TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parris,Matthew
AU  - Bryson,Andrew
TI  - Parting shots
SN  - 9780670919284
U1  - 327.2092 PAR 
PY  - 2010///
PB  - Viking
KW  - Ambassadors
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Correspondence
KW  - Diplomatic and consular service, British
N1  - Includes index
N2  - When leaving a foreign posting, Britain's ambassadors were encouraged to write a valedictory despatch until the practice was abolished in 2006. Unlike the usual style of the diplomatic bag, these last reports from foreign posts were unbuttoned, indiscreet and often very funny. This book compiles the best examples
ER  -