Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...resolution: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela...
...supplies for the U.N. war effort in Korea. Only 14 countries, besides the U.S., have thus far furnished any military assistance. Last week U.N. forces in Korea included contingents from the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Greece, the Philippines, Siam, Canada, Colombia, South Africa, Turkey.* These units totaled approximately...
...With U.S. encouragement, Western Europe depends more & more on Middle East rather than Western Hemisphere oil. This shift is economically and strategically sensible, provided that the Western powers intend to defend the Middle East. Fact is, however, that they show no serious sign of such an intention. Turkey is the only country in the area whose defenses are in good shape and Turkey can be outflanked by a Soviet thrust through northern Iran and around to Turkey's southern frontier. The historic invasion road to India also lies through Iran. Yet no effort is being made or even planned...
...tanks, light artillery and trucks. The two air brigades fly ancient British Audax and Hawker Hurricane fighters, plus a few P-47s. A tiny navy patrols along the Caspian and the Persian Gulf. The U.S., in Iran, has made no effort comparable to its military-aid program in Turkey. Granted that Iran has no such military tradition as Turkey's, a well-equipped Iranian army could make an invasion costly to the Russians...
...ringing summons brought no ringing response. A substantial majority of the smaller nations-the Latin Americans, Greece, Turkey and the Philippines among them-lined up with the U.S. But the big powers of Western Europe, Britain and France, saw no "inescapable duty" as they had last June. Neither did an Arab-Asian bloc led by India...