Word: truce
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...much chaos now that it is definite that a change must come about. The Tibetan people may yet get an opportunity to throw off the yoke of oppression." That was probably wishful thinking, especially if the Maoists have indeed succeeded in bringing their own factions to a truce in ravished Tibet...
Though Ulbricht had come to Czechoslovakia to sign the Bratislava truce along with the Russians, Poles, Hungarians and Bulgarians two weeks ago, the Czechoslovaks soon discovered that Ulbricht remained a bitter opponent. In talks at the spa of Karlovy Vary that lasted from mid-morning until 2 a.m. the next day, Ulbricht attacked Dubcek's internal reforms and warned against any shift in Prague's foreign policy that would further undermine East bloc unity (see following story). The Czechoslovaks were willing to reassure Ulbricht about their foreign policy, but they insisted that they needed...
...eight years Naga nationalists fought an inconclusive war with their Indian masters before agreeing to a cease-fire in 1964. That uneasy truce has recently been renewed for shorter periods. The current cease-fire expires on Oct. 1, and this time, thanks to the new factor of Chinese support, there may be no extension...
Inside the truce hut, the game continues across the green felt table that is located precisely athwart the cease-fire line. A battle of flagpoles once went on for weeks as each side tried to have its flag stand higher in the meeting room. They finally agreed that only miniature flagpoles, both of precisely equal size, would be placed on the table, but North Korea has put a spike point atop its tiny table pole to gain a minute one-inch height advantage. Language across the table, which is predictably tough, reached a peak last year when the senior member...
...movements of North Korean troops and armor. So far, North Korea has confined itself to nasty words and restricted infiltration and sniping. There is, however, increasing concern that Kim II Sung may be planning something more substantial that could effectively write finis to the long and troubled truce...