They applauded by slapping the table, demonstrating that the Indians were as eager as I was for our long estrangement to end. As a result, instead of authorizing an aggressive police operation, I had authorized a military assault in hostile territory. Boris made it easier when he suggested a meeting in a mutually acceptable third country. Our bond market gambit would work beyond our wildest dreams, bringing lower interest rates, a soaring stock market, and a booming economy.
Mitterrand was seventy-seven and in ill health, but he was eager to show off France’s latest masterpiece. Gergen agreed, but argued forcefully that I should turn over all our records to theWashington Post. of peacemaking around the world, and for the first time had openly discussed the most sensitive matters in dispute. Since the contributions and their expenditure were legal and our public report was accurate, Starr’s peop
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