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Originally Processed With FOIA(s):
FOIA Number:
2009-0166-S
2009-0166-S
FOIA
MARKER
This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential
Library Staff.
Record Group/Collection:
George H.W. Bush Presidential Records
Collection/Office of Origin:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
OA/ID Number:
90507
Folder ID Number:
90507-006
Folder Title:
Wednesday, April 5, 1989
Stack:
Row:
Section:
Shelf:
Position:
V
12
11
2
1
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Doc. No. / Type
Subject/Title
Date
Restriction
Classification
01. Schedule
Schedule of the President [redaction] (1 pp.)
04/05/89
(b)(3) [50 USC
403g, Sec 6]
02a. Log
White House Telephone Log [Eastern Daylight-Time] [redaction
04/05/89
(b)(6)
of personal information] (4 pp.)
02b. Note
From President Bush to Denver Re: phone call with Neil Bush
04/05/[89]
C
about "Two Forks" (1 pp.)
03a. Letter
From George Bush to Thomas Ludlow Ashley Re: Wine Adviser
04/05/[89]
(b)(6)
[redaction of personal information] (1 pp.)
03b. Letter
From Gary J. Walters to President Bush Re: Wine Adviser
04/04/89
(b)(6)
[redaction of personal information] (1 pp.)
04. Letter
From Jonathan Bush to George Bush Re: William Reilly
03/31/89
(b)(6)
[redaction of personal information] (2 pp.)
05a. Letter
From George Bush to Welch Family Re: death of Peter Welch
04/05/89
C
[redaction of personal information] (1 pp.)
05b. Note
From Jan to Patty Re: Peter Welch [redaction of personal
04/05/89
C
information] (1 pp.)
Page 1 of 1
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Wednesday, April 5, 1989
Pinksheet Number:
dw1287
OA/ID Number:
90507-006
Date Closed:
3/26/2009
FOIA/Sys Case #:
2009-0166-S
Re-review Case #:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
01. Schedule
Schedule of the President [redaction] (1 pp.)
04/05/89
(b)(3)[50 USC
403g, Sec 6]
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Wednesday, April 5, 1989
Date Closed:
3/26/2009
OA/ID Number:
90507-006
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Wednesday, April 5, 1989
7:55 am
Photo with William T. Ylvisaker
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Hagin)
(TAB A)
8:00 am
Intelligence Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Scowcroft/Sununu
8:15 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Scoweroft/Sununu)
8:45 am
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(30 min)
9:15 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(45 min)
10:00 am
Meeting with Senators Stevens and
Oval Office
(30 min)
Murkowski, and Congressman Don Young
(McClure)
(TAB B)
10:30 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
11:00 am
Meeting with West German SPD
Oval Office
(20 min)
Chairman, Hans-Jochen Vogel
(Scowcroft) us still (Distributed Separately)
11:30 am
B
Ceremony honoring the National
Rose Garden
(20 min)
Teacher of the Year
(Demarest) open
(TAB C)
12:00 noon
Lunch with the Vice President
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:30 pm
Meeting with Secretary Baker
Oval Office
(30 min)
2:05 pm
Photo with Dallas Cowboys
Oval Office
(5 min)
Owner, Jerry Jones, and Family
(Hagin) operatilly
(TAB D)
UNP 04/04/89
4:00 pm
Bush Library Photocopy
2:15 pm
Meeting with General Scowcroft
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Distributed Separately)
2:30 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(45 min)
45.
Baher mtg
3:15 pm
NSC Meeting
Cabinet Room
(60 min)
(Scowcroft)
(Distributed Separately)
4:15 pm
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(15 min)
4:30 pm
Taping Session
Map Room
(40 min)
(Demarest)
(TAB E)
7:14 Pote are oval 7:29 Potio to Patio 7:52 add + R. Super of
to Patio
Patio
(b)(3)
7:57 add D. Annumed 7:58 ylvisaker out 8:03 add Gates, scoweroft,
[50 USC 403g,
to Patio
Sec 6]
(b)(3)
8:19 add V.P. 8:21
[50 USC 403g,
out 9:05 Potus to Oval, Sunusu + UPdepart
Sec 6]
9:46 add g. cicconi 9:55 Cicconiont 10:08 summer, yost, Reilly, matroushi,
Stevens, Fitzwate, Breed
10:15 add Cong young 10:17 add F. Inclene 11:03 all out 11:05 Vogel et all ito oval
11:37 Vogel it out 11:38 add Mrs. Bush; Poter Mrs. Buck to Rose for lerach Gardin remarks
11:55 Poter to Oval 11:57 add scoweroft. IR 06 VPin n 1:12 Fitwate into Oval
1:12 VP out 1:17 Fitywater out 1:43. L. fires tone in to oval 2:02 Firestone Indusiditified out
2:06 Jerry Jones et al + 3 unidestified to Oval 2:08 / unidatified ont 2:10 out
2:14 remainder out 2:17 V.P. scowerft Dates + 4 2:18 add summer
see attached
SECRET list
2:49 all out except scowcroft Dats, 2:50 sates + Dearweroft out 2:51 Baher + Acowerft Cal Room in
3:08 Oold Boher 3:25 Bahert Scoweroftent; Card + Bennetter 3:27 Poter to
4.20 Poters Baher to Oval 4:21 Baher out, Annume into Oval 4:43 Annima out
458 dpt oval, arr Map Rm $:55
5:12 dpt map Rm 5:13 on 2nd Hr Res.
UNP 04/04/89
4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS
LOCATION Washington, D.C.
DATE 5 April 1989
TIME
MOVEMENTS
0714
South Grounds
0715
Oval Office
0730
South Grounds
0907
Oval Office
1139
Rose Garden
1157
Oval Office
1529
Cabinet Room
1657
Map Room
1714
Residence
WHCA FORM 15, OCTOBER 15, 1980
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Wednesday, April 5
6:00 Wake-up
6:05 Mrs. Bush to the South Grounds
6:09 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
7:10 The President to the Oval Office
7:30 The President to the South Grounds
7:45 Mrs. Bush to the Doctor's Office
7:55 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
8:00 Breakfast for Mrs. Hilson and Ms. Gasgil
9:00 Joan Lamborn, Doris Keller, and Helen Keldie to the
Second Floor for coffee with Mrs. Bush
9;25 down
9:30 Mrs. Hilson and Ms. Gasgil departed the White House
9:35 Mrs. Bush departed the White House
10:25 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
11:04 Mrs. Bush to the West Wing
11:39 The President and Mrs Bush to the Rose Garden for the
Teacher of the Year Bill Signing Ceremony
11:55 The President to the Oval Office
12:05 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
12:37 Mrs. Bush to the South Grounds
12:45 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
12:30 Lunch for Mrs. Bush
2:10 Susan Porter Rose with Ms. Ann Brock to the Second Floor
for Tea with Mrs. Bush 3:00 down
2:45 Guests arrive State Floor for Tea with Mrs. Bush (101)
3:00 Mrs. Bush to the State Floor
3:30 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
3:35 Mrs. Bush departs White House out locally
4:10 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
5:15 The President rto the Second Floor
5:49 Gov. Sununu and Boyden Gray to the Second Floor 6:14 down
6:02 Asst. Chief of staff Card to the Second Floor 6:14 down
8:12 Retired
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02a. Log
White House Telephone Log [Eastern Daylight-Time]
04/05/89
(b)(6)
[redaction of personal information] (4 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Wednesday, April 5, 1989
Date Closed:
3/26/2009
OA/ID Number:
90507-006
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Bush Library Photocopy
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
EASTERN DAYLIGHT-TIME
APRIL 5th
1989
PRESIDENT-BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
7:37
AM 7:39
Ms. PATTY PRESOCK
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 6508
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SEC. CAVAZOS
7:40
7:44
WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
PM
(b)(6)
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
7:44
DAVID BATES
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
PRESIDENT BUSH CANCEL
CALL
-ED
INC
PM
456-2174
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
7:45
7:57
MR. PHIL BRADY
ENROUTE TO OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TALKED OK 7:56A.M.
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 7105
;
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MRS. PATTY PRESOCK
8:24
8:25
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 620
TALKED OK
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
9:07
9:10
MR. PHIL BRADY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 690
TALKED OK
GPO : 1983 o - 405-660 : QL 2
THE WHITE HOUSE
Bush Library Photocopy
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PAGE-2-
APRIL 5th
, 19 89
PRESIDENT-BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
9:22
AM 9:23
MRS. BARBARA BUSH
RESIDENCE-WASHINGION, D.C.
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 551
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
9:38 AM
MISS SUSIE PEAKE
NO ANSWER
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
CANCEL CALL
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 515
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
9:39
AM
9:59
MR. GARY WALTERS
ON GROUNDS
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
LEFT WORD--TALKED OK
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. ET. 780
9:58A.M.
