of the Heritage Foundation's Policy Review, gave us a quick March 28 overview of the British media, Upon arriving early Sunday explaining that it is divided morning in the into three categories; (a) the after an all night flight, Peggy tabloid press; (b) the popular press; and (c) the quality and I settled in at the Stafford press. The Sun and The Mirror Hotel and, after a brief rest, were contacted by Sir Harry are the leading tabloids. The Schultz who invited us to join Daily Mail is a New Right-style him for a mutual update on "popular press" publication which political and economic events on is well edited, conceived, and both sides of the Atlantic. written, while The Daily Express is more on the liberal side. In After some refreshments at Sir Harry's apartment, we went the quality press. The Times of out for a lengthy evening dinner London has served to function as a paper of record. The Guardian which enabled us to learn much about political and economic has been the main Left-liberal prospects not only in but sheet, with a radical feminist throughout the Western world. women's page. , with a circulation of 1.4 million, has been solidly and March 29 stolidly conservatiye. In the United Kingdom there are few The Council for National Policy local publications which haye the meeting is intended to afford in^sact of the national papers. members the opportunity to Influential on TV are two compare the experiences of the satirical programs with a Thatcher government in Great progressive view called "Not the Britain with the Reagan 9:00 News" and "Week Ending". It Administration in the United was pointed out by some that the States. Participating in the best way for conservatives to get trip on the United States side their point across in much of the are Dr. Frank Aker (geopolitical mass media is through humor.***** author and strategist), Neal Alan Clark, a conservative member Blair (President of Free the of Parliament and author of a Eagle), Major John Caulking of book concerning the German the U.S. Array Advocate General invasion of Russia during World Corps, Dr. Edwin Feulner War II, analyzed for us the (President of the Heritage recent Billhead bi-election in Foundation), Frank Gannon (Vice which the Trident program of the President of The Viguerie Thatcher government had been a Company), Representative Woody major issue engendering heavy Jenkins (Executive Director of opposition leafleting from the CNP), John O'Sullivan (Editor of Ccimpaign for Nuclear Policy Review), Steve Ridley (a Disarmament (CND). Clark gave us New Orleans attorney), Dr. W. a run-through regarding the will Cleon Skousen (President of The and combat effectiveness of the Freemen Institute), Professor various NATO nations, which Lewis Tambs of Arizona State indicated that there is little University, and Richard Viguerie substantive support on which the (Publisher of the Conservative U.S. can rely in a time of real Digest).*****StartinQ off our conflict. With respect to session, John O'Sullivan, Editor Denmark, for example, he indicated that its principal value to the alliance is its potential for mining the Baltic Fox's opinion that, while it was exits through which Soviet yet uncertain whether the SDP shipping must sail. The best of could achieve power in its own the lot is Norway, which has an right, it was likely to block the Air Force comprised of F-5 Labor Party from being able to fighters of "fair to good" combat form a government. According to effectiveness. The Dutch have an Fox, the present day Labor Party effective Navy and anti-submarine is heavily dominated by Communist capability. The French, while and trade union influences and is possessing good hardware, have an well to the Left of both Francois historical record which suggests Mitterand's government and the little value after the early days Italian Communist Party. The SDP of conflict. The combat attracted 70,000 members at $20 effectiveness of West Germany is per head, an unprecedented number very good, with a superior Air for British politics. 80% of Force weakened only by the fact them were new to politics and that its strength is bunched in most of them in the 30-45 age the forward area and, therefore, group, and polls show an even vulnerable to wipeout in the division in British politics with first two days of conflict. The roughly 32% going to the Labor West German position is further Party, 32% to the SDP, and 33% to undermined by its reliance on the Conservatives.*****Professor French facilities which may not P. T. Bauer of the London School be available. According to of Economics pointed out that the Clark, man for man, the Russian first four years of Marshall aid military units are inferior to had enabled European countries to the West German units. Clark pay reparations to the USSR and further observed that, with to subsidize the cost of refugees respect to Italy, the real estate from , old and young. is useful and hard to get at for It would have been far cheaper to 8-10 days. He spoke highly of prevent Europe from falling under the U.K. Army, which is entirely Soviet domination. Bauer also professional with no conscripts makes the point that the only and which, like the United real benefit of foreign aid is States, is present along the the percentage of interest saved Rhine.