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Argentina's willingness to give quid pro quo was the decisive factor in convincing the State Department that Miller's, new policy could work...
...secret codicils, a ceremonious exchange of handshakes, or nods of the head between the Russians and the Chinese. "We know something about Mr. Mao Tse-tung and Mr. Chou En-lai," observed a British Foreign Office spokesman, "but, frankly, the gentleman we are most interested in is Mr. Quid...
Most likely quid pro quos: ¶In return for the extension of Russia's stay in Manchuria, support for Chinese Communist infiltration inSoutheast Asia. ¶ In return for Soviet credits, more food and perhaps a labor force from China to Russia. ¶In return for Soviet military advice and equipment, the installation of Russian watchdogs in the Chinese army and government...
...Undeniably, the U.S. had domestic peace and prosperity, even if it was made uneasy by the tension in the rest of the world. Its fads and foibles rang changes on those of other years, but they were unmistakably American. Bebop, a frantic, disorganized musical cult whose high priest was quid-cheeked Dizzy Gillespie, replaced swing; the Shmoo took the place of 1947's Sparkle Plenty...
...Quid Pro Quo. In Tacoma, Wash., Pitcher John Tobacco lasted one inning, was relieved by Fred Chew...