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Nevada, Michael O'Callaghan...
...dubious to say that "Labour has swung swiftly and militantly to the left," though this is the conventional wisdom expressed by the Conservative British press. The trade unions have become more militant in their demands, but the Party leadership remains largely unaltered. Wilson's likely successor would be James Callaghan (a more conservative figure and an erstwhile supporter of America's Vietnam policy.) Other possible Labour leaders include Roy Jenkins and Shirley Williams (both articulate and moderate social democrats and supporters of the Common Market), and Denis Healey (whose policies are less predictable, but who might pursue a more radical...
This was just a pretext of [British Foreign Secretary James] Callaghan's to gain time. On the surface the argument that [Greek Foreign Minister George] Mavros and [Greek Cypriot Acting President Glafcos] Clerides had to consult their governments looked valid. But they had direct telephone lines with their capitals, just like the Turks, and they could have consulted their people by phone. All we wanted was separate geographical zones for the two Cypriot communities. Mavros and Clerides wanted to maintain the status quo. If we had accepted the delay they would have come back with negative replies anyway...
...Callaghan has said the two Cypriot communities could solve their own problems, if the Turkish army would let them...
That is negotiable. Callaghan came to me and said, "Do you really want 34% of Cyprus for 18% of the population?" I replied, "Well, we might even settle for 40%," but he did not appreciate the joke. I can assure you we will not occupy all of Cyprus and certainly not the British sovereign bases. I don't agree that 30% or 40% is all that unreasonable. After all, Turkish Cypriots are mostly farmers, and farmers need land. Our army will see to it that they...