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i tT blame the diplomats "PRE vevelalious about Matlean and Burgess in our cohimns & weck ago resulted in general attacks oo our Whitchall neces (hat were mare unrestrained than any fannched against any Government depariment ducing my hal{-veniury in polities. “ People shouids') blame our ei servants,” piaded Lord Joha Hope, a rex junior Minis. ter, “Blame us Ministers!" Fancy the Government put- ting up an ofice-boy to answer the Press! The plain truth is that env entire “diplomatic” system needs. overiauling—the Pareign Office, our Embassies and ihe consular eetvice. A warning in 1941 S lung ayo as Ma! wrote In ops eelumn: Soower or Jalersand the Roatine the better—we must re foun fhe Butegn Omer.” nm proof of tha. I quoted wank. Unt thistin Ebed oo nevelisi, whe had pel irons France on a coat walt After a tribute le Charebitl says HANNEN SWAFFER for the resolute spit? which he had imbued the Maagixun declared: “The only persons whe seemed io ams unchanged were the offitiats of the Foreign Office, “4 mes Mien sometimes at aimace and T was amased io hear tae ¢: 3 whieh they then, You would bare (howe the Wa Was A KaMIE OF Chessy If Vol upponiens made «& move inal ene dangered your gucen, you par fit at course, But bad sa aditiive His wiruble strstegy: and if, m the end, he beat, you—wel, alter all, $¢ was only a game, a very interesting one, and, rexy time. perhaps you would beat him.” Our dipiomats, addet Maugham, “led lives sa shat off from ordinary human inter+ ‘ests that they are incapable of taking serious things seriously.” He saw them having loog Junches at fhe Dorchester, dis enssing Ming chins or Waler- joi xiass. Meanwhile the webd was crashing? fea bitiy. tervikie criticism, spoke of the silua- uileved ia at hour of crisis, did Bo Ra ‘Upe ald ached Ue was pulled 5 nier; thas was all, Soiwe I lost the peace S? iowas that, alley the wir, SY" ve Josh Ue’ peace In Rome, ous diplomats palied uy again with ibeir pe Gis, the nobles and the wealine ones, whe owned the | bestipois panies and had the best! hoods. "Phe views of the workers werd never heard, | ‘Tiscistemehy, if Was from our | Fridassy in Rama two ehgats of secres Hocuments ere | giotda> Waited: the names y THO wag ibe Whitehal} dips mat wae advised Ero Bevik, new to the game, ty ua the rab Leagas?” Bevause $f than stands, we fovt Isrant < the Whitenal dipts- Cid ak versuaded Bevity te ad ace to Jugal tava wer ved, by events. io be right? cocktail set LMOST all over the world A lou Embassies wasted small hast fortukies ever? year un coi parties, inviting only » the bi people bersuse of (he Forelgn blunders and evasions the Maclean and so Suandal cyan ONE boasted Secwiiy Service ig sues pee i, lek Gee asies efeane, Nehtl ander ie nese, i YBa nes worsen tnsaf our j Ration is aroused to ange