Word: laniel
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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...week's Big Three conference in Bermuda: deciding when and where and with what objectives to meet the Russians. The most important problem turned around the French attitude toward EDC. The dimness of EDC's prospects in the French National Assembly became obvious last week when the Laniel government barely survived a confidence vote (275 to 244, with 103 abstentions) on a resolution weakly supporting "the policy of building a united Europe" (see FOREIGN NEWS...
...Laniel therefore wants U.S. and British guarantees of continued military support in Europe, a settlement of her arguments with Germany over the Saar territory, and a free position to bargain with Ho Chi Minh's communist forces in Indo-China...
Churchill, host to the conference, was the first to arrive, with Eden, two days ago. Yesterday, he greeted Laniel and Bidault who arrived with 25 advisers from Paris. This morning, when the Washington crew arrives, the three groups will prepare to meet at the large mahogany table which stands in the conference room of the Mid-Ocean Club. To prevent snoopers, British soldiers stand with tommy-guns, guarding road blocks and barricades outside...
According to Associated Press correspondent Arthur Gavson, when chruchill greeted Laniel yesterday, he took time out of the ceremonies to play with the white goat mascot of the Royal Welsh fusiliers, the honor guard...
...Laniel and Bidault are representatives of a government that may only govern France until the middle of January. At that time, when their country elects a new president, they must automatically resign their posts for a now national election