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...near to achieving a flourishing life with only minor interference from the government. It is therefore disturbing to read your chilling article on China [Nov. 1]. Peking cannot possibly feel threatened by the U.S. sale of defensive weapons to Taiwan. The unification between the two sides across the Taiwan Strait will happen naturally and inevitably, and only when the people in China have also achieved a prosperous life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 29, 1982 | 11/29/1982 | See Source »

YALE 45, PENN 10--People ask me if the Quakers are for real, or if their season so far is strait ht out of a Hollywood script. I'd it's a little bit of both. Unfortunately, the Elis have read the book...

Author: By Michael Bass, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Trick or Treat? | 10/23/1982 | See Source »

There was no need for U.N. forces in the area, he declared; Israel and Egypt could defend themselves. He promised that there would be no restrictions on navigation in the Suez or the Strait of Tiran. A permanent end to belligerency?all this, and more. But, he said, he must terminate the discussions if Begin continued to prove that he wanted land...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Faith | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

...permitted over Egyptian territory by Israel, the U.S. or any other nation, and that Egypt had no use for the airstrips the Israelis had built. He would prefer that they be plowed up when the Israelis withdrew. Begin then asked about whether Sadat would keep his commitment that the Strait of Tiran would be an open international waterway. Sadat replied, "Of course. I said so before, and I will keep my promise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Faith | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

...future of the people of Israel. There are positive elements in it; there are also some that could cause grave peril to our people." I pressed forward hurriedly. "This document avoids the difficult issue of total withdrawal from the West Bank, it gives you guaranteed access to the Strait of Tiran and through the Suez, freedom of movement of people across the borders, an undivided Jerusalem, an end to the boycott on trade and commerce, and a guarantee against the deployment of any Egyptian attack forces in the Sinai beyond the Mitla and Giddi passes. There are some more things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Faith | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

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