Wendell Willkie got the Presidential blessing last week for another trip. At his own suggestion, he will visit Russia and China, with stopovers in Egypt, Turkey, Arabia, Palestine, Syria, Iran and Iraq. Since the U.S. will be drawn into ever closer cooperation with these countries, Mr. Willkie said, he wants to know the countries and their leaders better.
Franklin Roosevelt had let his press conference believe that Willkie was, in effect, going on a Presidential mission (see above}. In his brief case Wendell Willkie will carry letters from Franklin Roosevelt to various officials...
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