He would not be identified in order to allow European governments to make an official announcement about the accord.
"We still feel that Zoellick is in a listening mode," said a senior European development official, who asked not to be identified in order to be more candid.
As they were representing themselves, they needed to be identified in order to be able to present their case as they did in well-spoken tones.
"We are well aware that we have 12 to 18 months to start to show progress," said a senior administration official, who asked not to be identified in order to freely discuss internal policy.
The scientists who told of delays in the project spoke only on the condition that they not be identified, in order to preserve their access to company progress reports.
Mr. Reines began playing the role of Mr. Trump soon after the party nominating conventions ended, according to a friend of his, who asked not to be identified in order to discuss an internal issue.
Even the compassionate Sir Kevin Tebbit - who only "acquiesced" to Dr Kelly's cross-examination by the Commons foreign affairs select committee - believed that the mole had to be identified in order to protect the good name of other civil servants.
"I blame the Dragons for signing someone that is a sexual predator," said a relative of the victim who asked not to be identified in order to protect the girl's identity.
The former Blackwater employee, who asked not to be identified in order to discuss the firm's operations, said: "The B.W. guys' only role is to protect the agency personnel when they go downrange to investigate and disseminate intelligence.
"This wasn't supposed to happen this way," said one senior State Department official, who like others asked not to be identified in order to speak candidly about the episode.
"There seems to be a kind of culture of secrecy in the Curia," said the former superior general of a religious order who, like many others interviewed for this article, asked not to be identified in order to speak frankly.
