Acolytes Molotov and Truman opened the ceremony with becoming simplicity. In Moscow the Soviet Foreign Minister said flatly that he had demanded the return of the Turkish provinces, Kars and Ardahan, back at the Potsdam meeting of the Big Three. At the White House Mr. Truman said he didn't remember any mention of the subject. Then the high priest of diplomatic confusion took over.
Secretary of State Jimmie Byrnes told his press conference that the disputed Turkish territory had been mentioned at Potsdam. There are no waterways anywhere near Kars or Ardahan, but these mountain districts had somehow found their way into...
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