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...Washington, Reagan Administration officials publicly refused to take sides, saying only that the "U.S. consistently and steadfastly supports the development of democracy in Korea." Privately, though, State Department officials expressed chagrin. "We're pretty disappointed about what's happened in South Korea," said one diplomat. "The whole situation just doesn't look as good as it might, and that's caused by all the parties involved, not just Chun...
...Eastern Europe, official gestures often have hidden meanings. The statue just erected in Budapest honoring Swedish Diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was no exception. Wallenberg, who is credited with saving the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews destined for Nazi concentration camps, disappeared shortly after being taken into Soviet custody when Hungary was liberated by the Allies in 1945. He is believed to have died while in a Soviet prison...
...Crimson: Why then didn't it make sense to block the upper doors? That way you could have made your point while letting the diplomat leave by the door he wanted...
...diplomat later said it would be "the dumbest thing in the world" to assume the walled compound was free of KGB bugs...
...willowy and slim, with long blond hair and large eyes, Seina stood out at the annual Marine ball. "She was so good-looking," said a former Soviet employee. "She wore a long, elegant black dress and attracted attention." When the Soviet workers were withdrawn from the embassy, a U.S. diplomat was overheard asking, "What will we do without Violetta? We won't have anyone to look at around here...