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BRITAIN'S OTHER FOREIGN POLICY
Traditional view of Foreign Policy: Congress of Vienna
Treaty of Versailles leading to NATO/SALT/CSCE/MBFR. The
Diplomat as polished negotiator working in smart embassies
and attending lavish parties a concept which dies hard. The
realities even of this "mainstream" diplomacy rather different.
The rough side of the coin totally different some examples:
Governor of Falklands tramping round rural
hamlets keeping in touch with people;
Turks and Caicos Ministers threatening
to place "our man" under house arrest;
Anguillans taking pot shots at the
virtually unprotected house of our
Commissioner;
Drawing up constitutions for Seychelles
which are subsequently torn up;
Coping with legal and illegal immigration
from China into Hong Kong;
The Banabans;
Diego Garcia.
All facets of "Britain's other Foreign Policy".
Some aspects
hit the headlines but always "2 day wonders". For many at
FCO and remote territories still dependent on us a permanent
us,a
reality demanding as much skill of foresight and negotiation
as more fashionable problems.
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