In the 20 weeks since Associated Press Reporter William Oatis was jailed by Czechoslovakia's Communist rulers on a trumped-up charge of espionage, the U.S. has contented itself with a few murmurs of protest through diplomatic channels. Last week Harry Truman got his first chance since the Oatis arrest to meet a ranking official of the Czech government face to face. Vladimir Prochazka, recently appointed Czech ambassador, arrived at the White House to present his credentials.
Outside in the rain, a picket line of antiCommunist Czechs marched—as they had marched when Prochazka arrived in New York (TIME,...
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