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...praise is admittedly faint, however, for Dulles' action immediately preceding nationalization shaped Nasser's reaction. It is true, of course, that discussions with Egypt about the Aswan Dam had been long and tedious, and it is also undoubtedly true that Nasser was trying to bluff the West with a nonexistent Soviet offer. But how the West could have withdrawn its offer only two days after Nasser had publicly accepted it, and at the same time have expected no startling results, is difficult to understand. Washington obviously thought a public insult by the deeply distrusted West would result in the Colonel...
...part about the Aswan Dam offer was that it was ever permitted to turn into a game. Here the Nasser regime certainly deserves blame--especially for putting out false rumors of a mythical Soviet offer. But it was Washington which decided, after Egypt's purchase of Czech arms, that Nasser would have to go. To topple his regime, Nasser's major plan for economic development was insultingly rejected, and Washington waited. There is strength in this case, and Dulles' biggest gamble may yet pay off. The West must not forget that it is not playing with a dictator...
Without commenting further on your Sept. 3 report on Washington State's Governor Langlie, I could not help noticing the background scenery on the cover showing a hydroelectric power dam and transmission lines. A picture of Governor Langlie against such a background is like a picture of the proverbial fox guarding the chickens...
...reported gloomily that the British and French seemed in dead earnest about closing in on Nasser. Italy sent Ambassador Giovanni Fornari flying to Cairo with an urgent appeal to Nasser to soften his stand, sweetened it with a hint of big Italian construction help (FIAT) on the Aswan Dam...
...make way for the rising waters of the Sanmen Reservoir, more than 600,000 people will be moved from their homes and resettled elsewhere. The Sanmen Reservoir will be one of the world's largest. The dam will protect the area from floods, create enough electric power for the industrial needs of three provinces, and help clear the Yellow's muddy waters downstream...