THE CHANCELLERIES: Open-Door Policy

In Washington last week a man just back from Moscow told friends that the front door of the American Embassy was never locked.

"Aren't there thieves and such in Moscow?" asked a surprised listener.

"Oh, yes," he said, "there are thieves all right. But the penalty for being seen entering the American Embassy is stiffer than the penalty for larceny."

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