□ Soviet authorities heatedly denied that any building materials were accidentally mixed in with the surveillance gear from which the U.S. Embassy in Moscow is being constructed.
□ We have no trouble believing that Kurt Waldheim is a moral chameleon who readily takes on the coloration of his environment, whether as Nazi functionary, UN Secretary General, or president of Austria. But since he holds the latter position at the moment, to bar him from our shores is inevitably to affront the people of Austria. The same action, after all, could be taken against other heads of state who either have engaged in terrorism in the past or are busy bloodying their hands even now. To single out the head of a friendly and peaceful government is a priggish gesture, especially since it’s so exclusively a gesture, of no practical advantage. Austria has recalled its ambassador. The U.S. has wounded another friend.
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