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NEWS IN BRIEF\n\nPRESIDENT-ELECT CARTER HAS ANNOUNCED A SERIESOF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS BY VICE PRESIDENT-ELECTMONDALE THAT BEGIN THE FIRST WEEK OF HISADMINISTRATION.Mondale will visit West Germany,Great Britain,France and Japan and the NATO and Euro-pean Community headquarters.Carter said he had al-ready exchanged messages with President Giscardd'Estaing of France about the date for an economicsummit and that in these early stages of discussionSenator Mondale could perform“as good a function asI during this first round.\"He said he would like tominimize his own travel this first year,but an economicsummit would be an exception.  \nJAPAN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER HAS INDICATED THATECONOMIC RECOVERY WOULD BE HIS TOP PRIORITY.  \nOn taking office,Takeo Fukuda said he would direct theeconomic recovery program himself and gave majoreconomic portfolios in his new cabinet to aides ratherthan rival politicians as several predecessors had done.He was elected December 24 after Prime Minister TakeoMiki resigned.  \nDEFENSE-SECRETARY DESIGNATE HAROLD BROWNHOPES THE PROJECTED $5 BILLION IN DEFENSE SAV-INGS CAN COME FROM INCREASED EFFICIENCY.Theformer Air Force Secretary,who is leaving his job aspresident at Cal Tech,says that day-to-day operationsrather than reductions in forces or in the proposed newweapons systems could achieve the projected Pentagonbudget cuts.  \nTHE SPANISH PEOPLE CAST VOTE IN FAVOR OFDEMOCRACY.On December 15,in a historic referen-dum that was a milestone in dismantling 37 years ofdictatorship,Spaniards approved a law that would givethe country its irst directly elected legislature in 40years.Approval of the law gives King Juan Carlos amandate to provide Spain with a representativedemocracy and thus open the way for the nation's earlyentry into NATO.  \nTHE UNITED STATES WILL CONTRIBUTE $200 MILLIONTO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURALDEVELOPMENT.The Fund is a cooperative effort be-tween the industrialized and oil exporting countries toprovide financial assistance that will enable poor coun-tries to increase their own food output.  \nKURT WALDHEIM BEGINS A NEW FIVE-YEAR TERM ASSECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE UNITED NATIONS.Newpermanent representatives include Andrew Young(U.S.)and Oleg Troyanovsky(U.S.S.R.).  \nJANUARY 1977  \n## Pledge to Strengthen NATO\n\nSecretary of State Kissinger delivered a pledge fromPresident-elect Carter to the NATO Ministers stating thatthe American commitment to the Atlantic alliance will be\"sustained and strengthened\"under his administration.  \nCarter said he was convinced that\"NATO's mission andthe North Atlantic alliance are no less important todaythan when NATO was originally established,\"and that helooked forward to working closely with all the govern-ments represented at the NATO Ministerial Meeting.Theyear-end session was held in Brussels December 9-10.  \n## A Final Appearance\n\nFor Secretary Kissinger,it was his farewell appearancebefore the NATO Council.At a press conference follow-ing the ministerial meeting,the Secretary said that hebelieves the Atlantic Alliance has been greatly strength-ened in recent years.He said,\"I believe that the systemof consultation that now exists within NATO and betweenthe countries of NATO,even outside the NATO frame-work,is intimate and substantial and it reflects the realiza-tion by all of the countries that we are united not only forsecurity but as the repositories of freedom in the worldtoday.And I believe that NATO in its political aspect isstronger than it has been and that the political unity ofthe Western countries has been greatly enhanced.\"  \n## East-West Relations\n\nIn response to a question about the future of East-Westrelations,Secretary Kissinger said,\"in a nuclear age therecan be no question that we have a dual responsibility.Oneis to prevent any temptation on the part of those coun-tries that continue to multiply their armaments to believethat they can achieve political or economic solutions bythe use of arms,and 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