Word: istanbul
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last, with the connivance of both families, the two youngsters were brought together by purposeful accident-the young King on his yacht, the Princess in her family villa-for a summer of waterskiing, swimming, partying and spooning along Istanbul's fashionable Bosporus shore. Soon Feisal completely forgot the requirements of royal protocol, and popped the question without a by-your-leave from his government ministers or the girl's own family. "The two of them got engaged first and then asked if we approved," said Prince Mohammed Ali. "We said...
Line of Retreat. Arriving in Istanbul this week, Loy Henderson hurried into a series of hours-long conferences with the Turks, Iranians and the Arab monarchs. In the intricate situation that Henderson was exploring, President Eisenhower had set a diplomatic keynote that had a Loy Hendersonian ring. In taking up public positions on diplomatic items such as whether to call Syrian plotters "men of leftish leanings" or "Communists," said the President, the true diplomat should never commit himself irretrievably. "Always," he said, "give your enemy a line of retreat...
...Turkey gathered another apprehensive group, including those Arabs who have freely proclaimed their association with the West. King Hussein of Jordan flew in for what was billed as a ''holiday'' in Istanbul; his Hashemite cousin, King Feisal of Iraq, was already in Turkey on his royal yacht, and taking water-skiing lessons. Both cousins broke off their holidays for consultations with Premier Adnan Menderes...
They were joined by U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of State Loy W. Henderson, a veteran Middle East diplomat who had hustled off to Istanbul from Washington (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS). Henderson's trip would serve to quietly underscore the fact that though the U.S. is not a full member of the Baghdad Pact, she has joined its military committee, and can be expected to participate in any military discussions by pact members...
...masonry, commercial clutter and neglect. Nobody much cared. The fashion then was to lavish attention on the bustling new inland capital of Ankara. As time passed, tourist interest and national pride in the possession of a great historical monument gradually restored Turkish affection to the city they now called Istanbul. Still, nobody did much about repaving its streets, restoring its buildings or clearing its slums until last summer, when energetic Adnan Menderes, cooling off on the Bosporus, chanced to rummage around in some old plans for refurbishing the city. Menderes put his army to work as laborers, to save money...