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Old 08-18-2004, 17:39   #45
Jimbo
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Originally posted by Airbornelawyer
First off, despite the rantings of some conspiracy theorists, it was not George Kennan who proposed the plan for postwar occupation zones that placed Berlin as an enclave inside the Soviet zone.
Absolutely right. If anyone wants more info on Kennan, lemmie know. Wrote a paper back in high school on how Kennan affected Truman Doctrine (and later how that would eventually lead to NSC-68).
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