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repatriation

ree pay tree ay shuhn

  • n  the act of returning to the country of origin

  • The Communists gave in on voluntary repatriation, the single issue that for 17 months had stood in the way of an armistice.
  • Vague about the shape of the commission, he was specific on its main problem: repatriation of prisoners of warsaid to be the crucial problem holding up agreement at Panmunjom.
  • Already 1,900 had taken a free ride home since the Filipino Repatriation Act was passed in the summer of 1935.
News & Articles

  • Coming home is bittersweet
    OLIVE BRANCH — In a solemn and moving ceremony before hundreds of onlookers at Olive Branch High School this past Saturday, the remains of the American servicemen of “Cap 72,” an intelligence gathering aircraft that was lost over Laos on February 5th, 1969, were brought onto the field by a horse drawn caisson and the casket was placed before those gathered for the repatriation service.
    June 15, 2013 - DeSoto Times-Tribune
  • Goldman Harakiris Muppets On Long Nikkei Reco Stop Loss
    This evening's price action seems to be reflecting major unwinds occurring . Gappy strength in EUR suggests more repatriation (following the sell US stocks and bonds action we saw in the day-session) and even as JGBs rally modestly, Japanese stocks are getting monkey-hammered. Goldman's always-aware-of-the-risks client base just got 'muppeted' as the Long Sept Nikkei trade was stopped out at 12 ...
    June 13, 2013 - Zero Hedge
  • Getting back to Galena
    The repatriation plan to return Galena flood evacuees to Galena is underway. Tanana Chiefs Conference, TCC, is coordinating the effort to return Galena evacuees. The plan has been developed in coordination with Louden Tribal Council and the City of Galena. It has been determined that the first priority is to bring in Galena residents who are ready to work on flood response. Many of them are also ...
    June 11, 2013 - KTVF Fairbanks
Quotes

  • António Guterres in Hindustan Times
    Only 251,000 refugees returned to their homes last year which "was not a good year for voluntary repatriation", Guterres said. "Already a majority of the world's refugees have been living as refugees for five years or more. Inevitably, that...
  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn in AFP
    The crisis is now hurting a lot of emerging markets,IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said earlier this month. "Many countries seem to be experiencing problems because of the repatriation of private capital by foreign investors...
  • John Howard in Sydney Morning Herald
    I certainly would, if re-elected, seek the repatriation of the bodies,Mr Howard said. "I think that is a reasonable thing and I can understand the desire of the families( for this to happen)."

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