Mandarin : the diaries of an ambassador, 1969-1982

by HENDERSON, NICHOLAS

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Book desription: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Hard Cover. 0297814338 . 517 pages, 8 plates, cloth, dj, very good. From the dj: In Mandarin, Nicholas Henderson, invariably referred to by the American press as an unconventional diplomat, describes what life is like for a member of the Foreign Service I the modern age in a series of vivid diary sketches. He opens with a glimpse of the blighted existence behind the Iron Curtain in the bitterest days of the Cold War - alleviated for him in Warsaw by the character and western outlook of the Poles. From there to Germany and four-power responsibility for Berlin. In France relations were coloured with Britain's coolness toward Europe and her poor economic performance. Henderson was involved in negotiations over the airbus and in promoting trade generally, including an evening of Haggis-tasting and a day in the Embassy garden devoted to a version of the Chelsea Flower Show. Serving in Washington under Presidents Carter and Reagan, Henderson was an eyewitness to the development of Mrs. Thatcher's special rapport with Reagan. He was also closely engaged in securing U.S. support for Britain in the Falklands War. .

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