WELCOME CHANGE IN U.S. PUBLIC OPINION
The decision to sell surplus wheat to the Soviet Union has mt with a very favorable response among the American people. Returns from a Gallup Poll, announced October 25, showed that the public favors the gigantic sale by a ratio of two to one. .
Additional questions asked in the survey revealed a. considerable shift in attitude toward the Soviet Union since 1948,
To the question, "Should the United States and Russia work out a business arrangement to buy and sell more goods to each other?" the response was 55% in favor, 33% opposed and 12% without an opinion,
‘This contrasts with February 1948 when a Gallup Poll found that sale of products by private American business firms to the Soviet Union was opposed by 72% of the public. .
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In June 1957 the figure dropped to 50% only to rise again to 56¢ - in March 1959 where it remained until the present survey when the majority _ shifted completely to the other side. :
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