ABSTRACT
I did my best to help by briefing die journalists on every shuttle on a ‘background” basis—meaning I could be identified only as a “senior officer.” Usually I invited them up to the conference area soon after we took off from one location to another. I rarely gave details of the actual negotiations, but I strove hard to explain accurately the issues … As the shuttles went on, my journalistic companions developed a vested interest in a successful outcome.
