THE ADMINISTRATION: 90-Day Wonder

Recently, after a chat with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Edward Corsi complained: "He was sympathetic but his mind appeared to be elsewhere, on the big international things, Quemoy and Matsu. " Last week the problem of Edward Corsi thrust itself forcefully upon Dulles—and the front pages—along with the big international things.

Title on Request. Secretary Dulles introduced burly, bald Ed Corsi to Washington newsmen on Dec. 30 as an "old friend" and newly chosen consultant, summoned from New York to help speed up immigration under the 1953 Refugee Relief Act. Dulles labeled him "the...

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