Word: projects
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...institute's next big project; findings will be published next year...
British and American diplomats, though glumly mindful of the political blackmail involved, are still convinced that the Aswan dam is a worthy project, and that it had better be built by the West...
...officials that the prospect of having an army of Communist engineers in Egypt pleased him no more than it pleased the West. Still, the threat served him well. Last week in Cairo, Premier Nasser and World Bank President Black sat down to take another look at the Aswan dam project...
Last week Operation Firm Link demonstrated that the links are far from firm. The Philippines and the U.S., which had been asked long ago, would be on hand all right. But neither the Thais nor the U.S. military officials on the spot mentioned the project to the other SEATO powers until early last week-despite the fact that the SEATO council sits in Bangkok and the operation is scheduled for this week...
...carry out his five-year "Power, Transportation and Food" development program. Kubitschek needs to attract foreign capital to Brazil. Last week he took time to talk with prospective U.S. and German investors, got quick action on at least one project. A team of Mercedes-Benz automen arrived in Rio from Germany one morning, conferred with the President that afternoon, promptly got a truck-factory plan speeded on its way. "No matter how busy I may be," vowed Kubitschek, "any foreign investor who comes to Brazil will find my door open...