Word: kurashov
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...Paris. Last week, with the hospital finally finished, a clutch of Russian dignitaries headed by Soviet Health Minister S. V. Kurashov showed up in Pnompenh for the dedication ceremonies. Plainly aware that only a week earlier Sihanouk had jailed 16 top Cambodian Communists for "working in liaison with foreigners," Minister Kurashov tried to play it cool. As a Cambodian army band emphasized its neutrality by alternating U.S. jazz with Russian lullabies, Kurashov brought Nikita Khrushchev's personal assurances that "the Soviet Union never interferes in the internal affairs of other nations. We are your true and trusted friend...
...When Kurashov had finished, Sihanouk rose with a bland smile to thank the Rus sians for their generous gift. Then, still smiling, he added pointedly: "Cambodia is prepared to accept aid from any nation. But this does not give the donor the right to meddle in our affairs." Then, ignoring all the fine new hospital facilities before him, Prince Sihanouk set off for Paris-for medical treatment...
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