Word: southeasterly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Cold Commitment. Rearmament would stretch Japan's present piano-wire economy to the breaking point. Japan must import most of its industrial raw materials, even depends on outside sources for 20% of its food. Southeast Asia can supply part of Japan's new material needs, but the loss of access to North China's coal and iron has dimmed Japan's industrial prospect...
...talked over conditions in the countries they cover, discussed future events likely to become news stories, and made plans to have a man on the spot when something happens. For his own background-and planning-Gottfried interviewed many military and political leaders, among them the British Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia, the Sultan of Jogjakarta, and General MacArthur...
Soon after viewing the French fortifications-the only real protection against the Red advance on Southeast Asia-Gottfried arrived at Hungnam, where he saw the orderly evacuation of tanks, supplies, filing cabinets, and 100,000 civilian Koreans...
...Great Debate, did not seem worried about op country overextending itself. He was looking for opportunities, not for survival. What's more, the free world's analysts conceded to China a very good chance of making good on Wu's threats to Japan and Southeast Asia...
...British administration, headed by Malcolm MacDonald, British Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia, is probably the best any British possession has ever had. The government is bringing along natives as No. 2 men in all departments. By Oriental standards education is already advanced (literacy is around 40%), and big school-building programs are afoot. On my way out to see Mac-Donald at "Bukit Serene," three miles from Johore Bahru, the Malayan taxi driver said: "If we were going five miles, I would have to ask you to lie down on the floor. The bandits keep watch at five miles...