Word: hallgrimsson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...proposal infuriated the Icelanders. Prime Minister Geir Hallgrimsson, who was already in hot water with his public for even making the 65,000-ton offer, was forced to break off negotiations with London and insist that the British take no cod at all. When British trawlers showed up in the disputed fishing grounds, Iceland dispatched a tiny coastal fleet (four gunboats) to cut the trawlers' net lines. The British government responded by sending frigates to protect the trawlers. Lately, the dangerous games between the two forces have grown rougher...
...other NATO nations have been trying behind-the-scenes to ease the crisis, without much success The Icelanders are not willing to compromise. As Prime Minister Hallgrimsson told TIME Correspondent Christopher Byron last week, "We are not in the mood for negotiations while British naval vessels are still in our waters...
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