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G
RALD R. FoRD assumes an
office that is much more
than President of the Uni ted
States, monumental in itself. He is
now, in effect, Ch ief Executivc of
much o f the civil ized world. T his
planet's problems are now his to
wrestle with .
With Watergate hopefully be–
hind, Mr. Ford now confronts much
deeper and more complex issues -
the world economy, the growing
specter of global food shortages,
and rifts and tensions within the
Western alliance.
The over 130 nations of th e
world, indeed, have problems. And
represe ntat ives of these nations
often seek sol utions to their prob–
lems from the man who resides at
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wash–
ington, D.C. That's why " trouble at
the top" in America means con–
fusion and disorder for much of the
rest of the world.
When Mr. Ford a nnounced that
"our long national nightmare is
over " people arou nd the wo rld, not
just Americans, breathed a huge
sigh of relief.
On the very day Mr. Ford as–
sumed office he, with Secretary of
State Henry Kissinge r at his side,
received ambassadors from 57 na–
ti ons. The next day, Dr. Kissinger
and his top aides met with more
than 60 ambassado rs of African,
Asían and European count ri es. AJI
of th e envoys, who arrived in the ir
black limousines at the State De–
partment with almost assemb ly like
precision , sought assurances that
there would be no change in U. S.
attitudes toward their countries.
The fact is. in no other country is
a change of leadership so cri tica) for
the sta te of the world. Not even a
change at the top in the Soviet
Union is looked upon with as much
in ternat ional anxiety. We asked our
regional editors and other
Plain
Truth
correspondents around the
world to cable in thei r impressions
about how the change in the Ameri–
can prcsidency affects their a rcas.
Here a re their repo rts:
PLAIN TRUTH September 1974
WORLD'S BURDENS
FALL ON
W
SHOULDERS
PRESIDENT FORO
confers with Secretary of Sta te Kissinger. The retention
of Dr. Kissinger has removed anxieties abroad about changes in
U.
S. paliey.
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