Word: haven
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...really haven't had any problems in terms of my staffs relations with the President's, which couldn't be better, or my personal relationship with him, or the scope of assignments I have been given, both foreign and domestic. It is not a case of not having enough to do of significance, but how to do everything you are asked to do that is of significance...
...KEEPING COOL. I have not yet felt the President's anger. I'm told there is a blue vein that starts throbbing. I haven't seen it yet, though I suspect it is there. But I'm still alive...
...affair in Chiasso, a Swiss town on the Italian border, is a result of Switzerland's historic role as a haven for foreign money. For years, wealthy Italians had been lugging suitcases crammed with lire for deposit in Swiss banks; Crédit Suisse in Chiasso was a prime recipient. In 1975 the Swiss government became alarmed by the foreign-currency inflows that were forcing up the Swiss franc to unrealistic levels, harming Swiss exports. To discourage foreign depositors, the government slapped a 10% "negative interest" charge on large accounts held by non-Swiss...
...stories go on seemingly forever and satisfy the modern taste for family sagas -just look at Roots and Upstairs, Downstairs. Says Galbraith: "Anybody who tells you he has read all of Trollope is a liar. No matter how old you are, you'll always find another volume you haven't read before...
...briefcase containing the names of some 300 American depositors in Wolstencroft's bank in the Bahamas. Casper, an undercover informant for the Internal Revenue Service, took the case to an IRS agent, who photocopied the contents. This was all part of an unorthodox IRS investigation known as Project Haven, which was aimed at Caribbean financial high jinks. One of the alleged depositors, listed in the copied documents as having a $100,000 account, was a self-described retired investor, Jack Payner, of Cleveland. He was subsequently indicted on a charge of having falsely sworn on his 1972 tax return...