Word: josepsson
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Dates: during 1958-1958
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Quarrel with Overtones. These odd encounters were the opening skirmishes in a conflict with deadly serious overtones. Iceland is a NATO member, and the U.S. airbase at Keflavik is a keystone in NATO defense. Yet in their anger at Britain, Icelanders, spurred on by Minister of Fisheries Ludvik Josepsson, a Communist, were muttering about withdrawing from NATO and closing down the U.S. airfield...
...Iceland's troubled waters. Iceland's Fisheries and Trade Minister Ludvik Joseps-son is a Communist, and forced the twelve-mile limit through the country's coalition Cabinet against the objection of more NATO-minded ministers. The Soviet ambassador, who has signed agreements with Comrade Josepsson to buy about a third of Iceland's catch, was quick to proclaim Russian support of the new twelve-mile decree. The British Admiralty accordingly let it be known that four new frigates might shortly be added to the arctic fishing protection squadron...
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