FOREIGN RELATIONS: Diplomats at Work, Jan. 14, 1957

Beyond the President's speech, the U.S. last week made these major moves in worldwide diplomacy:

¶ Decided, in line with the Administration's determination to aid Iron Curtain countries seeking economic independence from Moscow, to relax restrictions on exports to Poland, thus allow the Gomulka government to buy surplus U.S. farm products for dollars at prevailing world market prices.

¶ Announced, in reply to an urgent appeal by United Nations' Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, that the U.S. will lend the U.N. up to $5,000,000 to help meet the initial costs ($7,000,000 to $10,000,000) of...

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