O'Keefe fought to save the BIS from changes proposed by the ambassador Peter Jay but left New York in 1978 ; The Times reported that the dispute with Mr Jay had cost him his post .
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O'Keefe fought to save the BIS from changes proposed by the ambassador Peter Jay but left New York in 1978 ; The Times reported that the dispute with Mr Jay had cost him his post although the Foreign Office claimed that his departure was routine .