Background Readings, Issue 21Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 1974 |
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... ( India , Malaya , and Nigeria ) , even though the literacy rate is low , the middle class is a small minority , and poverty is widespread . French Parliamentary System . In the traditional French sys- tem , the legislature dominated the ...
... ( India , Malaya , and Nigeria ) , even though the literacy rate is low , the middle class is a small minority , and poverty is widespread . French Parliamentary System . In the traditional French sys- tem , the legislature dominated the ...
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... Indian Ocean territory . When the station becomes operational in the spring of 1974 , it will close a longstanding gap in our communications in the Indian Ocean . " During 1972 the United States continued negotiations with ...
... Indian Ocean territory . When the station becomes operational in the spring of 1974 , it will close a longstanding gap in our communications in the Indian Ocean . " During 1972 the United States continued negotiations with ...
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... India , after the optimistic predictions only a year ago of surpluses of wheat and rice production , droughts have so reduced crops that it will be necessary to import several million tons of cereals to avoid famine . Several Southeast ...
... India , after the optimistic predictions only a year ago of surpluses of wheat and rice production , droughts have so reduced crops that it will be necessary to import several million tons of cereals to avoid famine . Several Southeast ...
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... Indian Embassy in Washington ) on matters of common interest . The United States remained available to assist Egypt and Israel in exploring the pos- sibility of an interim agreement to reopen the Suez Canal and bring about partial ...
... Indian Embassy in Washington ) on matters of common interest . The United States remained available to assist Egypt and Israel in exploring the pos- sibility of an interim agreement to reopen the Suez Canal and bring about partial ...
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... India - Pakistan war ; and the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos , Cambodia , and South Vietnam . " The United States cannot protect its national interests , or support those of its allies , or meet its responsibilities for helping ...
... India - Pakistan war ; and the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos , Cambodia , and South Vietnam . " The United States cannot protect its national interests , or support those of its allies , or meet its responsibilities for helping ...
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Page 152 - Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict; (ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 2.
Page 81 - Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained.
Page 84 - First, the United States will keep all of its treaty commitments. Second, we shall provide a shield if a nuclear power threatens the freedom of a nation allied with us or of a nation whose survival we consider vital to our security.
Page 210 - Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms...
Page 64 - To carry out this policy we must: — increase domestic production of all forms of energy ; — act to conserve energy more effectively ; — strive to meet our energy needs at the lowest cost consistent with the protection of both our national security and our natural environment...
Page 339 - Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence, and certain activities of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. The Treasury Department is also heavily engaged in enforcement work through the Bureau of Customs.
Page 68 - I urge that highest national priority be given to expanded development and utilization of our coal resources. Present and potential users who are able to choose among energy sources should consider the national interest as they make their choice. Each decision against coal increases petroleum or gas consumption, compromising our national self-sufficiency and raising the cost of meeting our energy needs.
Page 63 - Today, with 6 percent of the world's population, we consume almost a third of all the energy used in the world. Our energy demands have grown so rapidly that they now outstrip our available supplies, and at our present rate of growth, our energy needs a dozen years from now will be nearly double what they were in 1970.
Page 72 - We as a nation must develop a national energy conservation ethic. Industry can help by designing products which conserve energy and by using energy more efficiently. All workers and consumers can help by continually saving energy in their day-to-day activities: by turning out lights, tuning up automobiles, reducing the use of air conditioning and heating, and purchasing products which use energy efficiently.
Page 178 - Deterrence of war is the primary goal of our strategic policy and the principal function of our nuclear forces. Thus, our objectives continue to be : — to deter all-out attack on the United States or its allies ; — to face any potential aggressor contemplating less than all-out attack with unacceptable risks; and — to maintain a stable political environment within which the threat of aggression or coercion against the United States or its allies is minimized. Strategic forces are the central...