General Eisenhower got a new topside teammate last week: an American civilian to take charge of the whole kit & caboodle of the U.S. defense buildup in Europe outside Ike's field of military command. He is William Henry Draper Jr., 57, New York investment banker and professional troubleshooter. President Truman appointed Draper to a new omnibus post: 1) senior U.S. civilian official, with the rank of full ambassador, in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 2) head man in Europe of the new Mutual Security Agency, which has replaced the Marshall Plan....
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