Word: east-west
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...British relations. Her voice at times schoolmarmish but her delivery well modulated, the Prime Minister glossed over the battering of the British pound by the strong dollar, noting that "it is a marvelous time for Americans not only to visit Britain but to invest with us." On East-West relations, Thatcher insisted that the goal of the Soviet Union remained "the total triumph of socialism all over the world...
...East-West problems. Words sometimes may be harsher than they need be. We deplored the loss of civilian lives in the unfortunate event of (the Soviet downing of) the Korean Air Lines jet, and immediately asked for an investigation. We found it difficult to understand how, in these days of modern technology, a plane could be accidentally so far off course. We condemned the imposition of martial law in Poland, but we opposed the imposition of sanctions by the West, believing this would encourage tension and undermine detente...
...election year in Greece, and for Papandreou's benefit the Soviets gave the visit all the trappings of international diplomacy, although neither side offered major political concessions. The mercurial Papandreou seemed content with yet another demonstration of his aggressively independent style in East-West relations. His occasional anti-U.S. rhetoric and his jabs against NATO (see box) are based on the conviction that a fellow NATO ally, Turkey, and not the Soviet Union, represents the greatest threat to Greece's security...
...guerrillas with the means to continue their struggle may soon become critical. In Washington, the Reagan Administration showed little sign last week that it would alter its policy of sending only humanitarian assistance to the Kampucheans. Said a U.S. official: "Involving ourselves directly against the Vietnamese would introduce an East-West element into this, and perhaps ASEAN should take the lead...
...virtue of an interim deal would be that it might tide the arms-control process over its current crisis. It would be a way of buying time and improving the atmosphere for East-West diplomacy. Also, America's allies would be mightily relieved and more likely to follow U.S. leadership on steps to strengthen the alliance, such as a buildup in conventional forces. Congress and U.S. public opinion would be similarly reassured, and similarly more inclined to support Administration defense programs...