Jimmy Carter's announcement that he would send Vice President Walter Mondale on a fact-finding trip to Western Europe was almost as welcome in the Continent's capitals as, well, a visit by the President himself. From Paris, TIME's chief European correspondent addressed this open letter to the visitor from Washington on what he can expect to see and hear:
Dear Mr. Vice President:
For your first official trip to Western Europe, I suggest you eschew Air Force Two and try a magic carpet for size, since many magical things are expected of you and...
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