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 United Kingdom 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 London 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 England but sheet, with a radical feminist throughout the Western world. women's page. The Daily Telegraph, 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 Communism, 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, Nicaragua, 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 Cuba 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 Soviet Union.*****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.