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fish quite successfully in Middle Eastern waters. He believed
the Iranians were getting on top of Iraq and there were signs
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that the Soviet Union was tilting towards Iran which would make
the Gulf Arab States very nervous. Their alienation from the
US because of its policy on Israel made matters more difficult.
18.
Mr Rajaratnam asked about relations within NATO. Lord
Carrington said that reports of cracks in the alliance were
greatly exaggerated.
to a lesser extent, Italian views on Poland differed in emphasis
from those of the United States. The Americans had acted
It was true that French, German and,
without consulting but if they had consulted it would have taken
weeks to reach agreement. So he sympathised with them. On the
other hand, the kind of action the Americans had taken would
have had much more serious complications for France and Germany
and he understood their reservations. He thought NATO
was now back on course and Europe was determined not to get
out of step with the Americans.
19.
The meeting ended at 12.15pm.
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