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Officials in Belgrade diplomatically declared that "we don't measure the feelings of the government by the level of the delegation." But the Yugoslavs' chagrin was expressed privately in many quarters. Reflecting the sharp reactions of the European allies, a Bonn Chancellery official said: "Carter is conspicuous by his absence. Once again he has been outmaneuvered, and took bad advice." The most scathing comment was made by the London Times, which editorially declared "that the United States is being led by a man who is not just muddled, but is in some way blind to whole areas...
Muskie will unquestionably have support from the foreign offices of America's allies. Vance was tremendously respected abroad, and his loss made the allies anxious. Said a British official of Vance: "A wise head, an experienced and accomplished diplomat and a fine professional." Said a senior chancellery official in Bonn: "What apparently concerned Vance about the rescue mission is exactly what worried us. And that he stood alone in the closest councils of the President only proves that our worries about the Administration are sound." A Foreign Minister returning from the summit meeting of the European Community cited European fears...
...their Middle East oil supplies and make even worse the frigid relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Now they felt betrayed by the President of the U.S. What was more, they were astonished by his timing and the ineptness of the maneuver. Fumed a high official in Bonn: "The incompetence that permeates this Administration is incredible." Said a senior analyst in the French government: "I would feel much better if Carter were to go before the American public now and say, 'Your new President is Walter Mondale...
...split up. Mrs. Kennedy went to London and was warmly received by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. She also talked with Opposition Leader James Callaghan and Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie. Barbara Rosen of New York City, the wife of Embassy Press Attaché Barry Rosen, talked at length in Bonn with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who stressed the necessity for patience in the embassy impasse. Jeanne Queen of Lincolnville, Me., the mother of Vice Consul Richard Queen, met in Rome with Vatican and Italian government officials. The fourth member of the group, Pearl Golacinski of Silver Spring, Md., mother...
...levels of the State Department and the CIA. Hyland spent eight years as an aide to Henry Kissinger in the White House and State Department. Speaking for Europe: Karl Kaiser, 44, the director of the Research Institute of the German Society for Foreign Affairs in Bonn and professor of politics at the University of Cologne...