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
DR. WILLIAM BENNETT
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
12:09
12:11
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 813
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MR. NEIL BUSH
(b)(6)
INC
1:18
1:25
TALKED OK 1:20P
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
COL. RED BLAKE
1:27
1:33
PM
(b)(6)
INC
TALKED OK
GPO : 1983 0 - 405-660 : QL 2
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PAGE-3-
APRIL
5th
1989
,
PRESIDENT-BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
AM
MRS. BARBARA BUSH
RESIDENCE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
1:37
1:38
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 551
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MR. DON RHODES
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
1:39
1:40
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 7500
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MR. STEVE FISHER
HOLD CALL
OFFICE-ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
PER PATTY PRESOCK
INC
2:05
PM
4:34
313-763-5504
TALKED OK 4:25P
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
DR. WILLIAM BENNETT
TOLD PATTY PRESOCK
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
DR. BENNETT SAW THE
INC
2:50
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 813
PRESIDENT AT 3:25P
OUT
AM
PER MRS. PRESOCK
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MRS. GEORGE BUSH
In Dr's ofc;
RESIDENCE-WHITE HOUSE
talked 5:01 5:01 pm
INC
4:49
PM
5:02
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. 551
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
GPO : 1983 0 - 405-660 : QL 2
Bush Library Photocopy
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PAGE 4
APRIL
5th
19 89
PRESIDENT-BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
AM
SECY. NICHOLAS BRADY
LEFT WORD AT OFFICE
OFFICE U. . S. TREASURY
5:14P RETURNED PATTY
4:52
5:33
INC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 422
PRESOCK. WOULD WALK
PM
5:32P TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
GOV. JOHN SUNUNU
OFFICE-WHITE HOUSE
5:44
5:45
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 685
TALKED OK
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MRS. PETER WELSH
(b)(6)
LEFT WORD ON RECORDE
INC
5:50 PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
GEN. BRENT SCOWCROFT
OFFICE-WHITE HOUSE
INC
5:59
PM
6:00
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 653
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
CHM-LEE ATWATER
EXPECTED IN 5MINUTES
U. S. CAPITOL - WASHINGTON, D.C.
LEFT WORD WITH DRIVE
6:03
6:11
225-3712
6:08P TALKED OK
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MR. DON RHODES
OUT OF THE OFFICE
OFFICE-WHITE HOUSE
BRIDGET MONTAGNE
6:20
6:24
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 620
TALKED OK 6:23P
INC
PM
GPO : 1983 0 - 405-660 : QL 2
Bush Library Photocopy
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PAGE-5-
APRIL
5th
89
PRESIDENT-BUSH
, 19
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
AM
MR. DON RHODES
OFFICE-WHITE HOUSE
6:29
6:30
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 7500
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
GOV. JOHN H. SUNUNU
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
6:43
PM
6:44
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 685
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MR. CHASE UNTERMEYER
OFFICE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
6:45
6:52
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT.689
TALKED OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MR. GEORGE BUSH JR.
8:31
8:42
(b)(6)
TALKED OK
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
GPO : 1983 0 - 405-660 : QL 2
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
SIGNAL SWITCHBOARD
April 5 , 19 89
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
AM
No Calls
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1970-O-375-347
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02b. Note
From President Bush to Denver Re: phone call with Neil
04/05/[89]
C
Bush about "Two Forks" (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Wednesday, April 5, 1989
Date Closed:
3/26/2009
OA/ID Number:
90507-006
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile
News Summary
OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1989 -- 6 a.m. EDT EDITION
TODAY'S HEADLINES
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Costa Rican Endorses U.S. Contra Accord -- In an unusually strong
endorsement of the Bush administration's peace initiative in Nicaragua,
President Arias Tuesday challenged the Soviet Union and Cuba to help
"change bullets for ballots."
(Boston Globe, Washington Post,
Washington Times)
Soviet Leader Speaks To Cuban Parliament -- Soviet President Gorbachev
said Tuesday that the superpowers should renounce military intervention in
Latin America and the Caribbean and make the region a zone of peace.
(Boston Globe, Washington Post, AP, Reuter)
Mubarak Endorses U.S. Approach Toward Middle East Talks -- Egyptian
President Mubarak Tuesday endorsed the U.S. approach toward Middle
East negotiations, while Bush administration officials prepared for a visit
by Israeli Prime Minister Shamir that could highlight important
disagreements between the U.S. and Israel.
(Boston Globe,
NATIONAL NEWS
Washington Post, UPI)
New President Getting High Marks From Public -- Ten weeks into his
administration, President Bush continues to win widespread public
approval, but few Americans say they have a good idea of where the
President is leading the country, a Washington Post-ABC News Poll shows.
(Washington Post)
NETWORK NEWS (Tuesday evening)
ARIAS VISIT After meeting with
President Bush, President Arias
endorsed the U.S. policy.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
A-2
SHAMIR -- Prime Minister Shamir
NATIONAL NEWS
A-11
arrived in the U.S. for his meeting
with President Bush.
NETWORK NEWS
B-1
GORBACHEV/CUBA --- Mikhail Gorbachev
delivered what Soviet officials
described as a major Latin American
initiative.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
U.S. POLICY ON CENTRAL AMERICA HAILED
Costa Rican President Sees Bush, Notes 'A New Atmosphere' Here
President Arias of Costa Rica said yesterday that he was "extremely
satisfied and proud" that the Bush administration had reached bipartisan
agreement with Congress on a new diplomatic approach to U.S. policy in
Central America.
Following a one-hour White House meeting, Arias told reporters he
noted "a new atmosphere, a new environment" in Washington that he said
had resolved any doubts about President Bush's support for the
five-nation Central American peace plan
Arias also challenged Soviet President Gorbachev and Cuban President
Castro
to follow the U.S. example and abandon support of guerrilla
insurgencies in Central America in favor of solving regional tensions
through diplomacy and negotiation.
Arias said, "Now people here can talk with one voice, and I think
they are in good faith trying to support the efforts of the fivee Central
American presidents to reach democracy, freedom and peace at the
negotiating table."
(John Goshko, Washington Post, A24)
Arias Hails U.S. Policy; GOP Hard-Liners Trash It
Costa Rican President Arias yesterday welcomed the accord between
the Bush administration and Congress on the future U.S. policy toward
Central America, but congressional Republicans stepped up their criticism
of the agreement.
Arias
praised the bipartisan plan to extend humanitarian aid to the
Nicaraguan resistance through February, pending congressional review,
but said the Soviets and Cubans must also support it by halting the
export of revolution
Meanwhile, conservative Republicans grumbled yesterday about
elements of the bipartisan, plan, and disagreed with the interpretation of
it voiced publicly by some House Democrats.
One key Senate Republican aide criticized Secretary Baker for
rushing completion of the accord and being overly solicitous of Democratic
concerns at the expense of those GOP members. "They gave away too
much," said the aide
Rep. Dornan said yesterday he will work with other conservative
legislators to "amend" the accord -- to clarify what punitive actions
Washington will take if the Sandinistas corrupt their promised elections in
February.
"I trust the President and the secretary of state implicitly; my
problem is I don't trust the Congress," Dornan said. "I don't trust the
friends of the communist Sandinistas in this process."
(Peter LaBarbera & Jeremiah O'Leary, Washington Times, A3)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-3
Costa Rican Endorses U.S. Contra Accord
In an unusually strong endorsement of the Bush administration's
peace initiative in Nicaragua, President Arias Tuesday challenged the
Soviet Union and Cuba to help "change bullets for ballots.'
Following a 45-minute meeting with Bush, Arias
said Mikhail
Gorbachev could contribute to peace by persuading Fidel Castro to
withhold aid from leftist revolutionaries in El Salvador.
That step, Arias added, would demonstrate that Castro "supports
sincerely the Central American peace plan."
Arias told reporters on the White House driveway: "War has taught
us that violence is not the solution. I think we have learned that we must
change bullets for ballots, and we cannot do this without the support of
Cuba and the Soviet Union."
Marlin Fitzwater, the presidential spokesman, said Bush told Arias
that "our fundamental common ground in Central America is democracy,"
and most of the discussion in the Oval Office centered on that point.
"Both presidents agree that their goals were the same as those in the
Esquipulas agreement which were for demobilization of the contras,
repatriation into Nicaraguan society and non-interference in the affairs of
each other's countries,' said Fitzwater.
(John Mashek, Boston Globe)
GORBACHEV ATTACKS U.S. REGIONAL ROLES
'Interfering' Charged In Kabul, Nicaragua
HAVANA -- Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev denounced U.S. policy in
Latin America and Afghanistan today, calling the $40 million non-military
aid package for the Nicaraguan contra rebels "regrettable."
Speaking to the Cuban National Assembly, Gorbachev said the U.S. is
"still interfering" in Afghanistan by aiding the rebel forces, a policy that
could have a "negative impact" on the region.
On Central America, Gorbachev reiterated his support for the plan
signed by the five regional presidents in February to disband the contras
and move toward democratization in Nicaragua. He reiterated his position
that the Soviet Union would cease its military aid to Nicaragua if the
U.S. stopped military aid to its Central American allies, a stance
Washington has rejected
"We are against doctrines that endorse the export of revolution or
counter-revolution," he said, in a statement that clashes with Castro's
ideological commitment to support revolutionary movements in the Third
World
Castro, in trying to illustrate how two communist countries develop
differently, went through a blunt recitation of the major disasters of
Soviet history. He mentioned the terror of the 1930s under Joseph Stalin
and the forced collectivization of the countryside and noted that Cuba
never experienced such traumas and thus did not need to emulate Moscow's
current changes. (David Remnick & Julia Preston, Washington Post, A1)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-4
Gorbachev Calls For End To All Military Aid To Central America
HAVANA -- Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader, Tuesday called for
an end to all external military aid to Central America and criticized
continued U.S. support of rebels in Nicaragua.
