Word: wanted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...starving Cambodians as "interference" in the affairs of the Phnom-Penh government. In spite of growing Western pressure, many diplomatic observers believe that Phnom-Penh, under Hanoi's direction, will continue to obstruct any large-scale relief efforts. Said one Western diplomat in Bangkok: "The Vietnamese might not want supply trucks rolling down the Cambodian highways because they are engaged in military operations on those roads. They also may not want outsiders to see that it is Hanoi that is righting the war against the Khmer Rouge and not Phnom-Penh. They fear that even if the food is distributed...
...present case, the question is in what way the U.S. can best use its influence toward bringing about a cease-fire in the Western Sahara between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario guerrillas, who want to establish an independent state in the area formerly ruled by Spain. Morocco's King Hassan II is pressing the U.S. to sell him the Bronco planes and Cobra helicopter gunships he feels he needs to continue the fight against the guerrillas. The U.S. State Department opposes the sale and cites a CIA assessment that Morocco cannot win the war against the Polisarios...
...other hand, President Carter's National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski as well as the Defense Department believe that the weapons would strengthen Hassan and make him more amenable to seeking a negotiated settlement. The question is exceedingly tricky: Washington does not want to betray Morocco, a longtime ally. But neither does it want to jeopardize its improving relations with Algeria, and not merely because that country now supplies 9% of U.S. crude oil imports. Last week President Carter decided that the U.S. must support Morocco with the arms sale, though the transaction has also to be approved...
...long-range goal for Ireland: We want to see all our people united, to see Ireland governed by the Irish people. But we want to make sure that the evolution will be by peaceful means and by agreement. Unitary government, one government for the whole country, would obviously be our ideal situation, but one doesn't always attain one's ideals. Initially -and this is paramount-there must be a recognized administration in the North of Ireland that will command the support of both sides. That is the first step, a national priority. What will come from there...
...week -but Carter was determined to get 30 minutes in early December to announce for reelection. His campaign committee filed a complaint with the FCC. "For them to say that the political season hasn't started is absurd," said a Carter aide. "The reason they don't want to sell the time is because it'll cost them money...