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...assurances were withheld, with the result that joint maneuvers with New Zealand were canceled by the U.S. State Department , officials quickly denied that Peking had received the sort of no-nuke pledge that had been denied to Wellington. "Our policy on ship visits remains the same," said Spokesman Edward Djerejian. "We will neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons on board our ships." But sources conceded that an implicit understanding had probably been reached...
...Gandhi last week became the latest in a long line of world leaders who have attempted to mediate an end to a conflict that hardly anyone thinks can be won by either side. "We continue to believe that there can be no military solution," U.S. State Department Spokesman Edward Djerejian declared, "and we call upon Iran to join Iraq in accepting the many international calls for a cease-fire and a negotiated settlement." The problem is that as long as Khomeini, 84, is on the scene, the Iranians are unlikely to enter into negotiations...
...Washington, State Department spokesman Edward P. Djerejian said it appeared "that the Iraq have blunted and to a large extent rolled back the latest Iranian offensive. Casualty figures on both sides will probably never be known, but apparently are large...