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Not even the tough no of tough George Humphrey swayed Adnan Menderes. Having exhausted the advice of one invited guest and turned down the advice of its ally, the Turkish government called in yet another adviser to give it the benefit of his advice and his knowledge of the ways of U.S. Government. As the legal counsel to the Turkish government in the U.S. (TIME, Oct. 16), Manhattan Lawyer Thomas E. Dewey has already taken a look at Turkey's economic affairs and will soon be busy in the U.S. studying what can be done about them. Turkey seems to expect that in return for his retainer—$150,000— Tom Dewey will be able to turn a loud no into a multimillion-dollar yes. But Dewey carefully cleared his plans with the State Department before taking on the assignment, and he was told that the best service he could render his clients would be to show them why the U.S. answer must continue to be no.
Obviously, some very tough people have come to a very tough impasse. The Turks seem confident that they can outstare the U.S. The U.S. is staring back, in the belief that Adnan Menderes will be the first to blink and give ground.