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...talks with Gemayel were less productive. The U.S. reportedly promised to continue to strengthen his forces, mainly with training advisers, so that they can control more territory. Any such progress would, of course, give Washington a rationale for moving its Marines to safer positions or to withdraw them completely. Privately, however, some U.S. officials fear that Gemayel is too timid and preoccupied with his personal safety to make any decisive moves...
...could be more than that, if the Crimson can learn from this roller-coaster week, integrate some of that sparkling new talent, and strengthen the offense...
...attorney general went on to stress President Reagan's efforts to strengthen the federal criminal laws affecting organized crime, as well as the Administration's efforts to negotiate extradition treaties and other agreements with countries that are the source of illegal drugs like heroin or cocaine...
With their eye keenly on the upcoming West German vote, the Soviets were making a final attempt to strengthen antimissile sentiments in Western Europe. Late last week a West German government spokesman said there had been a new "signal" from the Soviets, to the effect that they would drop their longstanding insistence on counting independent British and French nuclear forces in any Geneva agreement. There was less to the signal than the West Germans thought. In private discussions with Nitze in Geneva, Kvitsinsky had tried to get the U.S. to make a missile offer of "equal reductions on both sides...
...cooperation with the U.S. It seems that now there is more determination in Washington to strengthen the cooperation between Israel and the U.S. in the area, and maybe outside the area. We have common goals. About Lebanon for instance, about preventing any military surprises, about Syria, about the peace process. It is a common goal to make Israel stronger. [We must decide] how to do it in the best...