*****Roger Fox, a fairly the beneficiary nation that would conservative member of the new have resulted had they borrowed Left-wing Social Democratic the money instead of being Alliance, argued against the granted it by the American withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe, saying the potential taxpayers.*****Several speakers observed that "moderation" is as consequences of such a military popular a political term in Great withdrawal would be profound in detaching Western Europe from the Britain as in the United States. NATO alliance. Pointing out that There were also comments on the class aspects of the Conservative Soviet power is even less geopolitically perceived in the Party and the irony that the more United Kingdom than it is in the conservative elements come from United States, he said widespread middle and lower class opinion was that Soviet thrusts backgrounds. Much resentment to in Angola, , and South Mrs. Thatcher persists because she is of relatively humble Yemen were isolated incidents. With respect to the future of the origins, "a grocer's daughter", "a counter jumper", "a banal Social Democratic Party, it was little country woman". Historically, the conservatives have been a party of government, result of 300-mile boosters which a party of stability, a party to have recently been made available manage change, whereas Mrs. to them. Their forward Thatcher offered to them the deployment in represents a prospect of initiating signifi major threat to the Florida cant changes. A quadrumvirate Straits; (h) there are now five (of referred to as "The Gang of bases for Cuban exiles in the Four") currently leads the Social Florida Everglades; (i) an Democratic Party. In lighter effective way of undermining moments, the group, headed by Roy Cuban power would be to dump Jenkins, who recently won the sugar on the world market, even Hillhead bi-election, was if it required paying subsidies originally characterized as to our domestic sugar industry. "Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and This would have the in^jact of Peter (other members: Shirley undermining the Cuban monetary Williams, David Owen, and William structure; and (j) loans to RodgersT." Warsaw Pact countries have an indirect benefit to Cuba. Other points made by Frank were that March 30 the United States should do its best to spread the "Solidarity" At breakfast this morning, I had movement to Soviet dock workers a very useful discussion with to have an impact on the loading Dr. Frank Aker, an associate of of food. We should also Lew Tambs at Arizona State concentrate on the ethnic and University. In seeking to nationalities problems within the develop the program for our .*****Since 40% of Cait^saign to Restore the Monroe all American shipping originates Doctrine, the following facts and out of Gulf of Mexico ports, ideas were conveyed by Frank: action in Cuba is particularly (a) Cuba has 2 big ports, 6 important. Literally, the Soviet medium size ports, and 44 small Union spends about $8-10 million ports; (b) if Guantanamo were a day subsidizing the CUban ceded to a government in exile government.*****At conference recognized by the United States, sessions earlier in the day we it could cause Castro enormous had presentations from Professor difficulties; (c) the U.S. must Alan Walters, Economic Advisor to be prepared to dog the Soviet Prime Minister Thatcher, Lord fleet in the Caribbean and to jam Ralph Harris of Highcross, Direc its communications systems; (d) tor General of the Institute for we need a full naval battle group Economic Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey in the Caribbean; (e) an Pattie, Deputy Defense Minister iii5)ortant part of our Caribbean in the Thatcher government, and effort should be to increase Mr. Alan Stewart, a member of Cuban casualties in Angola and Parliament who is Deputy Minister elsewhere throughout the world for Scotland. Seated next to me where they are stationed; (f) at lunch during Lord Harris's there is a shortage of radios in speech was William Deedes, Editor Cuba so that even if Radio Marti of The Daily Telegraph, London's performs effectively without an leading conservative newspaper. infusion of additional receivers, Harris, a former secretary of the it will have much less an iii5>act Mont Pelerin Society, traced the than would be desired; (g) there impact and the history of the are now HCZK rockets in Cuba Fabian Socialists who began their which have a 500-mile range as a work in 1884, as well as of Lord Beveridge, the founder of the in her entire government she is welfare state, and John Maynard only permitted twelve political Keynes, the initiator of the appointees. As late as 1959, doctrine of "full employment". there were no statistics on money Lord Harris pointed out that, supply in Great Britain, accord since 1300, there has been ing to Professor Walters.*****In 300-fold price inflation, 96% of his remarks. Deputy Defense Mini which has occurred since Lord ster Pattie reminded us that the Keynes in 1936 laid out his premise of NATO is that an attack "General Theory of Employment, on one is an attack on all and Money, and Interest."