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...American Government because it "did not honor its commitment to South Viet Nam." The South Vietnamese embassy in London confirmed that Thieu's twelve-year-old son is in school in England, adding to speculation that the rest of the family might move there. Another possibility is Switzerland, where Thieu is rumored to own a villa. There were reports that the ex-President had shipped 3½ tons of gold (2½ by sea, one by air) to Europe. The stories could not be confirmed...
...terms. President Nguyen Van Thieu, who had survived a decade of intense but disorganized political opposition while fighting a devastating war, tearfully announced his resignation. Soon afterward he departed for Taipei aboard a U.S. military transport; from there he was expected to fly into exile?possibly in England or Switzerland. Thieu was replaced by his aging and feeble Vice President, Tran Van Huong, 71. Almost immediately, the Communists imperiously declared Huong unacceptable. This development raised grave questions...
...mercy mission. Shortly before the jet was to return to Europe, TIME has learned, Balair agents got a request from the South Vietnamese: Would the DC-8 fly out "some personal belongings" of the presidential family, as well as a few things owned by Lon Nol to Switzerland. The cargo consisted of 16 tons of gold, which has a current market value of about $73 million...
...prices for livestock vitamins and two popular Roche tranquilizers, Librium and Valium. Officials suspected Roche of violating several articles of the Treaty of Rome, which governs trade between Common Market countries. If so, the company would also be in violation of a separate trade agreement between the EEC and Switzerland, which is not a member of the Common Market...
...recent weakness of the U.S. dollar, and the Swiss are seeking closer economic ties with their neighbors - a thrust that is hardly helped by attempts to thwart the Common Market's policing authority. As one EEC official put it: "A lot of companies have their European headquarters in Switzerland. Something like this could happen every time we investigate one of them. Adams didn't turn the information over to a rival pharmaceutical firm. He gave it to the EEC, which was investigating a possible violation of Common Market law. If the Swiss want to protect that kind...