Editorial Note
In a statement issued to the press on July 12, Secretary of State Acheson expressed certainty that the American people would not be “fooled” by the Stockholm Peace Petition or “peace signature” petition currently being circulated in the United States. The Secretary analyzed the petition which he characterized as “a propaganda trick in the spurious ‘peace offensive’ of the Soviet Union.” For the text of the Secretary’s statement, see Department of State Bulletin, July 24, 1950, page 131. Regarding the origin of the Stockholm Peace Petition and the “peace signature” campaign, see the editorial note, page 276.