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...present strength, Ford's election is not a foregone conclusion. Much depends on events beyond his control. If Middle East negotiations collapse, if the Arab states impose another oil embargo, if North Korea invades South Korea, the President could once again find himself in a politically hazardous position. At best, the state of the economy, with continued high unemployment, will damage his chances; and as one aide says, "It may be a narrow prosperity he's enjoying-a reverse of some kind could hurt him badly." But at the moment, he can take satisfaction in no longer being...
...NATO, because of the dispute between Turkey and Greece over Cyprus, does worry us very greatly. As you know, we have been working very hard to try and assist the parties in their negotiations, and one of the things we sought to do is to lift the arms embargo imposed by the Congress because we don't believe that Turkey will really negotiate under the threat of the continuation of the arms embargo. If that is lifted, the prospects for meaningful negotiations between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots are good...
...same time, Ankara is under little diplomatic pressure to compromise with the Greek side. The U.S. arms embargo to Turkey has disrupted relations between Washington and Ankara without making the Turks any more conciliatory on Cyprus. At the strong urging of the Ford Administration, the U.S. Senate last May voted to resume some military shipments to Turkey; the House will probably vote on the measure this week. Meanwhile, Turkey has temporarily rescinded its threat to close down the two dozen U.S. bases there-at least until the House votes...
These days, however, German diplomats are inclined to describe their ties with Israel not as "a special relationship" but as a more balanced "normal relationship with a special character." The change was undoubtedly speeded by the 1973 oil embargo and consequent fuel shortages in Europe, but it was inevitable as time passed. Younger Germans in particular are loath to shoulder continuing blame for outrages that occurred before they were born...
...legislators and the White House, the nation's energy situation has deteriorated. Domestic production of oil has declined steadily during the past year, and a relaxation of public conservation measures and the nation's quickening economic pace have caused U.S. oil imports to return to pre-Arab embargo levels. Indeed, the U.S. has become more dependent than ever...