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Sens George and H A Smith seek to check speculation that Radford-Robertson mission aims at persuading Nationalists to give up Quemoy and Matsu; Lehman sees Adm realizing growing feeling against defending islands
opposes US withdrawal from UN, statement, Sen com, on UN Charter revision
ceremony illus; GB irked by unilateral action; will deposit all Paris accord ratification together; USSR Austrian treaty bid linked with US and W Ger haste; GB denies any significance in delay; State Dept unaware of discord
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Collins in Washington; illus; to conf with Eisenhower; sees situation serious; holds US backs legal Govt; Sen Mansfield urges US end aid if Diem is overthrown
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]