*****Scott that flexible response, namely, a Hamilton, who is with the Inter military reply appropriate to the national Office of the Conserva threat, is an essential strategic tive Party, said that the biggest approach. The theory behind the failing of the Thatcher govern British government developing its ment had been its unwillingness own Trident program is to to take on the trade union increase the number of centers of problem early, when it came into decision to enhance the level of office in May of 1979. He also deterrence.*****At the theater pointed out that union members do this evening, Peggy and I had the not support the union movement in good fortune to meet Winston Great Britain and that the trade Spencer Churchill, the grandson unions are protected to the of the Prime Minister, who now extent that it is not even serves in.the British possible to sue them for breach Parliament. Churchill, the son of contract. Currently, the of the late Randolph Churchill, Tories are working to ensure that is much more conservative than secret balloting be compulsory in his mother, who is currently the union elections.*****One of the wife of liberal Democrat Averill unexpected highlights of the trip Harriman. We were introduced to was a Tuesday morning presenta the young Conservative Party tion by Nobel Laureate Professor defense spokesman by Frank Freidrich von Hayek. Hayek Gannon, now a Vice President of observed that there is only one The Viguerie Company, who had way to fight inflation and that formerly worked with Randolph is to stop it dead in its Churchill and Martin Gilbert on tracks. The aim of monetary the biographies of young policy must be to do it as Winston's grandfather, the late quickly as possible. According Prime Minister Churchill. to Dr. Hayek, his good friend Professor Milton Friedman is half a Keynesian in his discussions of March 31 aggregate demand and supply of labor. Hayek also said that Today is the day the United fighting inflation effectively States surrenders the last inevitably causes large unen^loy- vestige of legal jurisdiction raent, but that such uneit^jloyment over the U.S. Zone at the Panama can be sustained at a 20% level Canal. The five mile wide zone, for six months, while it cannot which is 52 miles long, went out be sustained at a 10% level for of existence on October 1, 1979, three years. Gradualism doesn't when the treaties took affect. work.*****Alan Walters pointed The U.S. police force and court out that there is a liberal system, which have continued to majority for more spending in operate since then, during a Mrs. Thatcher's Cabinet and that transition period, go out of business today, and U.S. laws and assigned to Panama.*****Original- regulations also cease to apply. ly, the breakfast was to have *****Just before the formal included Ed Feulner, but, when we meeting, Richard Viguerie, Woody learned from Lew Tambs of a call Jenkins, Lew Tambs, and I played which he had received from Helene host at breakfast to Sandy Von Damm of the White House Socolow who represents CBS in Personnel Office in which Miss London, Bonnie Angelo who heads Von Damm had told him of the Time Magazine's London bureau, President's decision to withdraw and Leonard Downie, overseas Lew's selection to be Ambassador correspondent for The Washington to Panama in the face of liberal Post, based in London. The criticism, we decided that the thrust of ity comments at the comments to be made might prove press breakfast involved expres embarrassing to Ed in his role as sions of concern about the a White House advisor to Ed apparent policy of the Reagan Meese. Mr. Tambs, who was Administration in Latin America, originally to have been ncimed wherein the United States is (a) Assistant Secretary of State for seeking to prevent a conservative Latin America and who was subse government from taking hold in El quently considered for a variety Salvador, (b) requiring any new of other State Department posts, government to adhere to the including Deputy Assistant Secre Stalinist land collectivization tary of State, had been called reforms instituted by the Carter previously by the White House and Administration, (c) resumption of given his choice of four ambassa aid to the Sandinistas, (d) guar dorial assignments, including anteeing the Sandinistas freedom Costa Rica, Venezuela, Panama, from fear of a U.S.-backed and Columbia. His reply was that external threat, and (e) normali he would serve wherever the zation of relations with Cuba and President wished him to serve. Nicaragua. I also conveyed deep Subsequently, the President concern about Chester Crocker's called him and asked him to be upcoming meeting with Sam Nujomo, Ambassador to Panama. Lew raised the head of the SVVAPO terrorist with the President the point that movement in Namibia, as well as he had opposed the Panama Canal the apparent intention of Mr. Treaties. The President replied Crocker, following the lead of that that would be no problem. David Rockefeller, to secure a But, apparently, it was a problem normalization of relations with pro-Soviet Angola (which is being for President Reagan's staff. Secretary of State Alexander opposed by the forces of Jonas Savimbi).