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General Genenl Smith atttr at It attb Ittb tb . headquarter headquarters headquartere * knew exactly exacUy thedamae thedamage the lainafe damae damage , tkat that would result reault to theenemy thenemy the enemy nemy my whci when that dynamite went onNeither offNeither off on offNeither Neither would have had that In- In - Inlonnation Information in information - formation lonnation tf 11 if a . worried banker In InDlnlYllle InThngvflle InBlnr DlnlYllle Thngvflle ( Ul USA U S A . . . hadn badn t palnitaktally palnstak patnitak palnstaktnlfly patnitakIriglj tnlfly Iriglj Uled lIlled SUed out Torm Fonn ! 'orrn orrn ' Tm TFR BOO IlOO 500 whichthe which whichthe whichth the th . treasury department bad had lent ient lenthbn ienthim centaim centaimThe hbn him hbnThe himTha The Tha information tn1onnatlon asked aaked caked for con coneerned conearned conearned eerned earned American Investments inveitmenti In to for.ign forellD for ellD .ign ign . If * land landa * and the information tn1ormaUon the theIfovernment thegovernment thegovernment Ifovernment government got Ifot back made It po pos posaible positbie aible itbie lbl for { or It to ft let get the detailed detelIed blueprint blue blueprint blueprints print prints . * of the factory that Jone Jonea * . blewup blew blewup blewup up from front the American firm which whichhad whichbad whichaad had bad built bullt It and , . in this thla car case caae the thecon.trucUon theconitruction theconstruction con.trucUon contrucUon conitruction . enilneer enemeer engIneer who hadboiled hadhoused had Hired boiled housed the job jobThe jobThe lobThe The function funcUon of f the thele theae * * annoying annoylnl annoylnlTRF annoyingThT500 : i TRr-BOO TRr BOO TRFOO ThT-500 ThT 500 TRF- TRF - - OO a . which bay have already localed locat located located | ed Ainericaa American Investment inveitmenti . * In 103eountrlei 102 102countrlel 102eountrlea countrlel eountrlea , . the largest larl.t larlt . . ingle .Ingle ilngle . one ot of otwhlch ofwhich ofwhjck whlch which : fa Is 1 even .even levers . m rntlllon million 1Jon dollars dollarl and andthe andthe andthe the smaDest amene.t amenet unafleat . forty dollar dollars * aerveaother . aervef .erves erves aervea .ervesother other thcr exceedingly ujeful u.ful uful uaeful . . , . U 11 If not a ci cidramatic aadramatic . dramatic purpoie purpose purpoiei purpoieiOther . Other Function Funct.on Functon Functions FunctionsOne . * . One government Ifovenunent official omclal omelal pointedout pointedout pointed out ut to me m . another important tunc rune tuncUon runenon functlon Uon non thu Ihli thfa Information lnfonnaUon nIormatIon play playi play . tn In non nonmfUtuy nonmilitary nonMilitary mfUtuy military wartime activities aeUvlUe acUvities . He midThe laid IBid mid laidThe * . " The "The more complete InlonnaUon information InlonnaUonthe informationthe Informationthe the government lovemment hai has baa on the totalAmerican total totalAmerican totalAmerican American atake itak . abroad the moreiucce more more.uceeaatul moresuccessful .uceeaatul uceeaatul successful . ful will wUl be the effort efforti * . of 01 our ourlorce ourforcea ourforce lorce forcea * . on the fighting ghtlng fronts the themore themore themore more quickly will the Allied Allled M11I Mill M11Itary Millt&r Milltary tary t&r tr & ' Government be able to restore restorecivUlan restorecivilian restorecivilian civUlan civilian actlvltle acUviUea actlvltlei * In reoccupied reoccupiedareas reoccupiedcream reoccupledareaa areas cream the better equipped our repretentative repre repre.entatlve representativem .entatlve entatlve sentativem . * . will be to safeguard theinterest the theInterests theInterests Interests * of the American people peoplecturlnl peopleduring cturlnl during urini thai the peace table discussions diacumalona diacumalonaand discussionsand discussionand * and the ounder launder mounder will be the worklnlout workingout working worklnl out ut of postwar poatwar policies pollc1es polictea In the field fieldof fieldef e1d e1dof of Interaatlonal international economic relationahlp relationchips relation chips ahlp hip * . "This This "Thfa Thfa " ' " rhIi urrey lurvey survey of American Investmenta Invest Investmenta investmenta menta abroad la Is I . an Instrument ofvital 01 of 01vital ofvital vital Importance to the future of thll this thllcountry thiscountry thiscountry country Most Mo.t Mot . other world powera powers powerabave powershave powerskave bave have long lonl . since .Inee Inee mince collected similar almllar In Inlonnation Information information lonnation formation They not only mly know the theholdlnga theholdings