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Shultz's low-key, solicitous style won him the respect of officials in every capital that he visited. Europeans clearly noticed that, unlike many other Administration officials, Shultz seemed to appreciate the importance of reducing conflicts among alliance members. Said a French diplomat: "There is a great deal of appreciation for Shultz here. He is a very serious man, one who takes time to think things out, and who pays attention when people talk to him." As the Atlantic Alliance enters a year in which its cohesiveness may be tested as never before, those qualities will prove indispensable...
...President, the most influential man in the party, rules Mexico like a virtual monarch for six years. Then, after consulting with a few powerbrokers, he designates his heir. In a blitzkrieg campaign, the successor is paraded before the voters, who give him an overwhelming victory. Says a Western diplomat in Mexico City: "The only comparable party in the world is the Soviet Communist Party...
...occupied West Bank would be linked in a loose confederation to Jordan. Although the officials who met at the White House last week agreed that the U.S. should put additional pressure on Israel to get the stalled talks moving, they apparently decided on little more than what a senior diplomat described as "a renewed U.S. push, coupled with a very strong and very sincere expression of presidential frustration." Added the official: "There are not really new ideas or proposals...
...deliberations this week, will have to decide what to do about martial law, but it looks as if General Wojciech Jaruzelski intends to lift it in name only. The government will still be able to imprison opponents without trial, militarize industry and ban unauthorized public gatherings. Said a Western diplomat: "The whole exercise is primarily for propaganda purposes, but I am not sure if it is intended more for the Polish people or for Western governments...
...world reaction to their accusations. One explanation, according to some experts, may be that the U.S., unfortunately, has not persuasively demonstrated that it is doing its best to document the charges. Noting that the State Department has only two part-time nonspecialists collecting evidence in Thailand, a Western European diplomat says: "With all the resources the U.S. has to call on, you'd think it would have at least one qualified person working full time on chemical warfare." Still, the more other governments speak out, the more effective the campaign against chemical warfare will...