Word: fostering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...time has come to advance NATO from its initial phase into the totality of its meaning," said Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. "Let us exalt freedom by showing better what freedom can do." Thus, a scant six weeks ago, the U.S. signaled a major new direction in foreign policy. By last week the State Department had set up a six-man staff that was hard at work translating Dulles' challenging words into some specific proposals. The U.S. aim is to gather the 15 NATO nations into a new regional association under the U.N. Charter, roughly similar...
Served notice that while the U.S. is developing a new tolerance for neutrals, it can be pressed too far. As late as last April, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles had defended Egypt's Premier Nasser as a sincere patriot despite his arms deal with the Reds. Last week Dulles termed Egypt's recognition of Red China "an action we regret." To emphasize U.S. displeasure, Dulles indicated that Egyptian acceptance of Russian aid to build the Aswan Dam would mean U.S. withdrawal from the $1.3 billion project. Next day Ike removed some of the sting, saying that...
Israelis we're too pleased that the world had seen them peacefully welcoming an Egyptian to care about the criticisms he made, e.g., of Arab poverty amidst Jewish productivity. In Washington John Foster Dulles announced that the whole episode made the U.S. Government "very happy," and London diplomats called it a hopeful augury for relaxing tension in the Middle East. The U.N. Palestine truce chief, Canada's Major General Eedson L. M. Burns, announced that the two countries had finally accepted the U.N. plan to set up a dozen observation posts to strengthen the Israeli-Egyptian border ceasefire...
Opposite Tacks. With a single voice, the West pointed out that by declaring the cut unilaterally, the Russians allowed no possibility of verifying whether they actually carry out their pledges. But the West seemed agreed on little else. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles first declared that he had predicted it, then suggested that the Russians might not go through with it, that even if they did, no one should let his guard down, ended by arguing that the Soviet striking power might even be increased by the transfer of these men from the armed forces to factories. A newsman...
Divorced. By Glynis Johns, 32, slant-eyed, South African-born British cinemactress (Miranda, The Court Jester): David Ramsey Foster, 34, Manhattan businessman; after four years of marriage, no children; in London...