Word: cautious
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...promise of U.S. accommodation with the Arabs, there were plenty of pitfalls to make Kissinger cautious about what he could accomplish on a trip to settle Israeli-Syrian disengagement. It was to commence in Geneva with a conference with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and then take the Secretary to Algiers, Cairo, Kuwait, Damascus and Jerusalem. Obstructions anywhere along the way could threaten Kissinger's success...
Parker, in his characteristically cautious manner, is not counting out either Penn or Navy. "Penn has another good crew," assesses Parker. "And Navy is an up-and-down boat capable of dramatic reversals in from each week. We're going to have to row at least as well as last week...
...located any hideout of the band. If it does, it must decide whether to try to rescue Patty or wait for her release, as the bureau has done in every kidnaping case it has handled. If agents do go in after her, Kelley promised that they would be cautious. "We're not in the position of assassinating anyone," he said, "but we have some other things in mind for them...
...Structure. The long weeks with no break in the case have led to friction between the law enforcement agencies involved in it. State investigators privately criticize the FBI for adopting "a timid approach" to the kidnaping. The bureau admittedly has followed its established practice of moving cautiously in kidnapings so as not to jeopardize the victim, and it continues to regard Patty as a victim, not a member of the S.L.A. But FBI officials challenged the charge that they were overly cautious. "We've practically turned Berkeley over," said John Kelley, assistant special agent in charge of the investigation...
Marichal said the Spanish government was too cautious to intervene militarily in Portugal, but it might increase repression within its own nation to dampen liberal sentiment. At the same time, the Spanish people might become "envious" of Portugal and seek similar changes in their own society, he added...