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...union of racketeers, and (although 60% of its organizers have criminal records) acted as though he had none at all to purge. He said the A.F.L. had extended its cleanup deadline to May 15, but he showed no signs of planning any purges in the future (which made a showdown over the I.L.A. almost inevitable at the next meeting of the A.F.L. Executive Council...
Just who would sell the Chief Joseph transformers was still moot. The Administration, before it can make any "trade, not aid" drive really effective, will have to force a showdown in Congress on repeal of the Buy American...
...stage whisper, Mossadegh complained of court intrigues, threatened to resign and "go to the people" for a showdown. As it had before, the threat won him an invitation to talk it over with the Shah. For four hours the fiery old demagogue and the uncertain young monarch conferred. Quickly the secret got out-Mossadegh had persuaded the Shah to leave Iran-ostensibly for a vacation, possibly as the first step toward abdication...
Before Secretary of State Dulles' continental spin, the European Defense Community was struggling to frame a treaty that could pass its members' parliaments. Because of the weighty issues involved, this was a lingering process. Dulles demanded speed--or else, and then proudly noted that a treaty showdown was nearer. But he overlooked the fact that agreement was not. Under his urging, the Europeans might approve the treaty before they can settle their controversies, but this would only make later amendments more difficult...
Instead of forcing a premature showdown, Dulles could help settle the vital dispute. France demands some safeguard from a future attack by Germany. Dulles could give them this protection by assuring the French of aid in the event of attack. This would hardly slur the Germans, who insist they will never attack anyway. As the Administration has linked America's fate with that of Europe, this French guarantee would entail no major change of policy. By taking this step Dulles could save EDC from months of internal wrangling and place European rearmament one step nearer completion...