Letters: Jan. 26, 1962

The New Ambassadors

Sir:

I have just read with interest your cover story [Jan. 12] on Ambassadors Reischauer, Kennan and Galbraith. If all our ambassadors were of this caliber, "the ugly American" image could be permitted to die an unlamented death.

MICHAEL DIVELY

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Sir:

Obviously Mr. Kennan is convicted of softheadedness when he says he would never play politics with Yugoslav stomachs.

A pragmatical ambassador at Belgrade could find no better weapon for playing cold war politics than Yugoslav stomachs.

L. K. FRANK

Grove City, Pa.

Sir:

When Ambassador Kennan thought that his...

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