Motion Picture MP2002-390
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Harry S. Truman speaks about negotiating with Russia at the end of World War II. Mr. Truman likens the negotiations to “eating with an octopus.” Mr. Truman describes how Josef Stalin wanted complete Russian control of the Manchurian port and Manchuria. Film with sound.
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| Harry S. Truman in close-up, speaking about negotiating with Russia at the end of World War II. He says "Negotiating with Stalin was like eating with an octopus." It was agreed that the port in Manchuria would be an open port that the Chinese would administer but that anyone could use. However, Josef Stalin wanted control of the port and complete Russian control of Manchuria. |