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Two prominent Soviet officials tried in recent months to defect, but so many memoranda floated through the Washington bureaucracy that the plan was compromised. One of the Russians has been recalled; the other is said to have made it to South America. . . . Though the dismissal of General Ivan A. Serov, Beria’s successor, is a clear warning to his agents throughout the world that they may face recall and liquidation, Washington has yet to offer defectors asylum. . . . Between 25,000 and 30,000 refugees from Red China are arriving in Hong Kong daily.

The first organizational showdown between the AFL-CIO and its ousted Teamsters will center in the 600 employees of two new breweries in Tampa. Both Hoffa and Meany have sworn to fight to the limit of their resources. The AFL-CIO has $4.4 million on hand; the Teamsters, $40 million. … The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, said to represent 55 million members, has threatened East Germany with a trade blockade if it cooperates with the Soviet attempt to change Berlin’s status.

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Two prominent Soviet officials tried in recent months to defect, but so many memoranda floated through the Washington bureaucracy that the plan was compromised. One of the Russians has been recalled; the other is said to have made it to South America. . . . Though the dismissal of General Ivan A. Serov, Beria’s successor, is a clear warning to his agents throughout the world that they may face recall and liquidation, Washington has yet to offer defectors asylum. . . . Between 25,000 and 30,000 refugees from Red China are arriving in Hong Kong daily.

The first organizational showdown between the AFL-CIO and its ousted Teamsters will center in the 600 employees of two new breweries in Tampa. Both Hoffa and Meany have sworn to fight to the limit of their resources. The AFL-CIO has $4.4 million on hand; the Teamsters, $40 million. … The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, said to represent 55 million members, has threatened East Germany with a trade blockade if it cooperates with the Soviet attempt to change Berlin’s status.