May 1961 Issue [Article] Ernest Bevin Download PDF Adjust Share Comfortable friend, formidable adversary (second of two articles) by Dean Acheson, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1945- 1945-1953 1945-1964 20th century Biography Dean Acheson Diplomatic and consular service Diplomats Ernest Bevin Europe Foreign ministers Great Britain Politics and government United States More from Dean Acheson The terms of debate Memories of Joe McCarthy Adenauer and McCloy The godfathers of the new Germany (first of two articles) Adjust Share