The Week.

Focuses on political developments in the world with emphasis on political condition in the U.S. Announcement by U.S. President Harry S. Truman that his country will not seek monetary payment for Lend-Lease deficits on the books; Effects of the sudden and unilateral termination of Land-Lease agreement by President Truman; Need for cooperation between Great Britain and the U.S. for future expansion of world trade; Details of democratic election scenario in Japan; Views of James C. Dunn, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European, African and Near and Far Eastern Affairs on former African colonies of Italy; Issues related to the passage of the Murray-Patman full-employment bill; Criticism of the political regimes, which under the Soviet auspices have come to power in the Balkans; Comments by W. Stuart Symington, chairman of the Surplus Property Board, on limiting provisions of the Surplus Property Act; Views of Republicans and Southern Democrats on the Kilgore unemployment bill; Strike and lockout by newspapers "Post Dispatch," "Star-Times" and "Globe-Democrat" in Saint Louis; Suspension of loyal employees of these newspapers without pay until publication resumed.