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...value of the pound climbed sharply. Congratulations flooded into No. 10. The Western Europeans were optimistic because they believed that Heath would press harder to bring Britain into the Common Market. The Australians were delighted because he had pledged that he would retain a defense force east of Suez, if only a token battalion or two in Malaysia...
Powellism is a combination of racism, archconservative economics, and a touch of prickly isolationism. Its inspiration is against heavy government spending and Common Market membership, and he opposes Britain's retaining any military forces east of Suez. But Powell's main and most popular pitch is a warning about the perils from Britain's growing colored population. He proposes that the "coloreds," who represent 2% of Britain's 55,500,000 people, should be bribed to go back where they came from. Additionally, he suggests barring entry of dependents of immigrants already in the country...
...casualties and climate. There is no sweet smell of victory there, only the odors of cordite, of dead fish in the narrow canal (a mere 80 yds. across at some points), of sweaty bunkers and boots left out to air. Yet plenty of spirited Israelis volunteer for the Suez front. Explains one reserve officer who chose duty on the line: "You cannot argue in your living room unless you have taken part...
...gagging flurries and the heat is stifling, but the bunkers are relatively safe. The tanklike forts are topped with such a sturdy mixture of sand, concrete, timber and steel rails ripped up from the trans-Sinai line that even accurate salvos send little more than tremors below. The Suez defenders, who call themselves "moles," pass the hours in the cramped forts cleaning their weapons and playing backgammon...
...next month. The civilians live mainly in Cairo's Zamalek district in a community complete with its own school, social club and outdoor movie. Another 3,000 to 4,000 military advisers are assigned to the armed forces at every level of command from artillery crews at the Suez Canal to naval vessels in the Red Sea. "Today the Soviets are in on every decision." an observer commented recently. President Nasser himself boasted in Khartoum last month that "Soviets are serving with our units everywhere." At least a dozen Russian advisers have died in Israeli attacks. The major...