In a speech at the close of a three-day summit meeting with Cuban
leader Castro, Gorbachev offered no concrete proposal for the region. He
suggested that Latin America should be transformed into a "zone of peace"
free of outside intervention.
"We are categorically opposed to any theories or doctrines that seek
to justify the export of revolution or counter-revolution," he said in an
address before the Cuban National Assembly. "The Soviet Union does not
seek any political or military advantage in the Western Hemisphere.
"We cannot agree with remarks by Vice President Quayle in which
the countries of Central and Latin America are consider the back yard of
the United States," he added
In a 45-minute introduction of Gorbachev Castro threatened to
upstage his guest with an impassioned attack on U.S. policy and a paean
to his Soviet counterpart.
The chief of the U.S. diplomatic interest section in Havana, Jay
Taylor, walked out before Castro finished the speech
The Cuban leader's address, which at times provoked Gorbachev both
to laugh and examine his watch, attempted largely to dispel speculation
that Castro and the Soviet leader were at odds.
(Philip Bennett, Boston Globe)
Gorbachev In Cuban Forum Rejects Export Of Revolution
HAVANA -- Soviet leader Gorbachev, urging a political solution to the
conflict in Central America, used a Havana forum Tuesday to issue a
ringing renunciation of export of revolution -- and of counter-revolution.
In a speech to Cuba's parliament, Gorbachev also called for an end to
all arms supplies to Latin America and rejected U.S. assertions that Latin
America was part of its "backyard," saying Washington still seemed
tempted to use force in the area
The problems of Central America, he said, "can only be solved by
political means through a Latin American solution on the basis of a
balance of interest of all the sides involved, without any interference from
the outside."
His remarks amounted to a clear rejection of calls from President Bush
that he call a unilateral halt to Soviet military aid to its allies in the area.
(Robert Evans, Reuter)
Soviet Leader Speaks To Cuban Parliament
HAVANA -- Soviet President Gorbachev said Tuesday that the
superpowers should renounce military intervention in Latin America and the
Caribbean and make the region a zone of peace.
Addressing the Cuban National Assembly, he also emphasized that
Soviet-style reforms are not a universal remedy for other communist
countries, including Cuba.
"We do not regard our approaches and solutions as some universal
prescription for all," he said in what appeared an attempt to minimize the
differences between Cuba's orthodox communism and Gorbachev's new
pragmatism.
(Michael Putzel, AP)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-5
Castro's Temper Flares At Press Conference
HAVANA -- President Castro's temper flared at a news conference
Tuesday when it was suggested that Moscow and Washington could work
out a deal between them about Cuba's role in Central America.
The Cuban leader, eyes flashing, interrupted a Moscow-based Spanish
journalist when she asked Soviet leader Gorbachev if an understanding
could be reached between his country and the U.S. over Cuba's role in
the war-torn region.
Not allowing Gorbachev to reply and saying with a hint of irony that
he thought he was being referred to here, Castro asked what sort of
question that was and if small countries had no right to determine their
own future.
(Reuter)
7 RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARRESTED IN CUBA
HAVANA -- At least seven human rights activists who planned to
demonstrate in front of the Soviet Embassy today for political change in
Cuba were arrested overnight, according to a human rights watchdog
group.
Elizardo Sanchez, head of the Cuban Commission for Human Rights
and National Conciliation, said the seven were detained late Monday at
their homes in Havana and Pinar del Rio. Two were being held
incommunicado and the whereabouts of the other five were unknown, he
said. There were unconfirmed reports of five other arrests.
(Washington Post, A22)
200 BRITISH MPS MARK GORBACHEV VISIT
WITH HUMAN RIGHTS CHARGE
LONDON -- More than 200 British members of Parliament signed a
newspaper advertisement accusing the Soviet Union of continued human
right abuses, to coincide with Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival in Britain
Wednesday.
The full-page advertisement in The Times newspaper was placed by
an all-party Parliamentary Committee for the release of Soviet Jewry, and
there were 212 MPs from across party lines among the signatories.
(Reuter)
CHENEY BELIEVES GORBACHEV SINCERE
But Defense Chief Says Cutting West's Forces Would Be Premature
Defense Secretary Cheney, declaring that he has gone from skeptic to
believer in the idea that Soviet leader Gorbachev wants to reform his
country, said yesterday that the prospect of war between the two
superpowers has "receded somewhat."
Cheney said Gorbachev appears to be genuinely committed to
restructuring the Soviet Union in ways that lessen the threat to the West
but said it is still too early for the U.S. to reduce military forces in
Europe or elsewhere.
Cheney [during an interview with four reporters] said that in
frequent meetings of the NSC the Bush administration is focusing on the
Gorbachev initiatives and how to respond to them. He said the conclusions
from these sessions will shape future U.S. strategic forces and overseas
troop deployments.
(George Wilson, Washington Post, A12)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-6
REVOLUTIONARY EPOCH ENDING IN RUSSIA, KENNAN DECLARES
George Kennan, who was an architect of the post-World War II policy
of containment of the Soviet Union, returned to the Senate as an elder
statesman yesterday and declared that the bold but embattled policies of
Mikhail Gorbachev are ending the revolutionary epoch in Russia that has
generated international tensions since 1917.
The stature and the message of the 85-year-old scholar and former
diplomat brought an electrifying response from the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, whose members praised him for his insights and, when the
hearing was over, joined with staff aides, nearly the entire audience and
ovation even the Senate stenographer in a spontaneous and lengthy standing
Testifying in the first of a planned series of hearings on U.S. policy
toward the Soviet Union, Kennan called the situation in Moscow "unstable
and in some respects dangerous" for Gorbachev, but added that, whatever
happens, it will be "quite impossible" to return to the conditions that
prevailed there in previous decades.
(Don Oberdorfer, Washington Post, A22)
COLOMBIA CRITICIZES U.S. OVER RADAR SYSTEM
The Colombian government has accused the Defense Department of
using the fight against drug trafficking as a ruse to installing a radar
system on a Colombian island in the Caribbean to monitor activities in
Nicaragua.
A Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee is scheduled to take up the
issue at a hearing Wednesday.
Asked about the Colombian charge, Sen. Kerry said Tuesday that
interests. for too long " "the war on drugs has been secondary to other foreign policy
Kerry's foreign affairs aide, Richard McCall, said the Defense
Department's insistence on placing the radar on San Andres Island in the
Caribbean, rather than near the country's southern border, has hurt
attempts to curtain drug cartels headquartered in Colombia.
(Michael Kranish, Boston Globe)
CRISTIANI TO ASK WASHINGTON NOT TO JUDGE HIM PREMATURELY
SAN SALVADOR -- El Salvador's President-elect Cristiani said
Tuesday he aims during a trip to Washington this week to convince U.S.
leaders not to pass judgment on his government before he takes office.
"We have always insisted that the work of the future government be
seen before things are judged," he told reporters. "This will be our
principal program" in Washington.
(Reuter)
SALVADORAN COURT RULING IS REVERSED
SAN SALVADOR -- In a move seen as a victory for President-elect
Cristiani over more radical elements of his party, a new judge has
reinstated charges against eight rightist military officers and civilians
charged with kidnapping wealthy businessmen.
The eight are close associates of Roberto d'Aubuisson and, while they
have been implicated in death squad activity, they are formally charged
with running a kidnap-for-profit ring that netted about $4 million from
1982 to 1986.
(Douglas Farah, Washington Post, A19)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-7
COUP LEADERS DEPORTED FROM HAITI
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- The government bowed to pressure from
mutinous soldiers and said today that it had released from jail and
deported three army officers who tried to overthrow Haiti's leader, Lt.
Gen. Avril.
At the same time, rebels surrendered control of the international
airport, which opened for the first time since Sunday's coup attempt.
The U.S. Embassy said there no longer appeared to be any active
resistance in the army to the government. "I think there's no doubt that
President Avril is completely in control now," said embassy spokeswoman
Susan Clyde.
(Michael Norton, Washington Post, A22)
MUBARAK SUPPORTS U.S. PLAN FOR RENEWING PEACE TALKS
Position Open On Elections In Occupied Areas
Egyptian President Mubarak yesterday became the first Arab leader to
publicly endorse the Bush administration's cautious approach toward
reviving the Middle East peace process, saying he agreed that "a good
atmosphere" should be created first before negotiations could begin.
Mubarak also left open Egypt's position on Israeli Prime Minister
Shamir's proposal for holding elections among Palestinians in the
Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, at least until it could be
determined whether this would "help the peace process."
Emerging from two hours of talks and a luncheon with Secretary of
State Baker, Mubarak said Egypt found that "one of the most important
things" today was "to try to create a good atmosphere by improving the
situation so that a good atmosphere will help the peace process move
forward."
The Egyptian leader said he was "convinced" that the administration
approach
was the correct one. (David Ottaway, Washington Post, A1)
No Agreement On Mideast Conference
Egyptian President Mubarak and Secretary Baker looked for ways to
improve the climate for resumed Middle East negotiations Tuesday but
remained at odds on the timing and form of an international conference.
