Word: litmus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...West earlier this year, observers of the Moscow scene have wondered how he managed to avoid arrest. One unlovely theory was that Amalric was part of a KGB plot to infiltrate the dissident Soviet intellectual community. "The subject of my possible arrest," complained Amalric, "has become the litmus test of whether or not I am a KGB agent...
...were so short of trucks that they had to press some milk trucks from Kiev into service. Despite that shortage, the Russians have been sending some trucks to North Viet Nam. If Henry Ford comes back home with a proposed deal, Washington's reaction will be an important litmus of just how willing the U.S. is to liberalize trade with the East...
Bahr's assignment caught just about everyone by surprise. Brandt decided to use the dramatic gesture as a litmus of Soviet intentions. In three sessions last month with West German Ambassador Helmut Allardt, Gromyko set forth hard conditions, including Bonn's recognition of East Germany, before Moscow would consider signing a renunciation-of-force treaty with West Germany...