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Nearing the end of his 10th year as United Nations Secretary-General, Javier Perez de Cuellar, 71, insists he is ready to retire. But is he really? In his first term, Perez de Cuellar often told colleagues that he wanted out, but was persuaded to remain five years more. France, a permanent member of the Security Council, is now pressing the Peruvian to stay on for a third term. The Soviets too have indicated they would like him to stay put. This endorsement of the status quo distresses reform-minded U.N. staff members and diplomats who believe the world body...
...that may be wishful thinking. U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar insists that a new Security Council resolution would be required to empower the organization to take part in Operation Haven. Any such resolution might well be vetoed by the Soviet Union or China. They would be afraid of setting a precedent for intervention that one day could be applied to the Baltic republics or Tibet...
Peru provides another intriguing example of how B.C.C.I. came to wield unusual power over sovereign finances. When Alan Garcia Perez was elected President of Peru in 1985, he inherited a nation in economic chaos, owing $14 billion to foreign banks and governments. The 36-year-old President stunned the international financial world by announcing that he would no longer deal with the IMF. Peru would henceforth repay its debt on its own schedule...
Carlos R. Perez '91, a government concentrator, said he agrees with Elmendorf. "I think people should still be given the option," Perez said. "It definitely lightens the workload. I think most people welcome the possibility of having an earlier exam in a course even if it is shorter...
...Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar condemned reported Allied attacks on civilian traffic...