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Old 14-07-2019, 10:17   #66
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Re: UK ambassador to the USA resigns over leaked cables

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
I think it is obvious that the ambassador could have used much more diplomatic language than this. The memo was well over the top and could have been expressed much more professionally than this, making the point but without causing such offence if it got into the wrong hands, as these communications often do.
The issue with producing important insights for people with little time is that you tell it as it is so there is no chance of misunderstanding.
These communications do not often fall into the wrong pair of hands, so there has been no need to apply a snowflake filter to them.
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