Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...knew there had been disagreements about a proposed U.S. resolution at the United Nations that would stress broadened support of the Palestinians. Vance and Brzezinski, in agreement for a change, had urged the President to take a tough approach. Strauss wanted to be more flexible; he wanted simply to float the idea to the leaders because he was afraid they would fight it. Strauss knew that Carter had come down on the side of the Vance-Brzezinski approach. But he was stunned when he got aboard the plane and was handed a sealed envelope that contained a rigid list...
Hassan's dilemma is also Washington's. Despite its 1960 defense agreement with Morocco, the U.S. has tried to remain neutral in the dispute and has refused to supply Hassan with arms to use against the Polisario. The Administration is in no mood to jeopardize sensitive oil and gas deals in Algeria, where the new, post-Boumedienne regime of Benjedid Chadli shows growing signs of wanting to seek better ties with the West...
...here on East Biddle Street can help me. Do you agree?" The crowd roared its support. Predicting that similar solar units would eventually be" put on homes all over America, Carter asked: "There's no way for them to embargo the sunshine, right?" Again, the audience shouted its agreement...
...Camp David accords, and Carter Administration officials doubted that it could lead to an imminent U.S.-P.L.O. dialogue. Still, such a diplomatic flirtation jolted the Israeli government. So did U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's warning last week that Israel may have violated a 1952 military aid agreement by using American-supplied jets in raids on southern Lebanon...
...dropped from an acceptable $1.1 billion early this year to a weak $800 million in June. The figure now is still lower, and stock analysts predict that it could shortly fall below $600 million. That would violate the fine print of the company's 1977 revolving credit agreement with some 180 banks and could place it in technical default on $567 million in debt...