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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 27, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON(U)
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY Dhe.r
SUBJECT:
DEPARTURE STATEMENT FOR THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT
EYADEMA OF TOGO
I. SUMMARY
The departure statements for the visit of Togo's
President Eyadema will take place on Tuesday, July 31, at
1:15 p.m., on the South Lawn.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks discuss the relations between Togo and the
United States, with emphasis on the important steps Togo is
taking toward more open markets, not theoretical or
professorial
###
McGroarty/Dooley
July 27, 1990
5:20 pm
[TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE STATEMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
X:00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a privilege to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country, the first
ever by the President of Togo. //
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome: the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina and Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. //
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. Our
aim is to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo
attract new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. //
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas.
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. //
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you and the
people of Togo.
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McGroarty/Dooley
July 27, 1990
5:20 pm
AT A DAY-MA [TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE STATEMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a privilege to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country the first
ever by the President of Togo
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome
the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
[[o-may]
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. //
Buskina Faso
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
BUR-KEE-NA
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. Our
FA-50]
aim is to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo
attract new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. //
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas.
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. //
.
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you and the
people of Togo.
# # #
DEPARTURE PRESIDENT EYADEMA \ THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990 \ 1:15 P.M.
MR. PRESIDENT: IT HAS been A PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME
YOU TO THE WHITE HOUSE ON THIS HISTORIC VISIT TO OUR
COUNTRY. //
FROM THE FIRST DAYS OF TOGO'S INDEPENDENCE THIRTY
YEARS AGO, TIES between OUR TWO NATIONS HAVE been
STRONG.
- 2 -
/ TODAY'S MEETINGS ARE PROOF THAT Togo AND THE UNITED
STATES BUILD ON FIRM FOUNDATIONS -- PROOF THAT WE SHARE
A COMMITMENT TO WORK TOGETHER IN WHAT CAN BE A DECADE
OF GREAT PROMISE FOR ALL OF AFRICA. //
IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN A NARROWING OF MANY
OF THE GREAT DIFFERENCES THAT DIVIDE NATIONS -- A
GROWING CONSENSUS ON THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES THAT
SECURE PEACE AND PROGRESS.
- 3 -
As OUR MEETINGS TODAY MADE CLEAR, THERE IS NO MORE
POTENT ENGINE OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS THAN THE FREE
MARKET. / MR. PRESIDENT, I WAS VERY INTERESTED TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE REFORMS THE TOGOLESE GOVERNMENT IS
TAKING TO OPEN TRADE, ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT, AND IMPROVE
ECONOMIC GROWTH.
- 4 -
/ I AM PLEASED THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN ABLE TO
ASSIST Togo IN THIS TIME OF TRANSITION -- PLEASED THAT
A.I.D. AND OPIC ARE NOW WORKING WITH YOUR GOVERNMENT TO
CREATE A DUTY-FREE INDUSTRIAL ZONE NEAR THE PORT OF
LOME [LO-MAY]: THE POINT OF ENTRY FOR so MANY OF THE
GOODS BOUND NOT ONLY FOR Togo, BUT FOR THE NEIGHBORING
NATIONS OF MALI, BURKINA FASO [BUR-KEE-NA FA-so] AND
NIGER. //
- 5 -
WITH EACH OF THESE STEPS, Togo MOVES STEADILY
TOWARD A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR ITS PEOPLE -- AND A
LEADING ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN AFRICA. //
THE U.S. IS READY TO DO WHAT IT CAN IN ORDER TO
BUILD ON THE ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC CHANGES ALREADY
TAKING PLACE IN Togo. OUR AIM IS TO PROVIDE EXPANDED
TRADE OPPORTUNITIES, AND HELP Togo ATTRACT NEW CAPITAL
TO FUEL LASTING ECONOMIC GROWTH. //
- 6 -
BUT IN THE GREAT REVOLUTION OF IDEAS THE WORLD IS
NOW WITNESSING, THE FREE MARKET IS ONLY ONE HALF OF THE
EQUATION. / WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN COUNTRY AFTER
COUNTRY -- ON EVERY CONTINENT -- IS THE UNIVERSAL
DESIRE TO LIVE, WORK AND WORSHIP FREELY -- A UNIVERSAL
DESIRE THAT FINDS ITS POLITICAL EXPRESSION IN
DEMOCRACY. /
As IN EUROPE, ASIA AND RIGHT HERE IN THE AMERICAS -
- THE LOVE OF FREEDOM IS ALIVE IN AFRICA.
- 7 -
PEOPLE THE WORLD OVER ARE DISCOVERING THAT, IN THE
DEEPEST SENSE, THE PATH TO DEVELOPMENT AND THE PATH TO
DEMOCRACY ARE ONE AND THE SAME. / MR. PRESIDENT, I AM
ENCOURAGED BY YOUR RECENT STATEMENTS IN FAVOR OF A MORE
OPEN POLITICAL SYSTEM, AND ON THE VALUE OF THE FREE
FLOW OF IDEAS.