theholding's theholdings holdlnga holdings ' of their own nationals nationaIl all allover allover allover over the world but their relationswith relation relations relationswith . with tho those . of ether other countries countrlea Theirplans Theirplans Their Theirplana plana plans are well formulated tormulated to protect protectand protectand protectand and develop the them these . . investment Inveatments Investments * Our Ourlovernment Ourgovernment Ourgovernment lovernment government believe believes * we . should .bould bould not notbe notbe notbe be leai les lea a * well InformedThis Informed * . This Thla official omelal bad had a particular reaIon rcason rea rca Ion son on in discussing dIacusslnlf this thll situation .Ituation Ituation . withme withmeFirst with withme withme me meFir.t meFirst First Fir.t Firt . b he * wanted to stimulate .timulate timulate . thepeople the thepeople thepeople people who had received rorm Form TFR TFRroo TFRO00 Tm100 roo O00 in glvw gIving ( Iving . aa as . complete a report reportas as possible po5slble possibleSecond po5slbleSecond possibleSecond Second he de desired lred wide publicity publicityta publicitytn publicityin tn in the hope bope that other otherunerican American /unerican unerican / citilens cHi citi cHiEens citiaens Eens aens Individuals corporations executives exec execuUve executives uUve utives . of at estates estat . trustees trustee trust e . of ot charltable charita chants charitabl chantsble bl ble organizations organization . who might mllfht be able ableto ableto ableto to furnish ru-ish ru ish - the Information Infonnatlon dellred desired desiredwould dellredwould desiredwould would get let in touchwith touch with the treasury treasurydepartm treasurydepartment treasurydepartment departm department nt and turn it over to the thegovernment thegovernment thegovernment thegovernmentRehabilitation governmentReFsabilstatton government Rehabilitation Rehaballtahon ReFsabilstatton RehabilitationAside ReFsabilstattonAside Aside from trom its 115 1t3 value to military militarymen militarymen militarymen men the facla facts ( acts are exceedingly exce'dlngly excedlngly ( ' im tm important tmportant 1mportant portant to the Allied offici officials omclals 0 Is Iswho who whoare whoare whoare are administering rehabilitation in inoccupied Inoccupied Inoccupied occupied countr es ci If they know knowabo knowabo knowaboit abo It a plant that has certain pro pro- production production productloo - - duction ductloo facilities facUitiu or trained peoplewho people peoplewho who can be used u5ed In prod icing whatthey what whatthey whatthey they desire deslre It gTentl grently greatly , . help helpl * . their theirwork theirwork theirwork work It hai has proved In < > Sicily SlcUy Icily and andwill andwill andwill will irove trove rove In Italy of great gTeat vl val vii e to tothe tothe tothe the Allied administrator administrators admlni5traiors * to get Information In Information information formation co corning cernng cerning ! the cit clt 7pn 71'nl 71nl iena ' sothat 10 so 10that sothat that they can pick thoic thon those ho ar are irs * ofknown of ofknov.n ofknon knov.n knovn knon . non Fascist le leollngs leai i ing inga * to co co- en- en cooperate cooper enoperate - - oper operate 0 te with themThe themThe them themThe The Inforn Info rn at on als ai aiof li | ) of course courie courseII courieII courseis II IIexceedingly exceedingly valuable valuaol . to n any aOJ ' 01 of 01the ofthe ofthe the government dei dl'l dll ' artcots nrtn Artn art- art , - , cotsClaim ents enta cots entsClaims Claims Clam Claim , . for lor DamageAnother Damaff Damage DamaffAnother Another thing lh thllt that t the s1 statf State te ' de deparnnent department ( Iepartment parnnent partment 1 II > called cafled upn upnQ up < ( n to \Q Q \ do Is II to toa.lat toasitat toassist a.lat alat asitat . citizen citizens * , to In getti getll g f bark back their theirproperty theirproperty theirproperty property In countries cQUntriea that hav have been Uor More : thai than 10000 10 000 000 rv1cf'men rv1cfmen srv1cemen srv1cemenper s rv1cf'menper rTlcemenper ' per year Teu visit villt USO IJSO clubs clubl In this thishem1"rhel'e thishemF'phere thisheml hem1"rhel'e hem1rhele hemF'phere hemFphere " ' rh ' re outside continental Unit Unit- United United - . ed State Statea States * . . . StatesAccording According Accordinl to the Swiss Swill new new'l newl newsi ' i a apt'T aptT aper apt'T.Journal aperJournal perJournal ' .Journal Journal . de d . Geneve aeneve Genev . cigarette buttsar butta butts buttaare buttsan are an at a premium tn in B.rltn Brltn Berlin B . rlhi and aT a aIncreasing apIncreasing ! Increa.1nc Increa1nc Increasing . number