Word: communique
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Moscow's millions knew something was afoot even as they awoke and dressed for work one morning last week. The radio was droning out the full text of a long government communiqué. First came the strident buildup: "The United States and its allies are fanning up the arms race . . . preparing a new world holocaust while the Soviet government strives for peace. The Soviet Union considers it its duty to take all necessary measures...'' Slowly, as the high-charge prose unwound, the reason for all the excitement began to dawn on the Muscovites: the Kremlin had decided...
...either (and Macmillan, who will not even let the Commons debate the Common Market issue, has no intention of assembling the whole Commonwealth to clamor against him). Though the schedule called for five days of talks, the angry Canadians stalked out on the second day and issued a terse communiqué: "The Canadian ministers indicated that their government's assessment of the situation was different from that put forward by Mr. Sandys." A frustrated Sandys returned to his Ottawa hotel, announced that he would sit tight until his prescheduled departure day, in the hope that the Canadians would reopen...
...Greeted Indonesia's peripatetic President Sukarno at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington with full ceremonial honors and a 21-gun salute. (Sukarno never forgave Dwight Eisenhower for once keeping him waiting ten minutes for an appointment.) The two Presidents conferred for four hours, then issued a communiqué calling for a neutral Laos and declaring that newly independent nations "must be alert to any attempts to subvert their cherished freedom by means of imperialism in all its manifestations." Carefully avoided: any U.S. comment on Indonesia's claim to Netherlands New Guinea. Also diplomatically hushed...
...companion, Red Prince Souphanouvong, was flown to the lakeside resort of Hangchow for a personal chat with Mao Tse-tung. Souvanna emerged warmly telling his Red Chinese hosts: "When we again have peace, it is to you we shall turn for aid in building our economy." In a joint communiqué, Souvanna blamed the U.S. for having "supported rebel elements in Laos" and for what he called interfering in his nation's internal affairs. Souvanna has obviously decided which side to be neutral...
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