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...belatedly became aware of their liaison a week afterward, put them under full surveillance and bugged her phone. Agents spotted Miller handing his companion a legal-size envelope in a parked car in a darkened lot. Days later they observed him transferring a briefcase from the trunk of her car to his. Wiretaps revealed that Miller had agreed to fly to Vienna with Svetlana on Oct. 9 to meet with a high-level KGB official and that he had already secured his passport, she their tickets. On Sept. 28, Miller was called into the Los Angeles field office, then given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spy vs. Spy Saga | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

...ensure a smooth transition through the year 2000, a "joint liaison group" composed of 25 representatives from both China and Britain, will set up an office in Hong Kong in 1988. The treaty also stresses that the group cannot interfere directly in Hong Kong's affairs, thus tempering local fears that China may be tempted to tinker with the colony before it formally assumes sovereignty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hong Kong: A Colony's Uncertain Future | 10/8/1984 | See Source »

...housing officer, Colvin said she is responsible for creating and overseeing policy for the College's thirteen residential Houses. She added that she also serves as the chief liaison between the housing office and the Dean of the College's office...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Appointee to Administer Housing Policy for College | 10/4/1984 | See Source »

...explosives had blown up there, the entire building might have collapsed, with terrible consequences. As it was, at least twelve people were killed and 35 wounded, although the casualty figures may turn out to be higher. Among the dead were two Americans attached to the embassy's military liaison office: Army Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth V. Welch of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Navy Petty Officer First Class Michael Ray Wagner of Zebulon, N.C. The other fatalities were Lebanese civilians working at the embassy or seeking visas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon: Again, the Nightmare | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

...being part of Communist China, will be based on private enterprise. Under the terms of the accord, to be initialed in Peking this week, Britain will continue to administer the thriving capitalist enclave until 1997. But in 1988 a 13-year transition period will begin during which a "joint liaison committee," selected by Britain and China, will oversee the transition from British rule to self-government under Chinese residents of Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong will become a "special administrative region" of China after 1997, it will maintain its "present system of law" within a capitalist framework for at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hong Kong: Let's Make a 1997 Deal | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

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