of person peraon.l peraonl . * . may maybe mayI be Hal sen * collectlag collecUnS collecting thena them on the theatrMt thegtret thetract atrMt gtret * . . affected atTected by the war Also there liUe II IIti Ii IiU ti U e question uestlon of or claims for damage darnng damageto darnagto darnngto * to American prop'rtyThere propertyThere property prop'rty proprty propertyThere ( ' There are more than 100 people In Inthe Inthe Inthe the state stale department alone who lire art lirenow artnow ar arnow now working on postwar plans piana On Onof Ont Ontof . I of ot the most Important phases of thitwork this iJili thiswork iJiliwork work Is the reopening of ot trade withthe with wltt withthe wlttthe the war areas as well as the rest ol olthe 01 01the ofthe the world Of Ot course cour.e coure . the terms un undel Under under del der ' which the trade Is II reopened may maydepend ma madepend maydepend depend on the Industrial posalbiliticiof posaibilitleiof posslbllitle posaibilitlei . ot of the various varlou . areas and how sootthe soosthe SOOD soot SOODthe the controls of foreign exchange ca cabe caD car caDbe carbe be dropped will depend In a largpart larg largt largtpart * . part on the extent of ot the U Sand Sandother S and andother aneother other foreign torellfn holdings of the obliga obligation obligalions obllgatlons tion lions . of the country in Que question Uon All Allthl Allthis ADthi thl this * . will wUl afTect anect affect our exporters exportera here bert herea bertas heras * a as . well a am * . American Interests hi It hiforeign Itforeign isforeign foreign countries countriesThe countriesThe The treasury department , . , as yoknow yO\1 yO 1 yor yO1know yorknow * \ know has hal ham drawn up the White plat p1st platfor p1stfor plarfor for International stabilization Itablllzation thi thiBritish th thBritish . British Drltlsh government ha has . the Keyne Keynes Keynesplan Keyneplan KeyneplanNone * . plan planNone I ( None of ot these prelects projects treasury treasuryomelat treasuryomelets treasuryofficials omelat omelets . said IBid maid to me which vitally atfeet at af atfeet affeet feet the postwar n-Kvements n Kvements mvements m - ( vements of 01 tradiand trad trada tradaand . and capital . , . can be intelligiblyplanned Intelllgibbplanned Intelligibly Intelligiblyplanned planned and certainly canrot be put putInto pulInto PUllInto PUll Into effect without adequate knowl know knowledlfe knowledge ! edlfe edge of 01 the value and type of United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitesStates States Interests and the number andcharacter andcharacter and andI I character of th the persons personl havlni havlna havini havlnathose havinithose those Interests InterestsMany InterestsMany I Many other Important buslnesinegotiation business businessnegotiation businessnegotiations negotiation negotiations * . such as al private businessI loan loans loansto loamto . I to foreign forellD ( countrlea countries direct invest- invest Inveab investment Inveabments Investmcnt - ment ments * . by American corporations corporationsfurtherin corporationsfurthering corporationfurthering * furtherin furthering , the good neighbor policy policywill policywill policywill will be affected by the informatlon Inform Informa Information a atlon tlon tion In the government s . hands Foi Fm Fos FmInstance FosInstance instance If 11 the government can sadefinitely 8a aay aaydeflnitel.y ) , 1 definitely deflnitel.y deflnitely . that In a II certain area there thereIs thereIs thenIs Is very little capital Invested In m . mcertaIn acertain certain type of enterprise and It iiknown II IIknown liknown known such an enterprise entt'fprlse enttfprlse ' might be beenlarged beenlarged b benlarged enlarged there the governmentmight governmenl government governmenlmight governmentmight I governmenlI might be able to encourage cornpanics com corn cornpanics . panles panics with foreign experience expl'rlence explrlence ' Udevelop tc tcdevelop t tdevelop | develop auch such much an enterprise entl'rprlse entlrprlse enterpriseThe ' . . . I Th The Moscow Conference Conrenct1 ConferenceWashln Con/ Con ConferenceWashlngt / renct/1 renct 1 renct1Washlngt / Washlngt Washln ; t n corre corres corresl correc ( ; \c c Ic \ 1 ( ' Is tor ror for the theI thepreu thepress thtpress preu press associations assodatlons and ond anda a mp me of th thcountry the ths thecountry thscountry I country s I a metroi melrolollian olltan olttan dailies aiwell a . , , well as the network br bn ( adcaatenlived adcastera adcaaterm adcasteralived adcaatermUved lived Uved on needles needle , and pins pints adcasteraI for mort more mortthan morethan morethan I than a day and a half before the |