Mubarak followed up on talks with President Bush Monday by
discussing Middle East peace problems with Baker and Secretary Brady
At a White House dinner held Tuesday night in Mubarak's honor,
Bush called on Palestinians and Israelis to put aside violence in favor of a
dialogue for peace.
"We must work to create a new atmosphere for Palestinians and
Israelis to put aside violence in favor of words," Bush said, making a
toast at the dinner. "A dialogue for peace is the best way to establish
Israeli. security and give the Palestinians their legitimate political rights."
Mubarak thanked the President for his warm and friendly reception
and said that the meeting has "a special significance because it is the
beginning of a new era" between the U.S. and Egypt.
"We look to the future with optimism
The American people have
chosen you as the torchbearer at a unique and historic time," Mubarak
said.
(Jim Anderson, UPI)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-8
Mubarak Endorses U.S. Approach Toward Middle East Talks
Egyptian President Mubarak Tuesday endorsed the U.S. approach
toward Middle East negotiations, while Bush administration officials
prepared for a visit by !sraeli Prime Minister Shamir that could highlight
important disagreements between the U.S. and Israel.
The potential for a behind-the-scenes clash between leaders of the
two nations appeared to grow Tuesday when a senior U.S. official said the
administration does not expect the Palestinian uprising to be halted
before negotiations in the region can begin. Shamir has said the
uprising must end as a condition for further steps by Israel.
"We've never told anybody that we expect the intifadah to come to a
complete halt before anything else can happen," a senior administration
official said.
(Adam Pertman, Boston Globe)
DEFIANT SHAMIR DRAWS LINES THAT ISRAEL REFUSES TO CROSS
Israeli Prime Minister Shamir, striking a defiant tone on the eve of
meetings with President Bush, vowed yesterday that Israel would never
talk to the PLO, agree to the creation of a Palestinian state or withdraw
totally from occupied territories.
Addressing a Jewish audience at New York's Town Hall last night,
Shamir said Jews had faced more difficult times in the past.
"We overcame them all. We shall do so again," he said.
(James Dorsey, Washington Times, A1)
NO 'BLANK CHECK' FOR SHAMIR
Israeli Prime Minister Shamir begins his first official talks with the
Bush administration today as opposition to his government's policies
intensified among U.S. Jews.
About 200 prominent Jews blast Shamir for repression of
Palestinians and occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
"You do not have a blank check from American Jewry to continue
these policies,' they say in an ad in today's New York Times.
(Jessica Lee, USA Today, A1)
ARMY TO FREE JAILED ARABS, PALESTINIANS WANT POLITICAL CHANGE
JERUSALEM -- Israel appeared set to free hundreds of Arab prisoners
Wednesday, but Palestinians said this would not lead them to end their
uprising against the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Security sources said Israel could free more than 700 Arabs to ease
Prime Minister Shamir's talks with U.S. leaders in Washington this week.
Government officials said the move was a goodwill gesture on the eve of
the Moslem Ramadan fast
Palestinian academic Mahdi Abdul Hadi welcomed the release of
prisoners but said real progress would only come when Israeli leaders
dropped their opposition to talks with the PLO. (Steve Weizman, Reuter)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-9
SOVIETS SELL JETS TO LIBYA
The Soviet Union has sold fighter-bomber jets to Libya that would
give Libyan strongman Gadhafi's government greater capability to strike
longer-range targets in the Middle East, including Israel, Pentagon sources
said Tuesday night.
The planes are SU-24 Fencers, which have an unrefueled radius of
more than 800 miles, said the sources, speaking on condition of
anonymity.
The Soviets are believed to have sold 12 to 15 of the planes to the
Libyans, said the sources. The price is not known. (Norman Black, AP)
Soviets Sold Libya Advanced Bomber, U.S. Officials Say
The Soviet Union has sold Libya high-performance bombers and
airborne refueling ability that would greatly enhance Tripoli's capacity to
hit targets in Israel and beyond, administration officials say.
Puzzled American officials said the deal, and the Soviet Union's
training of Libyan pilots to fly the supersonic Sukhoi-24D airplanes,
appeared to be at odds with Mikhail Gorbachev's proclaimed intention to
bend Soviet policy to a more conciliatory role in regional conflicts.
The Soviet sale raises some awkward questions for the Bush
administration, which has credited Moscow with moving to defuse a number
of regional conflicts and has asked for Soviet help in reducing tensions
in the Middle East and Central America. The administration must now
decide whether to protest the Libya sale publicly or raise the issue
privately when Secretary Baker meets next month with Eduard
Shevardnadze, the Soviet foreign minister
Administration officials said it was unclear what motivated the Soviets
to sell the planes at a time when they are openly courting Israel and
hoping for better relations with the Arab countries in the region.
(Stephen Engelberg, New York Times, A1)
SOUTH AFRICA THREATENS TO SUSPEND NAMIBIA PEACE PLAN
CAPE TOWN -- South Africa Tuesday delivered an ultimatum to the
U.N. to curb nationalist guerrillas fighting its forces in Namibia or it
would suspend a U.N. peace plan for the territory.
Foreign Minister Pik Botha demanded U.N. action "within the next few
hours" against SWAPO guerrillas said to be infiltrating Namibia from
Angola, and said on U.S. television an armored guerrilla force was
advancing on the border.
He said in a letter to U.N. Secretary General Perez de Cuellar late
Tuesday South Africa would suspend its observance of the U.N. plan for
Namibia if there was no satisfactory response
Before the documents were delivered, Perez de Cuellar bristled when
reporters referred to a South African "ultimatum" mentioned in reports
from Cape Town.
"The word 'ultimatum' has been invented I don't know by whom," he
said, clearly agitated. He added that he could not rely on what was said
in the press and "for me what is important is what I receive in a letter."
(Brendan Boyle, Reuter)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-10
VIETNAM SAYS IT WILL PULL OUT OF CAMBODIA BY SEPTEMBER
BANGKOK -- Vietnam announced Wednesday it would withdraw all its
troops from Cambodia by the end of September and invited India, Poland
and Canada to form a control body to supervise the withdrawal.
A Vietnamese statement carried by the Cambodian news agency SPK
called on China and other countries to stop all support for the Cambodian
guerrillas by that date and said this cessation of aid should also be
monitored by the international body.
(Reuter)
IMF AND WORLD BANK PLEDGE FAST DEBT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Urgent Relief Is Seen For Some Nations
The two major international lending agencies yesterday pledged to
move forcefully and speedily to implement a new strategy for reducing the
debt of Third World nations, and held out the hope that at least a few
countries will quickly get urgently sought relief.
Michel Camdessus, managing director of the IMF, told reporters after
a meeting of the agency's top board, the Interim Committee, "I see a great
potential for debt reduction" under the new strategy
World Bank President Barber Conable, meanwhile, told the joint
IMF-World Bank Development Committee that the new strategy "offers an
opportunity, if we seize it, to put the worst aspects of the debt crisis
behind us."
(Hobart Rowen, Washington Post, F3)
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NATIONAL NEWS
NEW PRESIDENT GETTING HIGH MARKS FROM PUBLIC
Few Americans In Post-ABC News Poll Say
They Have A Clear Idea Of Bush's Direction
Ten weeks into his administration, President Bush continues to win
widespread public approval, but few Americans say they have a good idea
of where the President is leading the country, a Washington Post-ABC
News Poll shows.
The poll shows 71% of the respondents approve of the way Bush is
handling his job and 22% disapprove, an approval rating most politicians
consider unusually high. At this point in his presidency, Ronald Reagan
had a 62% approval rating.
But the survey also found that almost half of those interviewed said
they only somewhat approve of Bush's performance, suggesting that
support for Bush remains tentative.
Robert Teeter
said the results indicate that the President "doesn't
have anyone, no specific group, that is mad at him right now and it is
early for Americans to draw any conclusions on his handling of policy.
The Post-ABC survey shows
that the President is retaining his
popularity among all major demographic groups. That includes a 62%
approval rating among blacks, a group that never supported Reagan in
great numbers
Just over half of those interviewed said they approve of the job being
done by Vice President Quayle
Bush's approval among both men and women is about the same, with
the much-discussed Republican "gender gap" nowhere in evidence.
(Ann Devroy & Richard Morin, Washington Post, A6)
DOUBTERS ARE SURPRISED AT 'NEW QUAYLE'
Vice President Quayle had no sooner stepped out of his limousine at
NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston than he was rushed to a private
meeting with Rear Adm. Richard Truly.
Truly
was being considered for NASA chief. And White House
Chief of Staff Sununu, who in the last two months has come to trust
Quayle's political instincts, wanted a first-hand report.
Quayle called in a favorable review, and Sununu started the
paperwork on the appointment, expected soon.
The incident is evidence
that some in the corridors of power are
starting to take him seriously.
"The key to having clout and an impact on policy is access and
confidence," Sununu says. "Quayle has total access to the President, and
his absolute confidence." In short, says the chief of staff, "Quayle has
got it all."
No one pretends Quayle has suddenly become an intellectual giant
But he's gaining confidence -- and converts.
