Word: agenda
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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What Does It Mean? It may be months, possibly years, before the outside world will know precisely what the 19th Congress means. But in the documents issued last week (i.e., the Congress agenda, new party rules, directives for the Five-Year Plan), there were some fairly reliable clues...
...China's Premier and Foreign Minister Chou Enlai, with top military and economic advisers, is going through a round of conferences at the Kremlin. Obviously no one in the West knows what is on the agenda, but Western intelligence men have some educated guesses. The Chinese are almost certainly asking more aid for the Korean war, which is proving a great drain on Red China. Almost 90% of China's trade is now going to Russia and her satellites to pay for war supplies from Peking's allies. Among the things Chou is reportedly asking...
Modern Comforts. Other topics on the agenda: whether religious should use sleeping cars or sit-up coach seats for long rail trips, whether novices in religious houses should be allowed to look at the outer world on television. Before one of the sisters' discussion sessions, it was discovered that a priest was to address them on the subject of modern comforts and conveniences. Up rose a seven-member nuns' committee to protest. Said Mother Mary Gerald, O.P., "Why should any man tell us about our comforts and conveniences?" Four nuns were hastily scheduled to speak in the priest...
...taken over by armed Communists. By propaganda and picture, the Reds represented themselves as victors. Ridgway squelched that with an ultimatum; neutralize Kaesong or no more truce talks. The Reds succumbed. After some further jockeying for face, which Ridgway won hands down, the delegates got on to formulate an agenda...
Breakoff & Backfire. This was the substance and order of the agenda that emerged: 1) first adopt the agenda; 2) locate the cease-fire line; 3) provide safeguards for the truce; 4) arrange exchange of prisoners; 5) and finally, agree on recommendations (not binding) to the belligerent governments. In putting the cease-fire line at the top of the substantive items, the wily Reds had laid a trap which the U.N. woke up to, later...