Behind Diplomatic Lines: Relations with Ministers by Patrick R. H. Wright

Author:Patrick R. H. Wright [Patrick R. H. Wright]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781785903458
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00

26 SEPTEMBER 1989

I had one of my regular heads of department meetings this morning, at which I spoke at length about the new ministerial team and their working methods. Less grumbling than usual and quite a good discussion about management and training. There are a lot of new faces since March.

John Major has had some good bilaterals in New York, including a hard-hitting talk with Arens of Israel. David Gore-Booth and the department are delighted.

Crispin Tickell has (as I hoped) reacted with dismay at John Major’s amendments to the brief for the Madrid talks with the Argentinians; I hope I shall be able to soften John Major up for the discussion in OD next week. I also encouraged David Gillmore to talk again to Tim Sainsbury, who clearly felt that the original brief did not give enough leeway on the Falklands protection zone. We are, incidentally, about to face problems with Rex Hunt’s memoirs, which, as Robin Butler has pointed out, will have to be treated in the same way as Nico Henderson’s. But Rex Hunt is much less likely to comply, and will have a powerful ally to lobby in Margaret Thatcher.

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