(Johanna Neuman, USA Today, A1)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-12
BUSH TO SEEK 25% RAISE FOR JUDGES
Highly Skilled Federal Workers Would Be Included In Proposal
President Bush plans to propose a 25% pay raise for federal judges
and is considering comparable or slightly smaller raises for a small number
of highly skilled federal workers, senior administration officials said
yesterday.
The Bush pay proposal, expected to be announced by next week, is
the subject of an administration debate over which federal employees other
than judges should be included and whether the salary recommendations
should be part of, or separate from, a package of proposals on ethics that
Bush soon will send to Congress.
An official said the administration wants to limit immediate, nonjudicial
pay raises to employees whose skills are so specialized and in demand in
the private sector that the government is at "immediate risk"of not being
able to perform some functions because of lack of skilled personnel.
(Ann Devroy, Washington Post, A1)
BUSH PROMISES VETOES
President Bush promised Tuesday to make active use of his veto
powers and suggested a minimum wage bill now before Congress may be
the first candidate.
"Let the Congress not misunderstand my determination," Bush told a
proposal. business group. He insisted he would not budge from his [wage]
"I've got to hold the line. I've got to hold the line on the grounds
of economics (and) on the grounds of making people understand I was
serious about that being the best offer," he said during a
question-and-answer session with members of the American Business
Conference
The President said he would not shy away from using the veto.
"There will be times when we have to say, look here's what I believe,
and then rally our (one) third to defend the president's position.
On another subject, Bush was asked if he could support a value-
added tax on products and services, something like a national sales tax.
"I don't even want to discuss a tax on consumerism," Bush said.
(Tom Raum, AP)
PRESIDENT READIES PACKAGE TO ENRICH PUBLIC EDUCATION
President Bush, who said he wants to be known as the "education
president," will announce today a package of proposals he is sending to
Congress to improve American education
The platform for today's announcement will be the White House
ceremony at which Bush will honor the Teacher of the Year.
Final details of the seven-point education package were ironed out
yesterday when the President had lunch with Education Secretary Cavazos.
(Jeremiah O'Leary, Washington Times, A6)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-13
ADMINISTRATION READY WITH AIDS BILL
President Bush is prepared to propose a bill to ban housing and job
discrimination against people infected with the AIDS virus if a current
survey of state laws shows federal legislation is needed, an administration
official said Tuesday.
The assertion by James Allen, acting director of the Public Health
Service's National AIDS Program Office, came in response to questions from
Rep. Waxman
Waxman noted that Bush said he would support the White House AIDS
commission's call for federal legislation to outlaw discrimination against
people with AIDS
"The President promised help and protection, and we must begin to
put that assistance together as budgets and laws."
(Jerry Estill, AP)
JUSTICE ATTORNEYS PETITION THORNBURGH ON ABORTION
More than 200 Justice Department attorneys submitted a petition
Tuesday to Attorney General Thornburgh criticizing the department's
attempt to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973
decision legalizing abortion.
"We believe that every woman has the right to make her own decision
about whether or not to continue her pregnancy in accordance with the
guidelines set forth in Roe VS. Wade," the petition said
"We oppose
any governmental interference with this basic right."
Dave Runkel, a top aide to Thornburgh, said the petition "won't have
any impact on the department's position."
"These people come in six months after the decision was made to
appeal this case to the Supreme Court," he said. "It's not timely
If
they wanted to have an impact on what the department was doing on this,
they're six months too late.'
Runkel said he didn't expect any retaliation against the people who
signed the petition, saying, "The attorney general understands this is a
controversial issue that people disagree on."
(AP)
STUDIES QUESTION INSURANCE, HOSPITAL CARE OF ELDERLY
The lives and pocketbooks of many elderly Medicare beneficiaries are
jeopardized by poor hospital care and private health insurance policies that
pay low benefits in relation to total premiums collected, according to two
studies released yesterday.
offering Medigap -- insurance designed to cover health costs not companies covered
A GAO study released by Rep. Dingell found that many
by Medicare -- "continue to bilk elderly citizens by offering unlawful and
unconscionably low returns on premium payments."
Meanwhile, at a hearing of a House Government Operations
subcommittee, Chairman Weiss said a study shows that there is a
correlation between high hospital death rates for Medicare patients and
poor general quality of hospital care. (Spencer Rich, Washington Post, A2)
DEMOCRAT WINS SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Democrat Glen Browder won a bitterly fought
special election Tuesday to fill the congressional seat left vacant by the
death of Rep. Bill Nichols, an 11-term Democrat
With 100% of the vote counted Tuesday, Browder had 53,031 votes, or
65%, to John Rice's 28,787, or 35% of the unofficial total.
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(Dana Beyerle, UPI)
Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-14
PANEL DROPS SOME CHARGES IN WRIGHT ETHICS INQUIRY
The House ethics committee has concluded that several charges in a
complaint against Speaker Jim Wright should be dropped, leaving the focus
on Wright's relationship with a Fort Worth developer and the bulk
marketing of a book he wrote, sources said yesterday.
The charges against Wright that have been dismissed
involve his
intervention with federal banking regulators on behalf of distressed Texas
thrift associations, his intercession with government officials on behalf of a
Texas oil and gas company and his alleged use of a staff aide on
government time to compile parts of his book, "Reflections of a Public
Man."
(Tom Kenworthy, Washington Post, A1)
Ethics Committee Expected To Find Violations By Wright On Finances
The House ethics committee is said to be headed toward a finding that
Speaker Wright violated several congressional rules of conduct in the
handling of his personal finances.
The conclusion comes from Democrats in Congress and comments by
Wright himself.
These Democrats say that Wright's supporters are bracing themselves
for a committee finding that Wright failed to properly report as gifts a
car, a cut-rate apartment rental and other benefits the speaker and his
wife, Betty, received from their relationship with a Fort Worth developer,
George Mallick.
Wright's allies are also said to be concerned that the committee may
book find that in a few cases the proceeds from the sale of Wright's
should have been reported as honorariums, which are limited,
rather than royalty payments, which are not limited at all.
(Michael Oreskes, New York Times, A1)
CONCERN EXPRESSED OVER WRIGHT'S LAWYER
The ranking Republican on the House ethics committee expressed
concern Tuesday that the attorney for Speaker Wright also is representing
Fort Worth developer George Mallick and several other witnesses.
"He's represented several, that is for sure," said Rep. Myers about
the role of lawyer William Oldaker, who is representing as many as six
witnesses in the probe.
Asked if that situation could lead to orchestration of testimony, Myers
responded: "That could happen, I guess."
(William Choyke, Dallas Morning News)
SEN. MITCHELL SEEKS TO FORCE FEDERAL ACTION
IN CLEANUP OF FUTURE OIL SPILLS
Sen. Mitchell yesterday sharply criticized President Bush's refusal to
federalize efforts to clean up the massive oil spill in Alaska's Prince William
Sound and introduced legislation to force such action in future spills.
Mitchell also proposed creation of a federal fund to pay as much as
$500 million to defray uncovered costs of cleanup and damages from future
spills and endorsed a proposal by Sen. Baucus for a substantial increase
in penalties for causing oil spills.
Mitchell's move puts Democrats at odds with the Bush administration
in its first environmental crisis and creates a new point of contention
between the GOP President and the Democratic-controlled Congress.
(Helen Dewar, Washington Post, A3)
-more-
Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-15
REILLY'S VISIBILITY AND PERSONAL ACCESS TO BUSH
DEMONSTRATE THE NEW ENVIRONMENT AT THE EPA
In eight years of Ronald Reagan, environmentalists had to fight just
to keep from losing ground.
But George Bush made a campaign pledge: "I am an
environmentalist," he vowed. And in just two months on the job, his
administration has given what may be the kiss of death to a planned dam
on a prized trout stream Colorado, called for a total ban on ozone-
depleting chemicals and sent a team of top officials to report on the Alaska
oil spill.
The central figure in each move has been Bush's new EPA chief,
William Reilly
(Barbara Rosewicz, Wall Street Journal, A16)
EPA CLEANUP CHIEF BLAMES EXXON,
BUT ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. DELAYS
NEW YORK -- Exxon USA failed to have enough chemicals on hand
to disperse the March 24 oil slick in Alaska, but government delays also
prevented their use in the first two critical days after the spill, the
government said Tuesday.
Tim Fields, head of the EPA's Emergency Response Team in
Washington, also said Exxon's dispersant chemical was ineffective Tuesday
against the portion of the oil slick in the Gulf of Alaska
Exxon officials "weren't as prepared as they should have been.
We're not happy with the state of readiness before the spill," Fields said.
(Walter Andrews, UPI)
SIERRA CLUB PRESIDENT: SHUT DOWN ALASKA OIL DELIVERY SYSTEM
HOUSTON -- The Alaskan oil delivery system should be temporarily
shut down until the public is guaranteed that future spills cannot happen,
the Sierra Club president said Tuesday
"I think that clearly one thing that ought to be looked at is shutting
down the oil delivery system until one can put in some guarantees that
this thing isn't going to happen again," [Richard] Cellarius told reporters
after a speech to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers convention.
