Word: shepilov
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...pushed an alternative plan giving control of the canal to Egypt, wound up saying "we will be only too happy" if the majority plan leads to a settlement. The one diehard of the conference turned out to be Russia's freshman Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitry Shepilov, whose smiles, dinner parties and fine talk of "international cooperation" had raised Western hopes of a broad settlement in the conference's first days...
Russia's bulky Foreign Minister Dmitry Shepilov made a speech full of the usual Russian irrelevancies, but noteworthy, despite its buttering up of Nasser, in its acknowledgment of the need for "international cooperation." Meeting for the first time, Shepilov and Dulles held several fruitful side sessions. Against the original rigidity of the British and French positions, both Russia and the U.S. stressed flexibility, raising the ironic possibility that these two opponents might bring together those who for years have volunteered to provide a bridge between them...
...banquet during the Suez conference in London (see FOREIGN NEWS), square-cut Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitry Shepilov turned up in a brand-new dinner jacket, set fellow diplomats and male fashion authorities to buzzing. A spokesman for Britain's dictatorial but often waggish Tailor and Cutter magazine ripped into Shepilov's ensemble with a piece-by-piece analysis. Of the pre-tied, hook-on bow tie: "If you don't have a valet to tie your tie, which regrettably many people don't, then you should tie it up yourself.'' Of the hang...
Japan's other requests did not get much further. Shepilov announced that 104 Japanese prisoners will be released soon, but denied any knowledge of the 11,175 prisoners Japan claims Russia is holding as "hostages." With a great show of generosity, after rejecting what Japan wanted...
...Shepilov dangled a $250 million trade agreement before Shigemitsu's eyes...