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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DECLASSIFIED
PER E.O. 12958,
AS AMENDED
2000-0429-F
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
zr 8/21/09
SUBJECT:
Telephone Call with Prime Minister Felipe
Gonzalez
of Spain
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Notetaker: Adrian Basora, Director for
European Economic Affairs, NSC
Translator: Humberto Charneco, State
Department
Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez
DATE: May 10, 1989
LOCATION: Oval Office
TIME: 1:36-1:46 p.m.
The President said he was calling to express his appreciation of
Gonzalez' effort to contact Noriega in Panama. He understood
that Gonzalez never got through directly, but did get word to him
through an emissary.
Prime Minister Gonzalez said he wanted to clarify what had
happened SO far. He sent an emissary to see Noriega on Monday
after he attempted to communicate with him directly and was
unable to. On Tuesday, they had talked, and Noriega said he was
consulting with the State Council (Consejo de Estado) and that he
would provide his response through the Spanish emissary. So far
there was no response.
The President said that in the U.S. there was considerable
interest in Panama and there is a growing urgency to do
something. If Noriega had stepped down the U.S. would have
immediately moved to normalize relations. A package of steps was
being considered which the U.S. would feel obligated to take
unless Noriega took some action. Nothing would be done in
Panama in the next few hours, but he wanted Prime Minister
Gonzalez to know that the U.S. was soon going to need to take
some steps. The President appreciated Prime Minister Gonzalez'
efforts and those of President Perez, with whom he had also
talked. The President asked whether, if Noriega refused to
recognize the will of the people, Prime Minister Gonzalez could
get others in Europe to speak out.
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Prime Minister Gonzalez said he was working with the European
Community and with the Group of Seven. He was in contact with
Carlos Andres Perez, and they were both attempting to put
pressure on Noriega in Latin America as well as via the European
Community.
Prime Minister Gonzalez continued that he could insist on a
response right away but he believed that another 24-hours should
elapse first to provide Noriega time to reconsider.
The President agreed and asked if the Group of Eight was still
considering recognizing Endara.
Prime Minister Gonzalez said that Venezuela had proposed this but
Perez did not know the final outcome; at least one country did
not support the idea.
The President emphasized that he wanted to stay in touch and that
he appreciated Prime Minister Gonzalez' efforts.
Prime Minister Gonzalez reiterated that they were in agreement;
and would wait another 24 hours and keep communication lines
open.
The President agreed.
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