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...small, private dinner last October, Austria's Ambassador to the United Nations, Kurt Waldheim, played host to Soviet Ambassador Yakov Malik and George Bush of the U.S. Rising for a toast, Malik ponderously wished Waldheim, who was campaigning hard for the secretary-generalship of the U.N., fulfillment of "all his wishes." That was as close to an open endorsement as any candidate could ask. Last week, on his 53rd birthday, Waldheim got his wish. He was elected over eleven other candidates to succeed the retiring U Thant...
...Kurt Waldheim, 52, former Austrian Foreign Minister and Conservative candidate for the Austrian presidency. A hard-working professional diplomat, he is Washington's second choice, but neither the Russians nor the Chinese are likely to be enthusiastic about...
...supposed to campaign at all. Unofficially, the various candidates are paying an unusual amount of attention to the 42 African votes, nearly one-third of the total. Jakobson has been dining discreetly with a number of African representatives at Le Perigord, a fancy French restaurant near his office; Waldheim went on a goodwill tour of Africa. Less prominent contenders can be observed buttonholing potential supporters at the coffee bar in the U.N. delegates' lounge...
...Kurt Waldheim, 52, former Austrian Foreign Minister. Although he is well liked at the U.N., Waldheim's availability depends in large part on the results of Austria's presidential election in April, in which he is a candidate. It also depends on whether Moscow is convinced that Austria is genuinely neutral or is covertly seeking closer ties to the West...
...intrigues, however, upset the opening session of the crucial strategic arms limitation talks (SALT) between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Austrian Foreign Minister Kurt Waldheim got things rolling. At the main doorway of Vienna's sumptuous Belvedere Palace, he grasped the arms of the two chief negotiators, Gerard C. Smith of the U.S. and Russia's Vladimir Semyonov, and strode into the massive red and brown Marmorsaal (marble hall). As Waldheim noted in his welcoming speech, it was in the same hall, 15 years ago, that the U.S., Britain, France and the Soviet Union signed the Austrian...