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...Soviets countered, according to intelligence sources, that the U.S. broke the rules by setting its trap for a nondiplomat like Zakharov, and then by putting him in jail. Normally agents who are arrested are expelled or released to the Soviet Ambassador. "The Soviets don't like to have their spies put in jail," says former CIA Director Stansfield Turner. "Things won't get quiet until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moscow Takes a Hostage | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...method, beyond talks with President Eisenhower and other Washington brass: a Meet the Press TV appearance, a banquet hosted by A.F.L.-C.I.O. President George Meany, luncheons with New York businessmen, press conference and dinner in Los Angeles (whence he flies on around the world). In the growing tradition of nondiplomat diplomacy, Mayor Brandt came not at the invitation of the U.S. Government but to be feature speaker this week at the Springfield, Ill. celebration of Republican Abraham Lincoln's 150th birthday. Explained the program chairman: "Brandt is a fighter for freedom, just as Lincoln...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Berlin's Lincoln Expert | 2/16/1959 | See Source »

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