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Word: moneymen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Washington had not officially offered Syria Point Four help. Why was Premier el-Azem in such a hurry to say no? Answer: French Levantine financiers, allied with Syrian moneymen, want to run the Ghab reclamation project themselves (although there is no evidence that they can do it), because they see in it a first-class opportunity to sell developed land to large landowners at large profits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SYRIA: The Angel's Job | 6/18/1951 | See Source »

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