*****Followinq the press Haig, Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, Senator Charles breakfast, Bonnie Angelo of Time Percy (R-ILL) and others to whom confessed to me that she and her President Reagan defers on colleagues at Time were amazed at matters of policy.*****During the the Administration's selection of Timesman Herman Nickles, a long morning session. Air Vice Marshall Menaul (Ret.) reminded time critic of the South African us that, to keep matters in government, to be the U.S. Ambas perspective about the position of sador to that country. I guess the Thatcher government on it is okay for critics of South defense issues, we ought to Africa to be named to that ambas sadorial post, but it is not okay remember that, when Jimmy Carter for Lew Tambs, who opposed the was President, endorsed SALT II and had also Panama Canal Treaties, to be contributed heavily to the turnover of Rhodesia to Robert Prime Minister Harold McMillan. Mugabe. Menaul observed that Mr. Amery, when he served as although President Reagan was Transportation Minister, was the roundly criticized for it public father of the Concorde aircraft ly, there is much to be said for and had the younger Winston the correctness of his observa Churchill as his Parliamentary tion that a crisis in Europe Secretary.*****During the discus could produce a limited nuclear sion which followed a luncheon war in which, rather than destroy address by historian Hugh Thomas their own territories or risk the focusing on (a) the alliance, (b) loss of Europe, the United States morality, (c) the econorry, and and the USSR might resort to the (d) the Labor Party, Mr. Amery use of such lew-yield weapons. observed that the issue at stake Menaul also said that, despite in Great Britain is one of simple the problems we face in Europe, honesty, as well as one of the addition of th.e 250,000 men honor. He said that, with and women to NATO forces which respect to the Soviet threat, as will come with the enlistment of opposed to 1939, it is not now Spain in NATO will be a big reasonable to assume that the plus. Other points made by him advocates of unilateral disarma were (a) so-called "peace" tres ment are currently possessed of passers should be removed, (b) real illusions. Their proposals the vicious anti-Americanism for appeasement are inspired more which is now part of the "peace" by fear than by illusion. While can^jaign should be noted and there are some people in the countered, (c) there is a High peace movement who are more hope Tory "Gaullist" romantic element ful than they ought to be, the within the Conservative Party predominant force comes from which sees a conflict between the those who are either conscious U.S. and the USSR which does not instruments of Marxist objectives involve the United Kingdom, (d) or those who fear Soviet power. there are 29 types of nuclear *****The whole question of moral weapons of which the neutron war values and politics was inten head is but one, (e) the Soviets sively explored during the dis have both the capability and the cussion, which included comments will to use chemical weapons in by Peregrine Worthshorne, a Europe, (f) Mrs. Thatcher has not columnist for The Times of fulfilled her promise to increase London, and Sir Geoffrey Stewart- defense spending and the size of Smith, Director of the Foreign the British Armed Forces, (g) if Affairs Research Institute (who the Labor Party were to take had addressed us on defense and office it would cancel all U.K. foreign policy issues prior to nuclear programs, and (h) the lunch, along with Air Vice British defense is thoroughly Marshall S. W. B. Menaul inadequate (with fewer than 100 (Ret.)). Mr. Thomas argued that aircraft) to defend the islands "men will not be moral without a of the United Kingdom.*****At motive." Worthshorne asserted lunch in the wine cellar of The that, because of Britain's Hotel Stafford, recently libertarian tradition, the purchased from St. James Palace support of the educated classes by the hotel, I had the honor of would be lost if there were too sitting next to the Rt. Hon. heavy an emphasis on moral Julian Amery, former Deputy issues. Sir Geoffrey Stewart- Foreign Minister for Great Smith took a different view, Britain during the government of namely, that the absence of a strong, church-based, social which must be delegislated and conservative element in Great (3) eliminate those groups funded Britain was, in large part, the by the government which result of the established church institutionalize and system in the U.K.*****In the professionalize the liberal afternoon, we heard presentations agenda through grants and awards by Dr. Madsen Pirie, Director of and other means. The Thatcher the Adam Smith Institute, and government has been unsuccessful, Mr. Digby Anderson, of the Social in the opinion of most observers, Affairs Unit, on the theme of because it has been ill-prepared "Rolling Back the Welfare State." for battle and has pursued a Noting the same types of policy of gradualism, unsupported concerns about the direction of by enclaves of conservative the Thatcher Administration which strength, except those within the American conservatives have Conservative Party. As one expressed about President Reagan, observer noted: "Britain is a Dr. Pirie pointed out that in thoroughly collectivized society, three and a half years of more thoroughly even than in some Thatcher government, denationali countries which we regard as zation has involved little more Marxist, such as Angola."