Word: communique
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...private talks, Leoni made it clear that the major disequilibrium concerning him was Communist subversion around the hemisphere, and that Venezuela is disturbed by French trade with Cuba. The joint communiqué was limited to bland assurances of mutual esteem and wishes for world peace. French loans for Venezuelan development? There was little talk of that. "They need experts more than money," sniffed one high-ranking Gaullist...
...full 28 hours before a tight-lipped McNamara appeared before newsmen to read a 146-word communiqué and refused to entertain any questions. Gist of his statement: two unnamed U.S. destroyers "were menaced" by four "unidentified vessels" and opened fire, after which the "vessels" disappeared...
...really scoring ringing victory after ringing victory, a startling retreat from the extravagant claims he had been making in the past. Nasser also backed down from his pretense that the Yemen war was caused solely by infiltrators from Saudi Arabia and the British colony of Aden. In their official communiqué the two leaders promised to 1) cooperate fully to solve the existing differences between the various factions in Yemen, 2) work together in preventing armed clashes in Yemen, and 3) reach a solution by peaceful agreement...
Though there was no mention of removal of Egyptian troops from Yemen, the communiqué was widely hailed in the Arab world, and Washington called it a "statesmanlike action" and a "major step toward eventual peaceful settlement of the long civil war." To show the world their new fraternal affection, Nasser and Feisal warmly embraced at Alexandria's airport and called each other "brother." Feisal, who once muttered curses at Cairo's boss, said he was leaving Egypt "with my heart brimming with love for President Nasser...
...When the actual Johnson-Goldwater meeting took place, it was icily formal. No photographs were taken, and when the session ended a scant 16 minutes after it started, White House Press Secretary George Reedy's communiqué was exquisitely balanced. "The President met with Senator Goldwater," it said, "and reviewed the steps he has taken to avoid the incitement of racial tensions. Senator Goldwater expressed his position, which was that racial tension should be avoided. Both agreed on this position...