Many analysts, politicians and bankers say that Mr. Hayami's remarks, along with those by the Finance Minister, Kiichi Miyazawa, appear to have been cleverly staged to inspire worry among the opposition parties and force them to buckle to the demands of the Liberal Democratic Party.

It had been cleverly staged.

As an author he assumed the role of "spokesperson for the young Canadian nation," who cleverly staged himself as "an adopted son [in Canada]" in lecture tours, essays, and advertisements.

Director Lee Sholem cleverly staged new scenes with a stunt double, conserving Kilbride's energy for dialogue and close-ups.

It ended with a cleverly staged climax when an air crewman leapt into the sea from a helicopter and appeared to swim to present The Queen with a bunch of flowers.

For months this cleverly staged psychodrama has been holding Parliament and other international bodies in suspense.