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...emergence of independent labor movements throughout the Soviet bloc. The last resolution was presumably the main source of the "anti-Sovietism" complained of by Moscow. The Council of Ministers' statement ended with an ominous vow to undertake "definite measures" for the "defense of socialism." A similar Politburo communiqué had previously warned of a "possible confrontation threatening bloodshed...
...Walesa seems to have shepherded the union once again down the path of moderation. The final Gdansk communique called for a halt to further food protests until the second half of Solidarity's national congress ends in mid-October. Citing the country's "serious economic and social situation," the resolution also urged workers to give up eight free Saturdays this year to boost production of coal, food and exports. Tensions eased following the publication of the Gdansk communiqué, which the official party daily Trybuna Ludu called "a partial return to realistic thinking...
...steady stream of worshipful Iranian supporters line up to receive instructions from Banisadr. At a dining-room table, a dozen young Iranian students work on mimeographed communiqués. Husky bodyguards carefully screen all visitors. The former President is seated on a couch before a big mahogany coffee table. Above his head hangs a campaign poster of himself. He now has neither the mustache nor the glasses that appear in the picture. Relaxed in shirtsleeves, his shoes off, he appears slightly pudgy and tired, but good-humored and confident...
...conference's final eleven-page communiqué, when it was issued from Ottawa's National Arts Center, contained few surprises, offering inoffensive concessions to all participants' points of view. On interest rates, for example, the document said: "We see low and stable monetary growth as essential to reducing inflation. Interest rates have to play their parts in achieving this and are likely to remain high where fears of inflation remain strong. It is also highly desirable to minimize volatility of interest rates and exchange rates...
That is hardly the case. Successive Washington Administrations have performed a difficult and delicate diplomatic balancing act adhering to the "one China" policy laid out in the 1972 Shanghai agreement between Washington and Peking without offending either the mainland Chinese or the people of Taiwan. In that communiqué, and in the later normalization agreement of 1978 between the U.S. and China, both countries agreed that Taiwan was technically part of China. But the U.S. did not want to abandon its old allies on the island. Under the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Washington agreed to promote commercial and cultural...