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...indicated these actions are unlikely, as they entail too much "loss of face" for the Chinese. "The need to restore face will force Mao to try for some gain, such as the Security Council seat...
Withdrawal from board, furthermore, does not entail book work that will string up Lehman Hall with red tape or overtax IBM machines. If the dining halls do not charge every undergraduate for the meals served before the term's open, it is inconsistent to bill everyone for the days after the term's end. Such compulsion is wrong; dining hall officials should lose no time in setting the matter right...
...sharp contrast, President Conant's formal vestment of authority was, by his own request, quiet and inexpensive. The year 1933 was a black year--depression had its effect in Cambridge as elsewhere. Conant felt an elaborate ceremony at that time would entail needless expense...
...attack by Germany. Dulles could give them this protection by assuring the French of aid in the event of attack. This would hardly slur the Germans, who insist they will never attack anyway. As the Administration has linked America's fate with that of Europe, this French guarantee would entail no major change of policy. By taking this step Dulles could save EDC from months of internal wrangling and place European rearmament one step nearer completion...
...resisted the Committee's pressures. The French and British protests arise from the uncertainty at where the investigation, if extended, would stop. They also come from the fear of continued damage to the United Nations that such an investigation in the hands of the Committee would almost surely entail...