Word: withdrawals
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...approved solution in my kit bag. The situation is very tense and very difficult." It was "too early to say" if there was a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Still, Haig showed his sympathy for his hosts by endorsing the U.N. Security Council resolution that called for Argentina to withdraw...
...retired to the dining room for a steak-and-potatoes working meal. In all, Haig spent more than five hours with the Prime Minister. Her message, according to a top British official: "Stop talking about American even-handedness and tell the junta to obey the Security Council resolution to withdraw its forces. Only after this happens will we be prepared to talk about the future of the islands." Added a senior member of the British Cabinet: "While we want a diplomatic solution, we are absolutely determined to bring about the unconditional removal of those troops even if we have...
...ready for an important meeting with a touchy foreign leader, "Don't say anything for the first 30 minutes." Carrington turned down a face-saving ploy suggested by Whitelaw and Thatcher: the Foreign Secretary would offer his resignation, she would refuse to accept it, and he would then withdraw the proposal. Thus he would have done the honorable thing, but his skills would have been retained...
British strategy was designed to use a carefully calculated mixture of both. High government officials were sure that the Argentines would never withdraw their invasion force from the Falklands unless they were convinced that Britain was deadly serious about military retaliation. Accordingly, the government deliberately harshened its rhetoric, while using every other means at its disposal to bring diplomatic pressure on Argentina. Pym set the tone. "Britain does not appease dictators,' he told a solemn House of Commons. Pale and grave, Thatcher answered further opposition cries for her resignation with the tart retort: "No. Now is the time for strength...
...Balkans have so far not materialized. Serbia has announced that it will boycott Thaci's government as well as the newly established European Union mission to Kosovo. However, Belgrade stopped short of making any military threats towards the renegade province or the international peacekeepers. Serbia is also expected to withdraw ambassadors from any country that recognizes Kosovo, but will not completely severe diplomatic relations with any of them, according to diplomatic sources in Belgrade. The United States recognized the new state on Monday. The European Union is divided. France, Britain, Germany and Italy have all recognized Kosovo. But a number...