Word: softener
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...counterweight to the Germans. Moreover, Pompidou apparently felt that France could not afford the stigma of once more blocking progress toward a united Western Europe. Consequently, as the ministers took their places around a hollow square of teak tables in the Charlemagne Building, the French were prepared to soften their positions on three major items...
...fear of the North probably proved the decisive factor. That fear has grown since the advent of the Nixon Doctrine, under which the U.S. has already withdrawn 20,000 of its 64,000 troops; South Korean soldiers now stand guard along the entire 155-mile Demilitarized Zone. To soften the impact of the U.S. withdrawals, Washington has promised the South Koreans $315 million annually over the next five years in aid and equipment to modernize the obsolete weaponry used by ROK (Republic of Korea) forces. South Korean pilots are already flying a new squadron of Phantoms, and a plant...
Bethel also said he thought a Teacher Exchange similar to the Job Exchange might help soften effects of the "Ph. D. glut" for Harvard graduates...
...Berlin stalemate is a serious setback for Willy Brandt and his bold Ostpolitik, which aims at overcoming Europe's division by accepting present political realities. Unless the Soviets soften their attitude on Berlin soon, internal political pressures may prevent the Chancellor from gaining ratification of the treaties he signed last year with Warsaw and Moscow. Indeed, he may not even dare submit them to the Bundestag for approval. Should that happen, Brandt's hopeful initiatives for peaceful relations with his Communist neighbors would only have made matters worse. The Soviets have made it clear that Bonn...
TIME'S survey, carried out with the help of Public Opinion Research of Israel Ltd., indicates that there is scant public pressure on the coalition government of Premier Golda Meir to soften any policy-or, for that matter, to harden it. Of the Jewish Israelis questioned, 85% feel that the government is doing all it should to negotiate a peace treaty. They also give stunning support to the government position that the occupied territories of East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and Sharm el Sheikh should be retained by Israel in any settlement (see map). Only 7% of the Israelis...