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...Tshombe (Nov. 10) you mention that he was at first unwilling to let U.N troops into Katanga, even though Dag Hammar-skjold assured Tshombe that U.N troops would not interfere in his affairs. You do not mention that, when Tshombe did let the U.N troops in, his distrust proved to be justified. In late 1961, U.N troops attempted to end the secession of Katanga by arresting a number of katagan officials, including Tshombe and Munongo, on warrants issued by the central government. I think this may reasonably be described as interfering in Tshombe's affairs, however, justified it may have...
Professor Labaree asserts that the Boston Tea Party marked the point of no return in deteriorating British-colonial relations during the 1770's. When George III's ministry rashly retaliated with the Coercive Acts, the colonies united in their sympathy for Boston and their distrust of London...
...hold the traditional Republican flank in the rural areas downstate, despite visits of the "chuckwagon"--a station wagon filled with his handsome family--at almost every fair in the past two years. An eager, freshly scrubbed Chicago businessman, Percy has aroused no passion and even awakened some vague distrust in farmers who respect Kerner as an able, hardworking man who has not sought new tax revenue for use in urban projects...
Kennedy's troubles with the Jews stemmed from the days when his father, Joseph Kennedy, while Ambassador to Britain, delivered too-vigorous warnings against going to war with Nazi Germany and a too-gentle appraisal of Hitler. Jack overcame their distrust, but Bobby seemed more like his father's son. And Bobby's onetime association with Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigating committee and his seeming indifference to the fine points of civil liberties roused further suspicions...
Anxiety & Distrust. Throughout the world, the China bomb was greeted with anxiety and distrust. Japan fired off an official protest-and it was refreshing for once to see Communist students demonstrate not in front of the U.S. but the Red Chinese headquarters. At the United Nations, the Indian ambassador said China's explosion of "this golf ball" was "in defiance of world opinion," dismissed its demand for a nuclear summit meeting as "a propaganda gesture...