I met Walter first in 1945 and made my first trip with him to inspect displaced persons camps in 1947. After that time. I made a number of trips with him and have always found that his superb linguistic ability in the speaking and understanding of so many languages to be an invaluable asset in getting to the very essence of the griefs. the heartaches. and the problems of the displaced persons. escapees. and refugees. In this way. it has been possible to learn what was on the minds and in the hearts of these poor unfortunafes in a much more real and meaningful way than would have been possible had we been solely dependent upon routine reports and interpretations. To travel with Walter through those areas was to get to know. in a very real sense. the people. and the plight of those who were deprived of their freedoms by totalitarian powers.
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