Letter from Washington

Relax. Speculation that Henry kissinger will be named by Ronald Reagan as a special Mideast envoy, to take up his shuttle diplomacy where he left off some years back, is for the birds. Not only would such an appointment put George Shultz under a bushel basket—or, better, a large banyan tree —it would set up massive unfriendly vibrations among the stalwarts of the New Right.

Elliot Richardson is troubled by the U.S. disavowal of the Law of the Sea Treaty and is collecting a bevy of UN types to protest that action. One unstated reason, incidentally, why the Administration rejected the package is the fear of setting a precedent for control by the United Nations of the division of the resources of outer space and the Antarctic, resources that will be far richer in the long run than those of the ocean beds.

Featured Tags

Relax. Speculation that Henry kissinger will be named by Ronald Reagan as a special Mideast envoy, to take up his shuttle diplomacy where he left off some years back, is for the birds. Not only would such an appointment put George Shultz under a bushel basket—or, better, a large banyan tree —it would set up massive unfriendly vibrations among the stalwarts of the New Right.

Elliot Richardson is troubled by the U.S. disavowal of the Law of the Sea Treaty and is collecting a bevy of UN types to protest that action. One unstated reason, incidentally, why the Administration rejected the package is the fear of setting a precedent for control by the United Nations of the division of the resources of outer space and the Antarctic, resources that will be far richer in the long run than those of the ocean beds.