Word: premiered
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Concentration of Authority." Caught in a crossfire from Gaullists and Communists, Premier Ramadier blasted back in both directions and looked behind him for shelter. Shelter there was: immediate stopgap aid from the U.S., Marshall Plan aid behind it, unwavering support from a large and determined minority of Frenchmen who are not yet impelled to choose between De Gaulle and Stalin...
...Communist effort, said Ramadier, is aimed at "social strife, collapse of production, monetary collapse and famine." The Premier reduced his Cabinet from 25 members to 12 - a move which he called "a concentration of Government authority." This was a concession to the Gaullist cry for efficient leadership, but Ramadier told off the General, too: "[He represents] an attempt to upset the institutions which the nation has freely chosen." Paul Ramadier was ready this week to ask the Assembly for a vote of confidence...
...April 1946, while Russian troops occupied Persia's northern province of Azerbaijan, Premier Ahmad Gavam notified Ivan V. Sadchikov, Russian Ambassador to Persia, that the Persian Government agreed that the two Governments should establish a joint company "to explore and exploit oil-producing territories" in northern Persia...
...Parliament), whose consent is necessary for any foreign exploitation of Persian oil. He clearly implied that the Russian had held a pistol at his head in 1946. Now the pistol was gone, and Persia was sure of U.S. friendship. An emboldened Majlis voted 102-to-2 to declare the Premier's oil negotiations with Russia null & void. The Majlis went on to resolve that Persia would explore and develop her own oil resources, without any foreign assistance. This is not likely to happen...
...Bereaved. India's Premier Jawaharlal Nehru testified: "India has disgraced herself in the eyes of the world...