Word: tiffed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tif, the army mess recently invited more Moslems than Europeans to a tea, and warned Europeans that if they did not mix with the Moslem guests, "only one conclusion could be drawn"-that fraternization was a myth. One French captain wrote a dozen letters to local rebels, promising them amnesty if they left the F.L.N. to resume normal lives in their villages. Several replied in almost friendly fashion, one saying that he wanted to wait and see what came of De Gaulle's forthcoming meeting with the King of Morocco. That meeting, if it takes place, would imply high...
...firms that are building the new industry include Italy's Montecatini, Germany's Uhde of Dortmund (an I. G. Farben subsidiary), Texas' Tif Co Inter America Corp. But the money and the management come strictly from the Venezuelan government. La Petroquímica's boss is Alberto J. Caldera, Director of Economy in the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons. The venture puts the government, which already has investments in planes, ships, power and steel, deep into business. Caldera is outspokenly in favor of the trend: "We have the natural gas, we have the oil, we have...