Page "Alexander Cadogan" Paragraph 13

During his time at the UN, ask David Dilks points out, " British diplomacy had to be conducted from a precarious position of over-commitment and economic instability.

" Cadogan expressed great frustration with the inflexibility of his Soviet counterparts, who were forbidden from mixing with other delegations or informal exchanges of views.

At one point, he asked himself, " How can ten men discuss with a ventriolquist's doll?