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...talk of a U.N. force in Kashmir, said Menon, is "entirely out of the question," and whoever votes for it in the U.N. will be performing an "unfriendly act" in India's eyes. Thus, all set to play up "Pakistani aggression," Nehru and his colleagues hope to divert U.N. attention from the inconvenient fact that two-thirds of predominantly Moslem Kashmir has been incorporated into the Indian Republic in open defiance of five Security Council resolutions...
Just as Secretary Dulles is confident of the ultimate triumph of free nations, so Dwight Eisenhower is sure that the best way to bulwark the world's security is to divert atomic production toward peaceful uses-just as fast as the Russians make it safe to do so. Last week Ike's drive went forward on three fronts...
...lack of aptitude for kingship. His downfall is more the result of the jealousies and frustrations of others; less the effect of his own weakness. Unlike Marlowe's Gaveston, Treece's favorite is not a plotter against the king--his dupe--striving to amuse him in order to divert him. Rather, the French knight is Edward's honest confidant, fighting for his good and ready...
...militant progressives of Morocco's dominant Istiqlal (Independence) Party. Worried about a nationwide drought which has cut food supplies, concerned over growing unemployment in the cities as French capital withdraws, the Istiqlal looked upon the gathering of the Glaoui clan as both an exasperation and an opportunity to divert discontent. Pointing to the "feudal lords" and "collaborators" driving their big cars through the hungry countryside, trade unionists shouted in the streets of Marrakech: "El Glaoui's wealth must be returned to the people...
...bomb construction. Gist of the plan: the U.S., Britain and Russia, having first agreed on an "effective inspection plan," should 1) halt production of fissionable material for weapons purposes on April 1, 1958, or as soon as possible thereafter upon the ratification of the necessary agreements; and 2) thereafter divert all such nuclear production to peaceful purposes. Net effect of the plan: while allowing the big powers to hang on to nuclear weapons stockpiled before the cut-off date, it would "reverse the trend" of nuclear armament and pave the way for transfers of existing stockpiles to non-military...