Word: pledgees
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The big powers, in a decision written into the Italian peace treaty, agreed to internationalize the territory under a U.N.-selected governor. But Russia blocked more than a dozen Western nominations for a governor, and with agreement plainly impossible, the West's Big Three dramatically renounced the plan on...
Too weak to face down Marshal Tito by themselves, the embittered Italians have come to regard the West's unredeemed pledge as no more than a cynical campaign trick. That feeling hurt De Gasperi in last month's election. Trieste is a symbol as compelling as reunification to...
Last week in Moscow, Bulganin called a meeting of the top army Chekists and a sprinkling of those genuine fighting marshals who are regularly on call to give luster to Chekist authority. Purpose of the meeting: to pledge support of Premier Georgy Malenkov's arrest of Internal Affairs (MVD...
Never before had Daniel Malan sounded so much like his ancient enemy, the late, great Jan Christian Smuts. But the resemblance was purely temporary. When the opposition United Party sought a pledge of continued Commonwealth "membership," Malan said no. Instead, he would assent only to South African "cooperation" and under...
Last week, after sleeping on it for about 30 years, the Belgian government honored Leopold's pledge-and upped the award to $20,000. In Brussels, Dr. Pearce, 68, received from King Baudouin the lion's share of $10,000 and was made an officer of the Royal...