- 9 - view of communications. As the President emphasized in his inaugural address several days ago, our welfare and fate have become inextricably interwoven with those of the people of other nations. Furthermore, events beyond our control have brought us into a position of leadership in the great struggle to preserve the civilization which has been so painfully built up over the centuries and which is more important to us than many realize. The outcome of this struggle will determine whether the world of the future will be one in which life for ourselves and for our children will be worth living. We simply cannot affor