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29. Mr P. is not only the Minister of Agriculture but also the Minister of Food. In the latter capacity, he argues, he could not possibly have contemplated accepting the dairy farmers demand for an extra 6d on a gallon of milk. 30. The draughtsman’s annual conference today made a peace move aimed at resolving the strikes of several hundred men in five shipyards. 31. The report also wants to stop newspapers and broadcasts from publishing a public opinion poll on the likely result of a parliamentary election during the 72 hours before the poll closes. 32. The delegates are accustomed to functioning unobtrusively as members of the same team when important issues are at stake. 33. Early in 1965 the Americans became intent on retreating from their unwise backing of the Assembly against the Council, without losing too much face in the process. 34. Mr F. thanked the Morning Star for having invited him as a journalist and a socialist. 35. Restoring pre-eminence to the Security Council would require the General Assembly to surrender the powers arrogated to itself during that period. 36. Assembling and mingling the special delegations to the Assembly from every member state is in itself a considerable achievement in terms of the logistics of politics, and one which is welcome to every foreign ministry capable of functioning at a professional level. 37. Sacrifices for his policy are worse than a waste. Encouraging him to continue on the course he has chosen will Lead to further electoral losses. 38. It means maintaining a national average growth rate of about 4 per cent per year and achieving an average annual increase in productivity of about 3V2 per cent over the whole period. 54
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