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...group of Thai paramilitary troops set off to capture Khun Sa and cop the reward, they were ambushed by Shan mercenaries. The open clash on Thai soil enraged Bangkok, already under mounting pressure from both the U.S. and Australia to crack down on the heroin trade. Says a Western diplomat in Bangkok: "The Thais finally concluded it was not in their interest to allow Khun Sa to function in Thailand. The domestic and international costs became too high...
...tanks and six batteries of howitzers remain on the east bank of the Canal. At noon we were finished. "It is a good agreement," I said. "It is not a bad agreement," said Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon. " 'Not bad' is Hebrew for 'good,' " explained Eban, ever the diplomat...
...press conference yesterday, the 50 year, old diplomat expressed his thanks for the "flood of letters, telegrams and notes...
DIED. John Hay ("Jock") Whitney, 77, redoubtable financier, distinguished diplomat, enterprising publisher and the epitome of a U.S. patrician; of congestive heart failure; in Manhasset, N.Y. The Groton-and Yale-educated scion of one of America's wealthiest and most distinguished families. Whitney used his entrepreneurial skills in a grand array of profitable ventures. In the 1930s he astutely backed Gone With the Wind and the long-running Broadway hit Life with Father. He also made early investments in Minute Maid orange juice, Pan American World Airways and several radio and TV stations. A moderate Republican, he was named...
...Clare the Congresswoman from Connecticut (1943-47) and the Ambassador to Italy (1953-56): "A celebrity ambassador can draw more attention than a diplomat should, but she can also publicize certain national interests better than a faceless functionary. Clare seems to have got this just about right and she made a noise only about the few things that mattered...