Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...moment would seem to be ripe for dramatic diplomatic initiatives, but none have been made. The United Nations peace mission undertaken by Swedish Ambassador to the Soviet Union Gunnar Jarring has ended in utter failure. The Soviets, having been invited by Sadat to withdraw their formidable military presence from Egypt last year, are remaining relatively aloof from the scene. That leaves the U.S. as the only peacemaker in sight, but so far the Nixon Administration has failed to come up with any fresh ideas...
...overall settlement. But Egypt maintains that "proximity" talks-in which Egyptian and Israeli teams would position themselves in separate rooms of the same building, with an American mediator running back and forth between them-can only take place if the Israelis will first give an assurance that they will withdraw to the pre-1967 borders. The Israelis reply that they are not going to assure any withdrawing in advance of negotiations...
...somewhat estranged from Sadat but sees Gaddafi as a new force in Arab politics, takes considerable hope in the forthcoming Egyptian-Libyan federation. He believes that the new alliance will be strong enough to exert pressure, via the conservative Arab states and the U.S., to make Israel withdraw from the occupied territories...
...jovial nature, Melchior had his share of pride. He departed from the Met in 1950 after General Manager Rudolf Bing approached lesser singers first with new contracts. Melchior threatened to withdraw unless his agreement was renewed immediately; Bing, notoriously unsympathetic to any ultimatum...
Namibia's two revolutionary movements want American corporations to withdraw from the territory because their tax payments help maintain South African rule. It's arguable that the jobs these companies provide and the benefit an independent Namibia will derive from expropriating their holdings are more important than these tax payments. Given South African rule, there is no way to tell how the Namibian people feel about American investments; but the guerillas' claim to speak for them is at least more plausible than that of South Africa's government...