Word: westerners
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...issue there, for Western leaders, is energy
...journey to the Far East will be his first as U.S. President; he has visited the area occasionally before, stopping briefly in Japan, while campaigning for the presidency in 1975 for instance. Solemn ceremonies and other red carpet activities-including an audience with Emperor Hirohito and an inspection of Western defenses in South Korea-should help reinforce relations with two of Washington's most valued Pacific allies. The Tokyo economic summit, however-the fifth such meeting of leaders of the largest industrial democracies*-is shaping up as a complex political obstacle course that is sure to magnify Carter...
...President knows full well that the Western European countries and Japan, which are more vulnerable than the U.S. to an oil squeeze, have no stomach for challenging OPEC. Mindful of their "special relationship" with the Arab world, the French in particular want to steer clear of anything that smacks of "Arab bashing." Concludes a State Department official: "We are seeking ways to cooperate, not confront...
...Japan are believed to be especially guilty of this practice, which they are better able to afford with their ample trade surpluses and dollar reserves. Complains one U.S. official: "They think they can buy their way out." Warns another: "The way out of this situation is not for the Western nations to bid against each other. That just helps OPEC...
Brandt, Veil and the heir to the nonexistent Habsburg throne were not the only illustrious names to be chosen as members of a star-studded new political forum for Western Europe. Such notable party leaders as Italy's Communist chief Enrico Berlinguer, France's Socialist leader François Mitterrand and the Gaullists' Jacques Chirac also won election as the heads of their parties' lists of candidates. Some of them, though, were expected to yield their seats to underlings...