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...Western Europe, too, reaction was more relaxed. TIME has learned that Britain's Foreign Secretary, James Callaghan, has sent Kissinger a letter reassuring him that England understands America's feelings about Southeast Asia, but also pointing out that other nations did not expect the U.S. "to do the impossible." Callaghan proposed that a conference of NATO Foreign Ministers next month be elevated to a summit meeting of heads of state to re-examine common problems and reaffirm Western unity at the highest level. The U.S. is expected to endorse the idea. British officials seem relieved that America may be ending...
Indeed, Kissinger had decided on his response even before he could gauge firsthand the reaction in the U.S. to the collapse of his attempt to negotiate another Israeli-Egyptian disengagement. During a stopover at London's Heathrow Airport, he assured British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan that "if the President wants me to stay, I shall regard it as my duty to do so." As far as anyone can tell, Kissinger retains Gerald Ford's full support. Nonetheless, the Secretary of State faces a time of testing and questioning...
...with quick expressions of support and sympathy for Israelis. President Ford at his press conference described the raid as "the wrong way to try and resolve the difficult problems in the Middle East." In Wales, where he had stopped off at Cardiff for ceremonies honoring British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan's longtime parliamentary service to the city, Kissinger deplored "a random and senseless act which reminds us once more of the tragic dimensions of this conflict." It underlined, he added, "the importance of making progress toward peace...
Produce or Perish. To inspire his countrymen, Nyerere himself has spent the past month upcountry doing daily labor on ujamaa projects. There he recently received Britain's Foreign Secretary, James Callaghan, who promised a welcome $6 million in emergency aid. To conserve what meager foreign exchange is left, Nyerere has banned liquor and tobacco imports, restricted the importation of automobiles and announced plans for rationing gas. "Our motto must be: 'Produce or perish,' " he says grimly. Despite opposition from the World Bank and other foreign sources of financial aid, Nyerere has not cut back on one expensive...
...official allowed that "we have turned the corner in the negotiations." "We have undoubtedly made progress," a pleased Wilson told reporters. "It was not easy. It was hard to get. But there was a considerable atmosphere of good will about to enable us to get it." Foreign Secretary James Callaghan moved up the government's timetable and said that it might decide by late January how and when it would put the Common Market question to a national vote, a step never before taken in Britain...