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New state department team: Secretary of state Dean Acheson with Under Secretary James E. Webb

The State Department new top level diplomatic team took over active direction of the nation's foreign policy when James E. Webb, former budget director, was sworn in as Under Secretary of State. Mr. Webb is shown with the new Secretary of State Dean Acheson shortly after the ceremony at the State Department. From: Beth Gore. From Beth Gore

James E. Webb and Tom Connally

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today unanimously approved the nomination of James E. Webb to be Undersecretary of State. Webb, now Budget Director, will succeed retiring Undersecretary Robert Lovett. Shown with Webb at todays hearing is Chairman Tom Connally, (D) of Texas, left, who said he will ask Senate confirmation on Thursday. From: Beth Gore.

Major General Edwin M. Watson

Major General Edwin M. Watson, President Roosevelt's Secretary and Military Aide, today disclosed before the House Committee investigating the FCC, that President Roosevelt had requested a "full and complete investigation" into asserted "pressure sale" of New York radio station WMCA by Donald Flamm to former Undersecretary of Commerce Edward J. Noble. Major General Watson said that complaints had come directly to the President that pressure had been brought to bear on Mr. Flamm, who sold the station in 1941 for $850,000.00, assertedly $400,000.00 below market value.

Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren before the Mead Committee

Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren, appearing before the Mead Committee today, said that "everybody and his brother," apparently encouraged by laxity of Federal War Profit Renegotiation laws, "were out to get the Government during the lush war years." Warren told the committee that untold billions were "given away" by the Government during renegotiations of war contracts From: Beth Gore.