(Paula Dittrick, UPI)
AFTER HILL GRILLING, BARRY RELEASES ANTI-DRUG PLAN
D.C. Mayor Barry, stung by Senate criticism that he was resisting
offers of help to combat drugs and violence, released a formal request
yesterday for $102 million in federal aid to hire 800 more police officers,
expand prison space and mount drug prevention programs
"Provision of the additional prison beds will send a clear message to
criminals that the District of Columbia will be relentless in efforts to rid
the streets of law violators," Barry said in a letter to William Bennett, the
national drug policy director
Barry sent his request to Bennett on Monday and intended to keep it
under wraps until Bennett had formally responded.
But the mayor abruptly changed his mind and released copies to
reporters shortly after members of the Senate D.C. appropriations
subcommittee, mostly Democrats, attacked him at a morning hearing on the
city's drug crisis for showing up without specific proposals.
(Eric Pianin & Sari Horwitz, Washington Post, A1)
-more-
Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- A-16
U.S. PRODS PENSION FUNDS TOWARD LONG-TERM PLANNING
The Bush administration, continuing its effort to prod business
leaders toward longer-term strategic planning, is encouraging pension-fund
managers to invest with more of a long-run view.
In a speech to institutional investors yesterday, Deputy Treasury
Secretary McPherson said that corporate managers and pension fund
managers should, in effect, reinforce each others' efforts to avoid
excessively short-term thinking.
(Paul Blustein, Washington Post, F5)
BIDS PROMPT EASTERN TRUSTEE TO DELAY NAMING EXAMINER
Amid indications that Eastern Air Lines Inc. is moving closer to a
sale, a federal trustee yesterday delayed the appointment of an examiner
in the bankruptcy case
Also yesterday, Senate Democrats temporarily dropped an effort to
pass legislation that would require President Bush to appoint a presidential
emergency board to help resolve the strike at Eastern, saying that they
want to give potential buyers a chance to work out a deal.
(Martha Hamilton & Frank Swoboda, Washington Post, F3)
NAVY EX-WORKER ADMITS 10 YEARS OF BRIBE-TAKING
3 Men Identified At Trial Of Teledyne Officials
A former Navy engineer yesterday admitted taking bribes regularly
for the past 10 years and identified three men who he said gave him
monthly payments for inside information on military contracts.
The disclosures by Stuart Berlin, who recently pleaded guilty to
bribery for taking $5,500 from a defense consultant, outline a
longer-standing pattern of corruption in military procurement than
previously revealed in the Defense Department scandal.
Berlin listed the three -- William Beckmeier, Manuel Caldera and
Sheldon Matzkin -- while testifying as a prosecution witness at the trial of
three Teledyne Electronics executives in Alexandria.
(Caryle Murphy, Washington Post, A9)
NORTH LACKED CREDIBILITY, WITNESS SAYS
A former colleague of Oliver North at the NSC affirmed yesterday that
he took what North told him "with four grains of salt" because he and
other staff members came to realize that North could not be trusted to tell
the truth.
Testifying at North's trial in federal court here, Vincent Cannistraro,
who joined the NSC staff in 1984, recalled expressing his sharp disbelief
on one occasion in 1985 to the answers North was composing for Congress
in response to questions about his work for the Nicaraguan contras.
Cannistraro said he looked at the responses and made a Pinocchio-like
gesture at North, to suggest that his nose was growing with the lies he
was telling.
(George Lardner, Washington Post, A8)
-End of A-Section-
NETWORK NEWS SUMMARY
(Tuesday Evening, April 4)
ARIAS VISIT
ABC's Brit Hume: The Gorbachev speech comes during a visit here by
another key player in the hemisphere: Costa Rican President Oscar
Arias. Having developed a Central America policy Congress can
support, President Bush also needed Arias to sign on too, because he
is the acknowledged leader of the democratic heads of state in the
region. And after his meeting with the President, Arias endorsed the
U.S. policy.
(President Arias: "I think this time they are indeed in good faith
trying to support the efforts of the five Central American presidents
to reach democracy, freedom, and peace at the negotiating table.")
No, he said, he didn't object to continued non-military aid to the
Contras, and he even joined in President Bush's appeal to Gorbachev
for help in bringing democracy to the region.
(President Arias: "I think we have learned that we must change
bullets by ballots, and we can only do this with the support of the
Cubans and the Soviet Union.")
In particular, Arias called on Gorbachev to get Fidel Castro to end
his support for the communist guerrillas in El Salvador.
(ABC-2)
NBC's Garrick Utley: The Havana summit is being watched closely at the
White House. Today Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the Bush
Administration hopes Gorbachev will make a "substantial reduction in
military aid to Nicaragua and stop Cuban and Nicaraguan support for
rebels in El Salvador." At the White House, President Bush met with
President Arias. Arias said he is convinced now that the Bush
Administration is serious in seeking a peaceful settlement in that
region and that achieving that depends on Gorbachev's cooperation.
(NBC-2)
CBS's Dan Rather: On this keynote day of Mikhail Gorbachev's Havana
visit, President Bush was also talking Central American peace back in
Washington. He met with President Arias.
CBS's Wyatt Andrews: What the White House was listening to hear in
Gorbachev's speech was a direct promise from Mikhail Gorbachev that
the Soviets would cut all arms shipments to Nicaragua. That did not
happen. There was one sentence in Gorbachev's speech in which he
called for all nations to end all military shipments to the region, but
to the White House that's too vague. It is not exactly what the
Administration was hoping to hear from the Soviet leader.
(State Department Spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler: "We expect the
Soviet Union to urge Cuba and Nicaragua to halt the policies of
violent subversion of neighbors --")
Without Soviet moderation, President Bush's own new policy towards
Central America is threatened. While Mr. Bush has agreed with
Congress to supply only humanitarian aid to the Contra rebels, the
Soviets are still free to channel arms to the Sandinistas, and the
Cubans are free to back the rebels in El Salvador.
-more-
Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- B-2
Andrews continues: The Bush approach won an important
endorsement from President Arias. But both presidents admit the
Central American peace plan now needs Soviet help. Whether the
Gorbachev speech has a lasting impact on the relationship between the
United States and the Soviet Union or not, Oscar Arias today
certainly gave a boost to President Bush.
(CBS-2)
WESTERN EUROPE TRIP
Utley: President Bush announced today that he will go to Western Europe
next month. The occasion is the 40th anniversary of the NATO
alliance to be celebrated in Brussels. The President will also take
advantage of that to also visit Italy, West Germany and Great Britain.
(NBC-4)
SHAMIR
CBS's Bob Schieffer: Israeli Prime Minister Shamir arrived in the United
States today for his meeting with President Bush on Thursday. In a
move timed to bolster Shamir's reception, Israel said today that
hundreds of Palestinians are being held without charge in a desert
prison, but will be freed tomorrow.
(CBS-6)
CUBA
ABC's Peter Jennings: Anyone looking for public conflict between the
Soviet Union and Cuba today has not found it here in Havana. As
far as the U.S. is concerned, the two communist leaders have
reaffirmed that violent revolution in Central America will no longer be
a priority. Fidel Castro and Mikhail Gorbachev have both made major
speeches here today. There is no open pressure on Castro to adopt
Gorbachev-style reforms. There has been no complaint from Castro
that Gorbachev is helping to unravel socialism. Last night we asked
President Castro what he wanted Mr. Gorbachev to say. "He will
say," said Castro, "exactly what I want him to say.' Which, in
public at least, appears to be pretty much the case.
ABC's Jim Laurie reports that Mikhail Gorbachev delivered what
Soviet officials had described as a major Latin American initiative. In
it a pledge to oppose, as he put it, the export of revolution or
counter-revolution. He also called upon all nations to stop sending
military supplies to Latin American conflicts. The Soviet president
criticized the U.S. for regarding Latin and South America as its
backyard. And while outlining his ideas for perestroika in the Soviet
Union, he made it plain that other nations like Cuba should follow
their own course. That was a position on which Fidel Castro could
hardly agree more. In the 15-minute introduction of Gorbachev,
Castro told the Soviet leader that Moscow's reforms were not needed
here. "We had no Stalin," said Castro, "we had no forced
collectivization." It was clearly a good day for Fidel Castro. He also
got a new treaty of friendship from Gorbachev designed to send some
signals to Washington that Soviet-Cuban ties were as strong as ever.
And to those who thought that Castro's failure to embrace glasnost
and perestroika would mean a lessening of Moscow's commitment, there
was a promise that the Soviets would not interfere in Cuban affairs.
The tone today of both leaders was that of moderation -- Gorbachev
espousing his new thinking: diplomacy instead of force; and Castro
projecting a new image as a more responsible regional leader.
-more-
Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- B-3
Jennings says that Mr. Gorbachev told his own news agency, TASS,
that he and Castro have agreed to work together for improvement in
Soviet-American relations. Their re-statement that the problems of
Latin America cannot be solved militarily clearly is intended for
President Bush. So how do they see it at the White House?
Hume: Senior Administration officials told us tonight they would have
no reaction to the Gorbachev speech until they'd had a chance to
study the text overnight. Several weeks ago, President Bush wrote
a letter to Gorbachev asking that he put some of his new thinking
into effect in Central America. Specifically, the Administration wants
an end to the buildup in Nicaragua and pressure on Fidel Castro to
end his support of the communist insurgency in El Salvador.
ABC's Richard Threlkeld reports:
(President Bush: "Our determination to restore freedom and
democracy to Cuba has never wavered, and the freedom there is not
a bargaining chip.")
