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Gone for the moment was any thought of an immediate withdrawal of Syrian, Palestinian and Israeli forces from Lebanon, as envisioned by the recently signed Israeli-Lebanese accord. Warned Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir: "We hope Syria won't make a fatal mistake." Later the Syrians said that the purpose of the maneuvers was purely defensive, leading Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens to declare that "if true," the statement was "good news...
...agreement calls on Israel to withdraw its forces within eight to twelve weeks after the accord goes into effect. After that, a limited number of Israelis would be allowed to operate in southern Lebanon as members of eight Lebanese-Israeli joint supervisory teams and at liaison centers to be established near Hasbeya and Mayfadun...
...Soviet troops now in Afghanistan, 2) the repatriation of the Afghan refugees in Pakistan and an additional million who are in Iran, and 3) a guarantee of Afghanistan's right to self-determination without external interference in its internal affairs. Last month, Cordovez declared that an accord was "95% in the bag," but he may have been overly optimistic. Says a U.S. State Department specialist: "We do not see the Soviets leaving a volatile situation behind, and we do not see any Afghan government, even a coalition, acceptable to them that would not face continued resistance from the people...
...other non-Communist countries gathered in Paris last week for a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the spirit of harmony was carefully nurtured. The delegates issued a joint communique outlining general principles for fostering growth that could form a blueprint for a Williamsburg accord...
...dominant figure at the 1944 conference was John Maynard Keynes, then 61, the leader of the British delegation. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau led the U.S. contingent, but the real American architect of the Bretton Woods accord was Harry Dexter White, Morgenthau's plain-spoken chief adviser...