Word: premier
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...between the demands was wide, but since both sides were anxious to cease fire, the consultations continued. Harold Macmillan, Britain's troubleshooting Resident Minister at Allied Mediterranean Headquarters, conferred busily with Premier Papandreou and other leaders. ELAS must lay down its arms, but the regency was not a stumbling block. Most likely choice was 54-year-old Archbishop Damaskinos (born Demetrios Papandreou-see RELIGION), whose impartiality and anti-fascist record made him acceptable to both sides. Premier George Papandreou preferred a three-man regency. The Archbishop replied that he would act alone, or not at all. ELAS retired...
...Premier Stalin would not agree to coordinate the Red Army's operations with those of his western allies until he had a definite assurance that Britain would support Russia's claim to Polish territory as far west as the Curzon Line. . . In Teheran, Mr. Churchill and Premier Stalin divided Europe into spheres of British and Russian influence...
...Gluzburg." The political war kept pace with the shooting. In the absence of newspapers, EAM littered the streets with leaflets denouncing the Government and "George Gluzburg"* as "great enemies of the people." By order of Winston Churchill, wavering Premier Papandreou withdrew his resignation, issued a statement: "My Government defends freedom against the tyranny of an armed minority which is fascist." Said his Minister of Marine, Poet-Politician Panayotis Kanellopoulos: "We are waging a struggle of the democratic front against the fascist Left...
...month ago the Government of Premier Mohamed Said Maraghei, whose middle name means "Fortunate One," was squeezed out of office for refusing to grant Russia oil concessions in Northern Iran. So far the new Government of Premier Morteza Gholi Bayat, whose first name means "Pleasing to God," has not been asked for a concession. But last week, with his consent, the Iranian Parliament lashed Gholi Bayat to the mast and stopped his ears with wax. It passed a bill making it a crime to negotiate oil concessions with a foreign government or company. Penalty for disobeying: three to eight years...
...effect, T.V. last week was China's Premier-though his every action as chief of civilian and foreign affairs must have the Generalissimo's watchful approval. In the task of coordinating and streamlining government, stepping up production, promoting constitutional reform, healing the breach between political factions. T.V. would need every shred of his talent for administration, negotiation, compromise, and plain getting-things-done...