Please help to read a letter

[Fnna]

It's a big handwritten letter from 1960s, first page is written clear enough, but then there are places I can't read. I hide names and some personal details, they don't matter for the sense. Hope you can help.

[StevieSteve]

?
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short while
Irish diplomatic ?
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not
duties
connected with matters of policy
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[ShaunJ]

He blames xxxx for his not having been employed subsequently on RTE.

xxxx proposal was that in view of the Taoiseach's statement a short while ago about opening up Irish diplomatic  ? in Eastern Europe & in view of the complete lack of knowledge in Ireland of Eastern European matters, a fact finding and information bureau should be set up with himself in charge.

[ShaunJ]

I informed him that I had only ? of the Taoiseach's statement, which did not appear to me to go as far as he thought, that my duties were not connected with matters of policy , but

[Richard Knott]

He blames xxxx for his not having been employed subsequently on RTE.

xxxx proposal was that in view of the Taoiseach's statement a short while ago about opening up Irish diplomatic contacts? in Eastern Europe & in view of the complete lack of knowledge in Ireland of Eastern European matters, a fact finding and information bureau should be set up with himself in charge.

I informed him that I had only read? of the Taoiseach's statement, which did not appear to me to go as far as he thought, that my duties were not connected with matters of policy , but

Richard

[Fnna]

Thank you very much!
May I ask for the help with the last part please

[Rhododendron]

(and this?) while he looks a spry 65 he is probably over 80.  While he would evidently make a good Russian teacher for interested officers of the ______ his political views might not be always of ________ value e.g.

[Richard Knott]

(and this?that) while he looks a spry 65 he is probably over 80.  While he would evidently make a good Russian teacher for interested officers of the Department his political views might not be always of realistic value e.g.

Richard

[mckha489]

b)  after the mission there and India(?) -—— some others sprang up immediately.
c) in the (summer?) before  the mission there were in Czechoslovakia many Germans and us. Out of uniform servicemen, —-ibly as tourists