, with its concomitant rejection of Russian presence and influence over the once proud nation, and given Stalin's record of purging his political adversaries, a clearer picture about the murky affair begins to emerge.

Was Diego Rivera the latest victim of the Stalinist purges? Is Paris not any safer than Moscow for dissident voices? Clearly, there's no way of surely knowing without a full investigation, which no reasonable man will oppose, but there are many elements to suspect a further degree of foul play in this affair than what has been put forward so far.

After all, would this be the first time a dissident of Stalin passes away in "unfortunate" circumstances?

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America Wages Peace Across Europe

By David Houston

In today’s column, I’d like to acknowledge the indispensable work being carried out by the United States government in reconstructing the nations of Italy, Bulgaria and France. This labor, described by President Truman as a continuation of his policy of “waging peace”, has already brought great benefits to the formerly war-torn countries.

While communist administrations in red-occupied territories seem determined to divide their people by the nineteenth-century concept of “class”, the United States has helped legitimate governments ring their people together, even in the face of communist aggression such as has been seen in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Greece.

Another significant development has been the airborne delivery of emergency food aid to the Netherlands, what has been dubbed by many as the “Dutch Airlift”, to avoid a famine that seemed imminent in the wake of Hitler’s war. It has been commented across the region that American aid was instrumental in stemming the tide of hunger, and America’s reputation has never been brighter in the continent.

As all this is going on, there are sadly some Soviet appendages that insist on seeking confrontation with the United States. Following the investigation into the death of five soldiers, the radical communist group “liberation south” has been pinned as the culprit, and even as the nation reels from this revelation (and the government weighs the appropriate course of action in the face of this strike against peace), the Russian proxy to the north signals out America and further attempts to sow discord between our brotherly peoples.

Only time will tell what the future holds for Europe, but it is clear that, in the present, the United States represents a beacon of hope and peace for the region, flying in the face of other countries that prefer to invest in officers’ schools than in roads or bridges to connect them to the world. Once again, the United States leads the way and represents the highest aspirations for peoples around the world.