Hong Kong chamber to send delegation to Hanoi for talks
The Hong Kong American Chamber of Commerce will lead a delegation to Hanoi in mid June to discuss trade relations. Executive director William Mortson said Hanoi invited the group after over a year of talks, aided by visits from Citicorp VP Edward Harshfield and Bank of America VP Louis Sakbelle.
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Hanoi
William Mortson
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Edward Harshfield
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Louis Sakbelle
Bank of America
Diplomats see slow easing of Haiti repression under Duvalier
Foreign diplomats in Port au Prince say Haiti is moving toward democracy but only gradually under Jean Claude Duvalier. They cite a forming human rights group, public trials of security volunteers and an army lieutenant, and renewed international aid as signs of change despite ongoing one man rule.
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Kabul calm after bloody coup as tanks guard streets
Afghanistan's capital Kabul remains under guard six days after a pro Communist government seized power in a brief rebellion. Tanks block major avenues while the city shows battle damage and public curiosity over wrecked armor. Reports revise death toll upward to as high as 10,000 including President Daoud and family.
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Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Radio
Revolutionary Council
Nur Mohammad Tarrakhi
U.N. Troops On Red Alert After Deaths in Lebanon
In south Lebanon U N peacekeepers faced ambushes and mortar fire causing one French paratrooper and a Palestinian officer to be killed. Four thousand troops from France Senegal Iran Nepal Sweden and Norway were ordered to return fire and prevent guerrilla infiltration near Israel. Maj. Gen. Erskine urged to return to the area. Waldheim sought Arafat's help to control radicals.
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South
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
George Habash
Radical
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Lebanese
Popular Resistance Front
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Popular Front
Salvan
Kurt Waldheim
Emmanuel Erskine
Ghana
Erskine
New York
Security Council
Waldheim
Arafat
Carter Faces House Fight Over Mideast Jet Sale
The Senate opens hearings on Carter's sale of fighters to Israel Egypt and Saudi Arabia amid threats from the House and Senate committees to reject the package. Rep Dante Fascell and Rep Edward Derwinski push to force concessions while opponents seek changes to ease Israeli concerns before May 28 deadline.
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Carter
Congress
Trump
House International Relations Committee
Israel
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
House Committee
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Edward J. Derwinski
House
Carter Meets Fukuda on Japan Trade Surplus Promise
President Carter held a first hand talk with Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda on Japan’s plan to cut its large trade surplus with the United States. Secretary Vance endorsed Fukuda’s liberalization program while Senate figure Russell Long warned the 4 billion dollar deficit target by spring is unproven and U.S. protectionist steps remain possible if the gap remains wide.
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Japan
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Takeo Fukuda
Cyrus R. Vance
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
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