***** than one breweiry and a small This afternoon we met with Edward travel agency being transferred Streater and other members of the to the private sector. However, staff at the U.S. embassy in denationalization is proceeding London, who downplayed the through the sale of 50% of the significance of the Falkland shares of certain public enter Island crisis, just two days prises to members of the private before the Argentine invasion sector. It is called "creeping became generally known.***** denationalization". The theory *****While, in the United States, behind it is to release demand we do have an increasing number and reduce the proportion of of conservative sources of those who depend on the public strength, there are few sector.*****One of those present alternatives in Great Britain to for the discussion was Dr. the universities which provide Barbara Shenfeld, who heads the unending intellectual fuel and largest voluntary organization in sustainance for the welfarists. Great Britain (However, Dr. *****Tonight's grand banquet at Shenfeld did concede during the London's historic Reform Club was discussion that her voluntary truly a fitting climax for the organization is subsidized by the formal sessions of our CNP British government by contract). meeting. The principal speaker There was a useful discussion on was Dr. , a member the relative advantages of a of Parliament and Under Secretary gradual or rapid approach to of Education in the Thatcher in5)lementing a conservative government (Dr. Boyson, an agenda when a conservative eloquent and witty speaker, was, element wins an election and without pron^ting, subsequently takes power.*****One key set of characterized by Godfrey Hodgson observations put forward posited of The Sunday Times of London as that, to be successful, a the one British elected leader government of conservative reform truly in tune with the thinking must (1) put key personnel in the of America's New Right, both high spending ministries, (2) procedurally and substantively). recognize that the welfare state *****0n the way back from the is a legislative institution dinner, Cleon Skousen, the head of The Freemen Institute, and I at about 7:35 and returning soon chatted about recent constitu enough to chat with other members tional developments in Canada, as of the American delegation at The well as about my proposal for a Stafford Hotel.*****Woody and New Federalism Amendment to the Diane Jenkins had spent part of U.S. Constitution. the day watching the Prime Minister's question period in the House of Commons and were deeply April 1 iit5>ressed by the intellect, courage, and skill in debate of Together with Frank Gannon and Mrs. Thatcher.*****Having been on members of the Viguerie family, the receiving end of various Peggy and I journeyed this morn press inquiries initiated in the ing to St. Martin's Church in United States, I called ny office Bladon, a small British village to get up to date on events and where lie interred the late Prime was read two articles from that Minister and Mrs. Winston morning's Washington Post, one Churchill and other members of dealing with the announcement of their family. Coincidentally, retiring Legal Services Corpora April 1 is the anniversary of tion President Dan Bradley that Clementine Churchill's birth and, he has been an active homosexual appropriately, fresh flowers were with homosexual allies in the at the graveside, having been White House, the bureaucracy, the laid there by Sarah and Diane Congress, and the courts, the Churchill. The church itself other relating to the news dates back to the 1300's at which conference which we held yester time it was established in its day with regard to the sellout of present form by King Henry II. U.S. vital interests in Latin *****After spending the next two America by President Reagan's hours or so at Blenheim Castle, State Department. The Washington awarded by Queen Anne to John Post article, by-lined by Bill Spencer Churchill on the occasion Peterson, linked together of his victory at Blenheim in comments from our press confer Bavaria centuries ago (and the ence with a general critique of site where Winston Churchill was President Reagan's ambassadorial born on November 30, 1874), the appointments by former U.S. group of us had lunch at the Bear Ambassador to the Soviet Union Hotel, another centuries old Malcolm Toon, as well as with an building replete with history. analysis by Mr. Peterson to the *****From there we hastened to effect that conservatives were Oxford where Richard and I were somehow disrupting President interviewed by a group of 15 or Reagan's coalition by suggesting 20 British students in attendance that individuals who shared the at Nuffield College. The President's views be appointed to students and their professor, office. Mr. Peterson, quoting David Butler, were interested in various "moderate" Republicans, recent American political devel strongly implied that Lewis Tambs opments. Also in attendance was ought not be considered eligible Godfrey Hodgson, a correspondent for diplomatic assignment in view for The Times of London. Mr. of