The result is that U.S. policy toward Cuba is effectively frozen -- no
formal relations, no relaxing that tough trade embargo, despite the
economic cost to both countries.
(ABC-Lead)
NBC's Tom Brokaw: Mikhail Gorbachev and Fidel Castro are heading into
the final evening of their three-day meeting. Gorbachev explaining
why his far-reaching reforms are necessary, Castro holding on to his
party line that glasnost and perestroika are not needed here. In
their public appearances, Gorbachev and Castro have been the model
of friendship and unity. When they stood together in the Cuban
National Assembly this afternoon, they knew the world was looking
for a sign their differing approach to communism was straining their
relationship. In a lengthy introduction of his guest, Castro exclaimed
that the two countries are so different that what works for one
doesn't work for the other. When Gorbachev finally got a chance to
speak he offered a wide-ranging analysis of what must be corrected
in his country, in Latin America, and in the world.
NBC's Bob Abernethy says that in his speech Gorbachev defended all
the radical reforms underway in the Soviet Union, but he also agreed
with Castro that each communist country must choose its own path.
Earlier, Gorbachev and Castro signed a treaty of friendship urging
that savings from disarmament go to help people who suffer from
underdevelopment. Gorbachev called on communist and non-communist
countries to work together toward solutions of regional problems,
such as those in Central America, with no use of force. Gorbachev
called for an end to all shipments of military supplies to Central
American from any country.
Brokaw says that for of all their talk about common goals, there was
a reminder in Havana today of Castro's continuing hard-line. A
number of Cuban human rights activists were arrested. They had
hoped to get Gorbachev's attention.
(NBC-Lead)
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Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- B-4
Rather: A glimmer of hope at best on Central America. Nothing concrete
about forgiving debts, and some admission of differences on economic
reform and exporting revolution. That is part of the early read by
diplomats on what has and has not happened here
Gorbachev
warns of strict discipline on Soviet economic aid to Cuba. He
concedes that his economic reforms may not be right for the
Cubans
With gusto and a traditional Russian bear hug,
Gorbachev and Castro late in the afternoon signed a 25-year
friendship treaty. The language broad and general, no obvious
headlines here, yet it's bound to give the Bush Administration a
glimmer of hope and a great deal to chew over. For instance, the
treaty language calls on Cuba and the Soviet Union to find solutions
to regional conflicts "solely by peaceful and political means." Taken
strictly at face value, this could be mean a backing away of Soviet
and Cuban military aid to rebels in places such as El Salvador. Such
specifics were not spelled out in the treaty. On trade relations
between Cuba and the Soviet Union, only a broad call to eliminate
unequal terms of trade between all nations, not just two communist
states
Last night Cuban police arrested one of Cuba's most
outspoken dissidents.
CBS's Juan Vasquez reports that the police took Samuel Martinez Lara
into custody not so much for what he did as for what he thought he
might do. In Washington, the State Department also expressed
concern.
(State Department Spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler: "We condemn this
act by the Cuban government, which underlies the need for ongoing
monitoring of the human rights situation in Cuba.")
(CBS-Lead)
OIL SPILL
ABC's Barry Serafin reports that EPA Administrator Reilly says concerns
growing out of the huge oil spill in Alaska could delay further oil
exploration. But the White House says the Bush Administration will
oppose any move to shut down the Alaska pipeline, as threatened by
that state's governor.
(ABC-3)
Utley reports that the last of the remaining oil aboard the Exxon Valdez
has now been pumped out of the tanker, but the 10 million gallons
that spilled in the Prince William Sound continue to spread. The oil
extends over an area of more than 1,600 square miles.
(NBC-8, CBS-3)
NAMIBIA
Utley reports that South Africa's Foreign Minister Botha warned today his
country will suspend a U.N. peace plan for Namibia unless the United
Nations takes strong action to stop the fighting there. Namibia was
granted independence by South Africa this past Saturday. But fierce
fighting since then between troops loyal to South Africa and the
Angola-backed guerrilla movement has left 200 people dead. Botha
wants the whole U.N. force of 4,500 men deployed at once.
(NBC-9, CBS-7)
-more-
Wednesday, April 5, 1989 -- B-5
ETHICS/WRIGHT
Serafin reports that the House Ethics Committee heard some testimony
today behind closed doors regarding alleged gifts to the speaker from
one of his business associates.
(ABC-5)
NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports that the ethics committee questioned George
Mallick. The committee's special counsel estimates that Mallick gave
Wright and his wife as much as $100,000 in unreported gifts at a time
when Mallick had a big stake in legislation Wright was influencing --
S&Ls. Off camera, Wright said that the charges are ludicrous, that
he didn't know his friend was involved with the ailing S&Ls. Sources
say the ethics committee has discussed the possibility that if Wright
did not report all of his income from the Mallicks and elsewhere, he
may face tax problems as well.
(NBC-5)
-end of News Summary-
Ron Darling
NY Mets
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
SECRETARY NICHOLAS F. BRADY
SUBJECT:
IMF/WORLD BANK SPRING MEETINGS
DATE:
April 5, 1989
See your classified file. (Confidential)
191149
of
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PRO10
DATE:
4-5-89
FROM THE PRESIDENT
GB/
To:
Secretary Baker
cc Jim Cicconi
Re: Tape about PAN AM Flt. 103
I viewed this and felt discouraged.
We may never solve the problem
of terrorism, but we must solve the
problem of "caring".
Maybe, at an appropriate time,
the Consular folks who handle
disaster could listen to this very
short tape.
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Darl
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THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
The Jefferson from
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SIXTEENTH &M STREETS, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
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TELEPHONE: (202) 347-2200 TELEX:248879
Dear mr President,
It was an honor for Charlie and me
to be included in your first state
dinner. Jiminy Mubarek was a Fascinating
dinner partner and we've made plans to
get together in London during Wimbledon, and
maybe in Egypt sometime in the next year.
I've never been on the continent of Africa
The Quayles were fun to meet also, and
they seem to be making the adjustment into
your old digs nicely. Mrs. Quayle, their kids 4.
I may get together later in the spring for a
little family tennis You are starting a tradition
Hope you enjoyed the cashews ! Your
Speach was great as was Mubareks response
Peace here we come ?!!
Love, Cam
SHRIVER
The Jefferson
SIXTEENTH & M STREETS, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
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(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
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P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
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(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
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029442
PE 002
(self-typed)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Lud:
Bad news for
(b)(6)
.
I told you I'd
check on the wine adviser situation.
That's where the bad news for (b)(6) comes
in. The Usher's Office tells me that
a long standing arrangement is in place,
and it would be unwise to change things
even for a man of
(b)(6)
expertise.
Do you think he'll understand. Tell him, O.K.?
Photocopy from George Bush Presidential Library
All Best,
Gsf
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Honorable Thomas Ludlow Ashley
Association of Bank Holding Companies
Suite 820
730 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
<<: G.Wahters
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Bush Library Photocopy
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 4, 1989
Mr. President,
Reference is made to the letter you received from Mr. Lud
Ashley concerning the desire of
(b)(6)
(b)(6) to become the "wine consultant to the White House".
For the past nine years, Mr. David Berkley, owner/proprietor
of David Berkley's Fine Wine and Foods 'in Sacramento,
California has acted as the White House wine advisor. He is
a well respected and world renowned wine expert who worked
for many years for Corti wines in California. David has
always acted in the best interest of the Presidency and
White House while using the utmost discretion in dealing
with wineries across the country and in Europe. He has
never done anything for his personal advantage where the
White House is concerned. Additionally, he has provided us
with excellent fresh fruits and vegetables when they were
difficult to find elsewhere.
I would like to continue our relationship with Mr. Berkley
as it is beneficial to the American wine industry and the
White House. His wine selections have received acclaim from
wine connoisseurs across the country and in fact around the
world.
Unfortunately, many people believe that the White House has
a large wine cellar and we draw from it for the various
official and ceremonial events of the Presidency. We actually
only buy the quantity of wine that we believe will be consumed at
a specific event and quite frequently this is done at the last
minute because of the menu selection process. Mr. Berkley
actually acts as a wine broker as well as an advisor and I find
his assistance invaluable.
Chief Usher
028858
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Mr. Vice President:
Thanks for your letter about the National Com-
mission on the Public Service. The meeting last
week was excellent, and I deeply value the
recommendations that the Commission developed.
I share your support for strengthening our com-
mitment to public service.
The benefit of high quality and dedicated career
civil servants, and the need to attract a new
generation of able young people into the ranks,
is not disputed. Nor is the need for Presidential-
authority to direct the civil service contested.
Finding a good balance is our task, and I'm
grateful for your supportive input.
Barbara joins me in sending best wishes to you
and Joan.
Sincerely,
A
GBl
The Honorable Walter F. Mondale
2200 First Bank Place East
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
890407
WALTER F. MONDALE
2200 FIRST BANK PLACE EAST
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402
(012) 340-5090
March 27, 1989
The Honorable George Bush
President of the United States
Dear Mr. President:
I regret that I cannot attend as
Paul Volcker and members of the National Commission
on the Public Service present their final report
to you tomorrow. I endorse the report, and
believe Congress will follow your lead on the
needed reforms.
