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...Troika Tripe. By far the biggest stumbling block is the Soviet's demand for a veto. The U.S.S.R. insists that any ban on nuclear tests be policed by a three-headed international commission composed of a Russian, an American and a "neutralist"-any one of whom could veto any action toward inspection. The Soviets call this lovely notion "troika" (see THE WORLD). The West calls it tripe. Says the British delegate at Geneva, Sir Michael Wright: "Troika ends hopes for a nuclear test ban, for controlled disarmament, and-worse still-for any kind of international peace-keeping machinery. This...
Best expression of Khrushchev's current mood-amiable but implacable-is his new troika tactic. Deceptively attractive, the troika seems to promise something for everyone: a committee of three (one Communist, one Westerner, one neutral) to take over every major world problem. Why not? smiled Soviet Delegate Georgy Pushkin to the U.S.'s Averell Harriman at the Laos peace talks last week. "Troika means three beautiful horses moving smoothly in stride, pulling a sled." The catch is that the three must be unanimous, thus guaranteeing the Russians a veto at every step...
...beginning, the Soviet bear hug seemed full of earthy cordiality. At Stalin's old dacha 60 miles southeast of Moscow, Macmillan and Khrushchev jaunted companionably through the pine woods in a troika, sharing a lap robe and chatting with apparent candor about the great issues of the cold war. Next night in the British embassy Khrushchev harked back to the Geneva Conference of 1955 (which Macmillan attended as Britain's Foreign Minister), warmly told the Prime Minister: "It was with your help that the Geneva spirit was created...
Mikoyan's road-show sell got a good house in Cleveland. There, he presented a gift of a Russian troika (three splendid, high-stepping white horses and carriage) to his host, aging (75) Industrialist Cyrus Eaton, was invited for a ride, no sooner got one foot on the little carriage step than the whole shebang lit off around a snowy track at full speed. Jaunty and chipper, he hung on, alighted at last with a gallant swoop of his hat, as Mrs. Eaton cooed: "You're the bravest man I've ever heard of." Eaton, who regards...
...boss. I have spent most of my life persuading myself that I can read men and their minds. Of Khrushchev I am convinced that he wants peace." For Mindreader Eaton, the Red boss seemed to have an equally high opinion. As a farewell present, he gave Eaton a troika, an old-fashioned open carriage, and three matched horses, plus a trainer's services for two months...