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Evaluates an exhibition at the Museum of London until February 2000 entitled `London Eats Out,' on the long-standing debate over beef between France and Great Britain.

Argues about the British dispute with France. Views on Englishness; Comparison between the British and the Europeans; Greatest asset of England.

When a personal bodyguard to visiting French President Francois Mitterrand last week admitted planting explosives on the grounds of the French ambassador's residence in London as a test of British security, the incident became a test of international relations. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher described the incident as `most regrettable' but refused to allow the furor to mar an otherwise successful state visit.

Reports on the talks between French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur and British Prime Minister John Major in London, England. Conflict in the former Yugoslavia; European construction; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations.