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-• 1. Ch ine se Co mm un ist s tur n to We ste

for str ate gic com mo rn Eu rop e and North Af ric a
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" by So vie ts tak es pre ced en ce as
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1. Chinese Commu nists turn to Wester n Europe and North Africa for
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months indicate. that the Chinese Communists-
are turning to western Europe and North 3.3(h)(2)
• Africa for procure ment of strateg ic com-

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On 3 Februa ry, the Czech Foreign
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anniver sary of the Commu nist coup d'etat (25 Februar y), since the May
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be the major celebra tion of the year. I I the
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