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...Leverage. Palestine's position in the Middle East had some importance both in oil strategy and military strategy - though both were frequently exaggerated. Nevertheless, Ernest Bevin realized that Britain was paying too much for whatever advantages Palestine gave her. Policing Palestine was a drain in pounds sterling, a drain in manpower for troops. And Palestine was a drain on British prestige, for the Arabs blamed Britain for protecting Jews, and the Jews blamed Britain for shutting off immigration and applying harsh police measures against terrorists...
...hollow needle into a vein in its left ankle, began to drip in the donor's blood. When he had dripped in 100 cc, a safe margin, he nicked the radial artery in the baby's right wrist, attached a tube, let the baby's blood drain out. To keep it flowing freely, he injected anti-clotting heparin...
...lessen the drain on U.S. reserves. Another factor not lost on Washington: Arabian oil could-and would-provide ample fuel for the Navy in the Middle East. As to diplomatic ramifications of the deal, the Department of State merely said: "It's just a business deal...
...these fields. Clay and Robertson guessed that the program would cost the U.S. and Britain $1,000,000,000 over the next three years. If it paid off, the western zones would be economically self-sufficient by 1950. If it did not, Germany would continue to be a drain on the occupying powers...
With millions going down the drain, young Henry Ford's new team was trying, among other things, to plug the holes by saving pennies. And most of the penny-pinching was being done by Vice-President and Purchasing Agent Albert Jesse Browning (TIME, May 6), who learned about Detroit production as No. 2 Army procurement officer during...