Word: nonblacks
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Dates: during 1936-1936
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Leaks began at once. Turkey asked the right not only to fortify the Dardanelles but virtually to control passage of the straits, whether by sea or air. Russia, having France on her side, hammered demands that Black Sea countries (like Russia) should have unrestricted entrance and egress, while nonBlack Sea countries should have their war boats virtually excluded. A dextrous word wangler, Comrade Litvinoff favored the Conference with his explanation of why the Red Navy, although "wholly not aggressive," must be able to rush out of its Black Sea at any moment. The reason is, according to the Soviet Foreign...