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Opening Swipe. Perhaps out of fear of receiving a less than enthusiastic reception in Bucharest, Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev stayed home. In his place, Moscow sent a delegate of lesser rank: Konstantin Katushev, party secretary in charge of dealing with foreign ruling parties. At 42, Katushev is, nonetheless, a rapidly rising figure in the Kremlin, and he undertook a spirited rebuttal to Ceauşescu the next day. For openers, he took a rather startling swipe at the "perfidious tactics of 'bridge building' to the West." Its only purpose, he said, is "to drive a wedge between...
Ceauşescu's bold speech made it equally clear that Rumania remains committed to limited independence, doctrine or no doctrine. The Kremlin has so far suffered that policy because it is convinced that despite Ceauşescu's foreign policy, the party maintains firm control of Rumania. As long as the country's skillful leader can hold the delicate balance between Rumania's goals and those of Russia, the Kremlin will probably content itself only with more disapproving speeches. Nevertheless, Katushev's address served Ceauşescu an unmistakable warning...
...Allied powers that control West Berlin sent a note to the Soviet Union. It asked Moscow whether it would be interested in talks between West and East Germany about reducing tensions "in and around Berlin and between the two parts of Germany." The proposal was in reply to Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko's recent statement that Russia would welcome talks about "normalizing" the status of Berlin. The British, French and the Americans made the offer primarily to put the ball back in the Soviets' court, while not endangering the 24-year-old Allied occupation rights in West Berlin...
Despite these limitations, Rumor collected an impressive 25-man cabinet that includes some competent former ministers and new faces from all eight fac tions of the Christian Democrats. For mer Premier Aldo Moro (1963-68) is Foreign Minister. Emilio Colombo, one of the architects of Il Boom, Italy's continuing prosperity, remains in his old job at the Treasury. Leftist Carlo Donat-Cattin, a newcomer to the Cabinet who favors increased cooperation with the Communist Party, is Labor Minister. Rumor has the promise of the Socialists that they will help him pass several reform bills, including one to modernize...
Sumptuous Style. Shipping last year brought Greece $243 million in foreign currency, or slightly more than the nation earned from its second-biggest industry, tourism. Some shippers estimate that earnings would rise to $500 million yearly if the military government of George Papadopoulos took steps to encourage more owners to register their ships under the Greek flag. The dictatorship has won the shipowners' enthusiastic support by moving in that direction. A recent decree exempts new Greek-flag ships from taxes until they are ten years old. Shipowners even have priority on international telephone calls; they get through from Athens...