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...crucial northern command in Shenyang, which covers the vital industrial regions of Manchuria and the vulnerable northeast frontier with the Soviet Union. Li is considered one of the army's rising generals, and his posting to the sensitive Soviet border testified to continuing Chinese concern over the Russian troop buildup in the area. But there was speculation that his transfer north was also designed to loos en his grip on Peking and at the same tune dismantle the network of personal loyalties built up by Chen Hsi-lien, 60, the military commander of the northern region for more than...
Along the Suez Canal there were ripples of unrest. The Israelis complained to UNEF that Egyptian troop advances were taking place along the western shore of the Great Bitter Lake, threatening Israeli supply lines. Later they announced that Egyptian missiles had shot down a pilotless Israeli drone plane on a reconnaissance flight over the canal. But at Geneva both sides still seemed eager to put an optimistic face on their negotiations. At week's end they announced that they had reached "consensus on some principles of disengagement." If they can reach an agreement on this critical problem within...
...Likud coalition favors annexation of occupied territories and is capitalizing on the Labor government's war errors. Asked one of its campaign advertisements: "Do you agree that 'somebody' failed in their assessment of the Arab troop concentrations? That we were caught napping? That going back to the pre-1967 borders is suicide...
...Arabs argue, with some justification, that Israel so far has benefited most since the ceasefire. Israel has obtained the release of its P.O.W.s from Egypt (although at least 120 remain in Syria). Its troops remain in position to choke off all supplies to Egypt's encircled Third Army; Israel has refused to return to the battle lines of Oct. 22, before the Third Army was encircled. Egypt views this as a serious violation of the cease-fire and as an indication that Israel cannot be trusted to keep its word. Top Egyptian officials hope that Kissinger can help break...
...last minute, before flying home to Washington, Kissinger added a previously unannounced four-hour stopover in the South Korean capital of Seoul to his itinerary. A debate over Korean entry into the U.N. is about to begin, and China has reiterated its demand for U.S. troop withdrawal from the South. Seoul wanted some reassurance that Kissinger had not struck a secret deal in Peking for the reduction of American forces. What they heard was hardly reassuring. Kissinger told South Korean President Chung Hee Park that there will be no change in the U.S. military commitment until July 1974. But after...