Word: diplomatized
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...potential for a conflict between the new Administration and Europe certainly exists. Speaking before a meeting of Defense Ministers in Brussels last week, a senior British diplomat said, "Reagan must understand Washington can no longer order Europeans around." He had in mind such matters as defense spending...
...evening may be central to Ronald Reagan's presidency. Will the firmness and certainty about opposing the spread of Soviet influence, which Reagan has vowed will be his policy, actually improve the working relationship between the U.S.and U.S.S.R.? Off in another noisy corner of the embassy, a Soviet diplomat pondered the idea and finally declared that there was no difference between Carter and Reagan. Then his expression grew distant and he added, "But at least we know where Reagan stands...
...Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Raja'i offered what sounded like the definitive word, when at week's end he flatly declared that his government "will not accept any mediation and will not negotiate peace with Iraq." It was difficult to imagine what Palme - or any mortal diplomat - might accomplish under such circumstances...
...West's unease seemed trifling next to the dread in Poland before the supreme court ruling. "People were afraid of something happening-chaos, confrontation, the police, a stupid move by somebody," said a Warsaw journalist. Observed a Western diplomat: "They were huddling around their radios, and trying to remember what they had heard about the events preceding the invasion of Czechoslovakia...
Strong words indeed, especially coming from a diplomat. Those harsh comments on Mrs. Gandhi and her government are from a confidential report by Gordon Upton, Australia's High Commissioner (in effect, Ambassador) in New Delhi, to his Foreign Ministry. Upton's report was leaked to a Canberra journalist and was published by the Melbourne Age, Australia's leading newspaper. The Australian government was deeply embarrassed by the disclosure, which threatened to strain relationships with New Delhi. But the Indian government has so far ignored the incident...