I believe that the "Quiet Crisis"
in government is one of the most serious problems
you now face. We are losing too many of our
most talented senior executives, and have witnessed
a dramatic decline in student interest in public
careers. As a result, there is growing public
doubt about our ability to provide basic services
now and into the future.
Restoring the federal civil service
involves more than a needed pay increase, however.
We must also ensure that the President is given
the tools to run government effectively. We
must give our most talented young people early
encouragement toward careers in public life.
That is why the Commission puts such a clear
emphasis on the responsibility of career executives
to faithfully implement the President's program,
and why the report speaks to strongly about
the goal of higher performance.
03. 28. 89 12:50 PM *DORSEY WHITNEY MPLS P02
The Honorable George Bush
March 27, 1989
Page 2
Although I personally believe the
report should be even stronger regarding the
Airect
the civil service in areas of his legitimate
authority, I am quite comfortable fully endorsing
the report. I therefore encourage you to move
swiftly to take concrete steps to implement
the Commission's agenda.
with best wishes,
WFM/llp
*DORSEY WHITNEY MPLS P03
03. 28. 89 12:50 PM
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THE PRESIDENT
April 5, 1989
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FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
890406
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JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.
DELAWARE
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United States Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.
March 23, 1989
President George Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President,
It was a privilege for me to join you yesterday on
your visit to the State of Delaware. I am, as I
undoubtedly demonstrated, exceedingly proud of my home
and of the people I represent. It was a pleasure to
share the source of that pride with you, and it was
certainly an honor for all of us in Delaware to welcome
you.
Even more than the distinction of a presidential
visit, however, you brought to our state a message of
great importance and urgency. Your strong statements
against drug trafficking and drug use were encouraging
to all of us, and you matched your words with a unique
personal inspiration, which was especially significant
to the young people you met. On behalf of all
Delawareans, thank you.
With my very best wishes to you and your family,
Joseph for R. Biden, Jr.
Sincerely,
United States Senator
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THE PRESIDENT
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The Honorable William Reilly
Administrator
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585
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THE PRESIDENT
Dear Georgia and Dear
Welch Family.
was 20 song to get
the news I item Chris called
today I queso the best
was to put it is I loved
the guy - a close frendship
forged years ago seems
as strong this minute as when
we laughed and teased
and even cred together
50 years ago. I think
I know how you all must
feel God Bless your Dad
and husband and friend -
Family love - CoBind
Mrs. Peter Welch
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TO:
Patty
Son Chris Welch called to say his father, Peter Welch, died on
Monday, April 3 (GB Yale and Andover days). Peter was New England
Finance Chairman, they used to be in touch fairly regularly, not
had a visit in over a year. Peter's been ill for 6 years, got
GB phone calls in hospital. Believe they have also stayed overnight
at the Observatory Residence.
Funeral is Friday. Widow:
Mrs. Peter Welch (Georgia)
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Survived by wife and three children: Chris, son
Kathleen, daughter
Georgia II, daughter
Let me know if GB wants us to do the letter. Thought this one
may be a little more personal.
Jan
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THE PRESIDENT
Dear Georgia a and Dear
Welch Family.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Mr. Laitin:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the- support of-high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
Go Bl
Mr. Joseph Laitin
National Commission on the
Public Service
Suite 200
1616 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Doug:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
Nice seeing you
again. Sincerely,
The Honorable Douglas ck/ A. Fraser
Gg/
946 New Haven Court
Northville, Michigan 48167
tennis
THE PRESIDENT
April 5,1989
Dear Fred,
That new racquet
I may write to say thanks
prove to be the answer.
before I Je tried out the
nur weapon; but it loohs
like the answer
If it can make
my serve 'sing' it 11 be
the ultimate weapon.
Fred - so many
thanks. I want good to
mg hitting in a we
see match you on the count Go Bil Sincerely,
Mr. Fred Drilling
Drilling Tennis Shop
1040 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Bob:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality- and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
Thanks for all
your hand work
CyBl
on this S
The Honorable J. Robert Schaetzel
2 Bay Tree Lane
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Jim:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
So nice seeing
you again
The Honorable James L. Ferguson
Chairman, Executive Committee
Cyf
General Foods Corporation
250 North Street
White Plains, New York 10625
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Bob:
I hope you'll accept my apology for this late
reply. It was a real pleasure to receive your
kind letter and the 1984 Olympic sweater which
Doc Bowen passed along. You were generous
to remember me this way, and the sweater is
a wonderful addition to my collection of sports
memorabilia.
Your offer of assistance in the fight against drug
abuse is truly appreciated. I've shared your
letter with Bill Bennett and Gregg Petersmeyer,
and I know they will welcome your help in the
national campaign to eradicate illicit drugs.
Barbara joins in sending you warm best wishes.
Sincerely,
GBl
Mr. Bob Knight
Basketball Coach
Department of
Intercollegiate Athletics
Assembly Hall
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Mr. Light:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
P.S. I liked
Sincerely,
what Bruce Louisgen
Cy
Bl
told me about all
you did on this.
Mr. Paul Light
Associate Dean Thanks.
of the Humphrey Institute
S
301 19th Avenue, South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Dr. Charpie:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
Cy Bl
The Honorable Robert Charpie
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
The Cabot Corporation
950 Winter Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9073
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Nancy:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the-authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
I enjoyed this
Sincerely, GBl
meeting - /
The Honorable Nancy M. Neuman
President
League of Women Voters
1730 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Mr. Debs:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
CyBl
Mr. Richard A. Debs
Morgan Stanley International
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Rocco:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
So nice seeing
you at this
G Bal
muting.
The Honorable Rocco C. Siciliano
Post Office Box 2249
Beverly Hills, California 90213
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Mr. Stone:
Happy 80th Birthday! Barbara and I are delighted to
send our special greetings to one who has devoted his
life to bringing laughter and good cheer to millions of
people throughout the years.
We join your many friends in wishing you good health
and happiness in the years ahead.
With my warmest best wishes,
Sincerely,
CyBl
Mr. Irving Stone
American Greeting Company
10500 American Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44144
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Paul:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
I enjoyed an
Sincerely,
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The Honorable Paul Volcker
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Chairman
National Commission on the
Public Service
Suite 200
1616 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
Dear Carolyn:
Thank you very much for your report, "Rebuilding the Public
Service." Our meeting last week was excellent, and I deeply
value the recommendations that the National Commission on the
Public Service developed. They point in the direction of
strengthening our commitment as a people to public service.
As I said in our meeting last week, I have benefitted greatly
over the years from the work of career civil servants. Having
the support of high-quality and dedicated-professionals is indis-
pensable. We must attract a new generation of able young people
into the ranks of our Federal Government. At the same time, it
is crucial that the President have the authority to direct the
Executive branch and to ensure that its decisions are faithfully
implemented. Both elements are necessary.
You have given much time and energy to making this report
of real value. We are reviewing it carefully, and already have
found much to commend, as I said last week. We are this week
sending to the Congress proposals dealing with government ethics
which have much in common with your recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for the contributions you have made
through your personal service to the quality of public service
in our land.
Sincerely,
Cy tel
The Honorable Carolyn Warner
Post Office Box 32232
Phoenix, Arizona 85064
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POINTS TO BE MADE FOR MEETING WITH OLEG GORDIEVSKIY
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Welcome to the White House, Mr. Gordievskiy
(Gordee ev ski). It is a pleasure to finally
meet you. I have long been aware of the
valuable contributions you have made and
continue to make helping this government, the
British Government and others to better
understand what is going on in the Soviet
Union.
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The pace of change in the Soviet Union
continues to impress me. General Secretary
Gorbachev clearly is willing to take political
risks to achieve his goals of revitalizing the
Soviet economy and increasing the
international influence of the Soviet Union.
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I'm interested in your analysis of the results
of the elections for the Congress of People's
Deputies.
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What do these elections mean for
Gorbachev?
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How will the losers, especially the
senior party people like Leningrad
regional party leader Solovyev
(So lov yev) deal with their rejection by
the people?
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What changes can we expect in Soviet
politics as a result of these elections?
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What do you think we should do, and just
as importantly, what shouldn't we do to
encourage the Soviet Government to
introduce more democratic reforms?
3
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Improvement in U.S.-Soviet relations is one of
my top priorities. I understand you
communicated your personal views on
negotiating with Gorbachev for President
Reagan's use prior to the 1985 Geneva summit.
I'd be interested in your views on how
Gorbachev will respond to some of our
initiatives. For example, how do you think he
will react to our suggestion that he show some
willingness to either cut Soviet aid to
Nicaragua or condition future aid on the
introduction of concrete democratic reforms.
:
The KGB has always played a prominent role in
Soviet foreign and domestic affairs. Bill
Webster tells me there are reports that the
KGB may be split into two organizations --one
to handle domestic matters and the other to
deal only with foreign intelligence.
4
Why would Gorbachev reorganize the KGB along
these two lines and what does such a
reorganization mean to the U.S., the United
Kingdom, and the West?
Thank you for your views. I appreciate
hearing the thoughts of someone with your
unique perspective. I hope your visit to
Washington is productive and enjoyable.
I want you to know I am aware that you are
very anxious to have your wife and children
join you in England. We are doing what we can
to urge the Soviets to allow their emigration
from the Soviet Union.
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