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...Iranian mission to the U.N. in New York,spokesman Amir Zamani declined comment on theWhite House statement. He noted that IranianForeign Minister Ali-Akbar Velayati will addressthe Security Council meeting this afternoon and isexpected to comment on compensation...
...home to absorb their astonishing pile of savings, the Japanese are hungrily looking abroad for places to park the excess cash. Japan's direct investments in U.S. real estate and corporations reached $23.4 billion at the end of 1986, a jump of about 18% from the previous year. Predicts Amir Mahini, director of international business research for the McKinsey consulting firm: "In the next two or three years, Japanese investments here will build up very rapidly. It's going to become a torrent...
...Cinecom, which backed A Room with a View, this month released Swimming to Cambodia, a $485,000 movie that consists entirely of a monologue by Actor Spalding Gray. While both companies have lately scored huge hits, their philosophy is to survive on modest successes by keeping costs low. Says Amir Malin, Cinecom's president: "The major studios have to make a tremendous profit to meet their overhead, so they go for the home run. We go for the singles...
...Amir A. Farman-Famma...
...after a lapse of five years, the Harvard Polo Club will return to campus, doing its best to convince undergraduates that polo is the sport of the people. "I fear very much that the elitist image will cause anger at Harvard," said Amir Farman-Farma '86, one of the cofounders of the new club. "But, we are attracted to the sport and its competitive spirit and discipline, divorced from any social connotations...