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Show 1 CALLING PARIS! U. S. Keeps Its Eye on World Through Vast 'News' Network , V ' -l .) V 1 J Behind scenes in the U. S. state department is a pulsing communications com-munications machine which keeps official W ashington informed instantaneously of diplomatic maneuvers throughout the world. Before Secretary of State Cordell Hull gives his news to Washington Washing-ton correspondents (above), a hundred hands have kept flowing the constant stream of information from American' diplomats abroad. Here is made the news that determines V. S. Foreign policy, an all-important function now that Europe is at war. At right: The state department switchboard in the communications division. abroad. Here is made the news that determines V. S. !ff'7!!,w Foreign policy, an all-impor- Va-j tant function now that Europe m' j8" "YiJ' is at war. At right: The state 1 i"??4 11. department switchboard in ij'i Lj ifesA the communications division. r !''5w!r5ri"'- I ? " L Z? , At left: View in the rec- ,C ' 1 ords room in the communi- h't' s? i i cations division, whose staff ,1 ' 'IsSai. 'tfis &'pra doubled by the yiJ "sj added pressure of European Tie division's cable room on the top floor of the state department building. Here there are two teletype machines operating on a direct circuit from the U. S. embassy in London! At left: View in the records rec-ords room in the communications communi-cations division, whose staff has been doubled by the added pressure of European mar. plivl "yr :r"MI- ltd (Bf Wii ( i&Zf vI rSi The division's cable room on the top L1" Zoor o the state department building. s&&&''i " " y Here there are two teletype machines ' - , operating on a direct circuit from the "! t. S. embassy m London! . y TfT" 1 : A close up of printer mes- C" ' 5age-s being pasted on blanks ? -s,sstK or l'ie files- Other messages 4 cZo.sb up of printer messages mes-sages being pasted on blanks for the files. Other messages come coded. A ivorker passing messages through the grill opening into the coding room. Only employees of the coding department are ad-milted ad-milted to the room, where experts "unscramble" vital messages. i .J, xj 3., Sa' x - . '.).!,. i , - ' - " . ' ' ' ' - ' . . : . ,,.v,. ' ' ' Entrance to the state building, home of U. S. foreign policy. |
