October 18, 1946 – Secretary Of State James F. Byrnes Reports On The Paris Conference.
From waging War to waging Peace – not as easy as it ever sounds.
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Sec. of State James Byrnes – Report on Paris Peace Conference – Oct. 18, 1946
As a harbinger of things to come, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes returned from the Big-3 Paris Peace Conference with a pessimistic outlook. It was becoming abundantly clear that waging the Peace was going to be more difficult than waging the War was. From plotting out how the Post-War map was going to look to dealing with the human element element of starvation, refugees, the displaced and the homeless. It was going to be a Herculean task, not made any easier by a growing air of antagonism from the Soviet Union.
And so to report on the outcome of this first round of talks, Secretary Byrnes delivered a nationwide address from The State Department, assessing what was accomplished and what remained to do be done in this Post-War period.
Here is that complete address as it aired on October 18, 1946.
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Thanks so much for this, Gordon. I’m a grad student who writes about radio and I can use news broadcasts in my work. This is my first visit to the site but won’t be my last.
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Steve
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Gordon