the fact that he had opposed Hodgson interviewed Richard the SALT II Treaty, opposed the Viguerie and me at length. Peggy Panama Canal Treaties, and had and I then took the hour—long characterized the Caribbean as train ride back to London's Pad— coming to assume the flavor of a dington Station, leaving Oxford Marxist-Leninist lake. If speaking the same truths which after, the photographer dropped Ronald Reagan uttered on his way Peggy and me off at the House of to the Oval Office is a Commons where, courtesy of some disqualification for inferior friends in the Conservative Party office, God help us. President leadership, we were given front Reagan has to understand his row seats to watch the discussion weakness and subservience to on the dispute between the United Left-wing pressures cannot be Kingdom and Argentina about the countenanced by the conservative disposition of the Falkland movement. It is our duty to Islands. Britain is learning the stand up for principles no matter hard way that, if too much of which party occupies the White your resources and will are House. Perhaps it is especially diverted by the welfare state, in5)ortant for us to do so when it there is little that can be done is so widely assumed that we are to protect even one's most responsible, at least in part, miniscule vital interests. As for the present Administration's Winston Churchill put it the tenure. other day, "you can't have gunboat diplomacy without gun boats." One of the pleasures of April 2 attending the session of Commons was the opportunity to see Mrs. Lew Tambs filled me in this Margaret Thatcher and other morning on his further leading British Parlieunentarians, conversations with William Clark, including David Owen, who had head of President Reagan's been the Labor Party's Foreign National Security Council, and Minister.*****After a brisk walk Helene Von Damm, the Operational to Buckingham Palace to view the Chieftain of the President's changing of the guard, I returned Personnel Office. Both were to the hotel to link up with interested in Lew's comments on Woody Jenkins and Richard the article which appeared in Viguerie, who were joining me for yesterday's Washington Post. lunch with Rhodes Boyson to *****After reviewing the morning discuss development of additional newspapers and finding indica- tions that the Reagan Administra New Right-style conservative tion was retreating, not only enclaves in Great Britain.***** with respect to the Law of the Shortly before leaving, I Sea, but also on essential received a call from Isabella defense increases and the situa Hilton, also of The Times of tion in (where, London, who wishes to do still apparently, our State Department another story about the American is doing everything possible to conservative movement.***** destroy a budding conservative The meeting with Rhodes Boyson coalition and to assure adherence was one of the highlights of the to the Stalinist-style land visit, culminated by a personal reforms which the Carter Adminis tour of the House of Lords, the tration inposed on El Salvador), House of Commons, and the private I met with a freelance photo chambers of the British grapher who proceeded to take a Parliament. Joining us at lunch, series of pictures in connection together with Mr. Boyson, was with the profile story on the New Mrs. Dureen Miller (a successful Right, which The Times of London businesswoman), Bob Dunn (a is planning for its edition this" member of Parliament from Darkford), Archie Hamilton (a Sunday.*****Immediately there member of Parliament from Epson,

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England and a businessman), and his advisor David Hart, a real estate and public relations man with whom I had previously visited in the United States.*****The efforts of the British government to secure the Falkland Islands from Argentinian takeover strictly on the basis of relying on the United Nations predictably proved foolhardy, *****Like it or not, the use of force is necessary to preserve the vital interest in domestic tranquility of any nation. If capital punishment were applied against premeditated murderers, there woud be less crime.*****If a nation like the United Kingdom had had a force capable of defending the Falkland Islands, it would not have been lost to Argentina. The tragedy is that much more than the Falkland Islands is at stake. British pride may, as a result of this defeat, require the ouster of the Thatcher government and its replacement with one not committed to alliance with the United States in opposition to the Soviet Union. It remains to be seen which conclusion will be drawn by the British people as a result of this event: (a) to share up British defenses, or (b) to withdraw entirely from a policy of national defense.***** At dinner this evening with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sherman, we met Cecil Parkinson, the leader of the British Conservative Party, and Michael Heseltine. the ' Cabinet Secretary for the Environment. They were just coming from an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the Argentinian takeover of the Falkland Islands. Mr. Sherman is a long-time conservative strategist and analyst for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom.