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BRITAIN'S OTHER FOREIGN POLICY
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Traditional view of Foreign Folicy: Congress of Vienna -
Treaty of Versailles leading to NATO/SALT/CSCE/MBFR.
Diplomat as polished negotiator working in smart embassies
and attending lavish parties a concept which dies hard.
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;
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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
us,
FCO and remote territories still dependent on us a permanent reality demanding as much skill of foresight and negotiation
as more fashionable problems.
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