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...republic to hold a referendum in which two-thirds of the permanent residents vote in favor of secession. The national legislature would then review the results and set a transition period of up to five years before independence could be achieved. But that statute is unlikely to affect the fait accompli already presented to Gorbachev by the Lithuanians...
...only the Poles but most of the Western European governments are demanding admission to the two-plus-four club as it becomes clear that the security of the entire Continent is under negotiation. Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van den Broek contends that a fait accompli will not be acceptable: "We insist on information and consultations on unification, especially as it affects our particular interests...
...over the go-go greed of the '80s. But the connubial bust-up of the billionaire New Yorkers was the talk of the town. For that matter, of practically every town. Their story made the network newscasts and countless columns across the U.S., and once the split became a fait accompli, gossipists gleefully predicted that ramifications -- from a rowdy settlement battle to the wooing of new partners -- might drag on deliciously for, oh, a decade. The Rockies may tumble, Gibraltar may crumble, they're only made of clay, but gossip is heaven-sent and here to stay...
California cannot expect to offer a fait accompli to the rest of the nation. It can only offer a candidate who is acceptable to a critically important state, a state which chooses to finally be recognized in the primaries...
...reassuring two-hour discussion with Genscher that Shevardnadze agreed to the two-plus-four formula, and U.S. officials say the Soviets have been more flexible in private than in public. In London a high-ranking British diplomat said, "They are already talking to us as if it were a fait accompli." Said a senior Soviet diplomat: "We of course would prefer a neutral Germany under our influence. If that cannot be . . . we would prefer the Genscher plan to an unanchored neutral Germany on its own. It is better to have it tied to NATO in some form than loose...