Word: withdrawe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...private Paris talks with their North Vietnamese counterparts, U.S. officials have said flatly for weeks that they want to withdraw all American troops from Viet Nam as soon as possible. In return, the U.S. has asked only that Hanoi acknowledge this declaration of intent and get the negotiations moving?so far without any result...
...diplomats had strongly urged Thieu to retain a civilian front for his government. Not long ago, such advice might have been swiftly heeded. But with U.S. troops beginning to withdraw, American influence in Saigon is waning and bound to decline further. Former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford wrote recently in Foreign Affairs quarterly that Viet Nam's "political realities are, in the final analysis, both beyond our control and beyond our ken." In putting together his new government, Thieu could prove that point emphatically. His decisions might not only be beyond the control or comprehension of the U.S. but might...
...emphasized that local efforts must have the primary role in putting down local subversion and revolution, he forgot his own doctrine in Bangkok, when he declared: "The U.S. will stand proudly with Thailand against those who might threaten it from abroad or from within." Although Nixon has begun to withdraw U.S. troops from Viet Nam in what is obviously an effort to cut losses and repair mistakes, he made an extraordinary statement. "In this dreary, difficult war," he said, "I think history will record that this may have been one of America's finest hours, because we took...
...longer remain a member of the Communist Party. I request you to release me from membership of the C.P.S.U. I hereby withdraw from my duties as party secretary of the Writers Organization of the Tula Region. I have left my party membership card there...
Fearful Precedent. After Plane's death, the chief U.N. truce supervisor, Norway's Lieut. General Odd Bull, ordered two of the 18 observation posts, one on each side, closed because of danger or damage. But despite U Thant's repeated threats to withdraw the observer corps entirely if the risk continues, that drastic step is not likely to be taken...