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...their present stated desire for partnerships - since they lack managerial skills - and at tempted to exercise control, that would not necessarily be dangerous. As Citibank's Wriston points out: "The purchase of equity control of a company does not remove market forces and does not remove the law. Lever Brothers is wholly owned by foreigners, and it has to get in and shlep along...
...eventually implemented by either the State Department, the Pentagon, the Treasury, or the CIA. It is also true that the CIA had been involved in Chilean politics since 1964 and possibly earlier. Chile's experience demonstrates that every tie between the U.S. and another country is a potential political lever that can be manipulated to suit U.S. purposes. Whether it is private U.S. business investments or something like the International Visitors' Program, it is a dependence that can be exploited...
...advanced industrial nation. Britain's troubles could be the opportunity for a thorough-going reorganization of society in the interests of the working class. Whether this can be achieved is uncertain. The British people will have to take the decision into their own hands--and may find the voting lever an inadequate means to their ends...
...that is all lever knew, Or wish to know, about the shrew...
...other key posts Anthony Wedgwood Benn, 48, resumed his old responsibilities as Minister for Industry; Shirley Williams, 43, was given a new portfolio of Prices and Consumer Protection; and Roy Mason, 49, becomes Defense Secretary. As his personal economic adviser, Wilson chose millionaire Socialist Harold Lever, 60, who is known and respected in international financial circles...