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According to the Royal Thai Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, Anand Panyarachun is the Royal Thai Ambassador to Canada and the Acting Permanent Representative of Thailand...
Questioned as to why the Thai ambassador to the U. S. could only be contacted in Ottawa, Pasztor replied, "I don't know what he's doing in Ottawa. You know these guys-they're always moving around...
Both deals were based on a compromise. Initially, China told both Ottawa and Rome that they would have to recognize Communist sovereignty over Taiwan. Headquarters for the Nationalist Chinese since 1949, the island has become an increasingly prosperous and militarily potent entity, with a greater population (14 million) than nearly three quarters of the United Nations' 127 members. In the end, Peking settled for vague statements from the two that they "take note" of the Communist claim. As soon as Canada and Italy recognized the Communists, Taiwan broke off relations with them...
During the week, Trudeau's government repeatedly cited three reasons for its tough action, and each seemed to have at least some validity. First, Ottawa felt it had to counter what one official called "an erosion of public opinion" in Quebec, whose French-Canadian population might have embraced the separatist creed more warmly than ever had the government wavered in the face of the F.L.Q. challenge; that fear was heightened by the fact that Montreal is holding municipal elections this week. Second, Ottawa wanted to reassert the principle of federalism as strongly as possible. Finally, there was the F.L.Q. itself...
Canada and Uruguay have moved decisively, but within constitutional limits, knowing full well that to scrap the constitution à la Brazil would only play into the terrorists' hands by inviting real disorders. In Ottawa, Trudeau's Cabinet is already drawing up new laws to replace the War Measures Act, so as to permit more effective action against civil disorders. With its May 1968 upheaval in mind, France has beefed up its police force, and enacted a tough new anti-demonstration measure known as the "anti-wrecker's law." Under the law, police can arrest anyone standing in sight...