From the Jamaica sun, Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden and his wife flew into a London evening lit fitfully by a pale moon amidst scudding rain clouds. Tanned and in almost obliviously good spirits, Eden read a prepared statement before banked television cameras, as Lord Privy Seal R. A. Butler sat unsmiling and pale beside him.
"I am glad to be back amongst you all again," said Eden. "I went away to get fit, and now I am absolutely fit to resume my duties." He emphasized that he had been consulted and had...
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