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The article discusses the author's personal experiences as a U.S. Foreign Service officer in Gdańsk and Warsaw, Poland. His interactions with Polish poet and Nobel Laureate Czesław Miłosz are described. The author also describes brief visits he took to various European cities while traveling to Poland. The interactions between the U.S. and Polish staff at the Consulate General in Gdańsk are analyzed. The rise of a communist government in Poland following the close of World War II is detailed by the author.

Discusses contemporary practices of the United States related to international law. Includes withdrawal of the United States of America from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization; Denial of visas under Helms-Burton Act; Extradition and mutual legal assistance treaties; Circular note on the employment of alien personal servants, attendants and domestics.

Examines issues arising from the practice of the United States relating to international law. Succession of states in respect to treaties; Governmental representation; Issues on fuels and energy.

Presents major portions of the United States initiative `United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,' and the conditions and declarations in the resolution of ratification of the United States-USSR `START Treaty' on arms control.