MR. PRESIDENT, WE SHARE THE VIEW THAT Togo, LIKE so
MANY OF ITS AFRICAN NEIGHBORS, IS A LAND OF TREMENDOUS
POTENTIAL.
- 8 -
OUR TALKS TODAY -- PROOF OF THE STRONG AND STABLE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES -- POINT THE WAY
FORWARD TO A FUTURE OF PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY. //
ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO WASHINGTON. GOD BLESS YOU
AND THE PEOPLE OF Togo.
# # #
NSC BOOTLEG
McGroarty/Dooley
July 24, 1990
ISSO JUL 25 711 15
9:00 am
[TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE STATMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
X:00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a priviledge A to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country, the first
ever by the President of Togo. //
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome: the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina and Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. 11
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. That
is why I am so pleased to announce that President Eyadema and I
have agreed to pursue a bilateral investment treaty Our aim. is
to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo attract
new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. 11
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas. And I view the free functioning of the Togolese Human
Rights Commission -- the commission you created three years ago. -
- as a positive step: a sign that, in Togo, as in all nations,
democratic values must command respect. //
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. //
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you -- and may
God bless the people of Togo.
# # #
5998
161286SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 7/25/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 7/26/90 NOON
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PRESIDENT EYADEMA DEPARTURE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
PINKERTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than noon, Thursday, July 26, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
July 26, 1990
TO: CHRISS WINSTON
NSC concurs, with changes.
B
Brent Scowcroft
12:6d 29 7nr 06
James W. Cicconi
CC: James Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
RECEIVED
90 JUL 25 P 2 : 30
is:eq
McGroarty/Dooley
July 24, 1990
IS90 JUL 25 PM 1: 15
9:00 am
[TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
DEPARTURE STATMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
X:00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a priviledge to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country, the first
ever by the President of Togo. //
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome: the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina and Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. //
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. That
delete)
is why I am so pleased to announce that President Eyadema and I
have agreed to pursue a bilateral investment treaty. Our aim:
to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo attract
new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. //
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas. And (felete) I view the free functioning of the Togolese Human
Rights Commission -- the commission you created three years ago. -
- as a positive step: a sign that, in Togo, as in all nations,
democratic values must command respect. //
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. //
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you -- and may
God bless the people of Togo.
# # #
161286SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 JUL 25 P2: 23
DATE: 7/25/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 7/26/90 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PRESIDENT EYADEMA DEPARTURE
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE NK
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
NK
DARMAN NK
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
PINKERTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than noon, Thursday, Julv 26, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
July 24, 1990
I990 JUL 25 PM 1: 15
9:00 am
[TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE STATMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
X:00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a priviledge to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country, the first
ever by the President of Togo. //
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome: the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina and Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. //
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. That
is why I am so pleased to announce that President Eyadema and I
have agreed to pursue a bilateral investment treaty. Our aim:
is
to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo attract
new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. //
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas. And I view the free functioning of the Togolese Human
Rights Commission -- the commission you created three years ago -
- as a positive step: a sign that, in Togo, as in all nations,
democratic values must command respect.
//
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. //
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you -- and may
the
God bless the people of Togo.
# # #
161286SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 JUL 25 P9: 58
DATE: 7/25/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 7/26/90 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PRESIDENT EYADEMA DEPARTURE
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
PINKERTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than noon, Thursday, Julv 26, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: no comment
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
July 24, 1990
1990 JUL 25 PM 1: 15
9:00 am
[TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
DEPARTURE STATMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
X:00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a priviledge to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country, the first
ever by the President of Togo. //
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome: the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina and Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. //
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. That
is why I am SO pleased to announce that President Eyadema and I
have agreed to pursue a bilateral investment treaty. Our aim:
to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo attract
new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. //
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas. And I view the free functioning of the Togolese Human
Rights Commission -- the commission you created three years ago -
- as a positive step: a sign that, in Togo, as in all nations,
democratic values must command respect. //
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. //
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you -- and may
God bless the people of Togo.
# # #
161286SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 7/25/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 7/26/90 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PRESIDENT EYADEMA DEPARTURE
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
PINKERTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than noon, Thursday, Julv 26, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
July 24, 1990
1990 JUL 25 PM 1: 15
9:00 am
[TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE STATMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
X:00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a priviledge to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country, the first
ever by the President of Togo. //
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome: the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina and Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. //
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. That
is why I am so pleased to announce that President Eyadema and I
have agreed to pursue a bilateral investment treaty. Our aim:
to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo attract
new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. //
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas. And I view the free functioning of the Togolese Human
Rights Commission -- the commission you created three years ago -
- as a positive step: a sign that, in Togo, as in all nations,
democratic values must command respect. //
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. //
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you -- and may
God bless the people of Togo.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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SUBJECT:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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SUNUNU
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SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
PINKERTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than noon, Thursday, Julv 26, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
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Holls Williamson
7-26-90
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
July 24, 1990
ISSO JUL 25 PM 1: 15
9:00 am
[TOGO]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE STATMENT FOR THE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT EYADEMA OF TOGO
THE SOUTH LAWN
JULY 31, 1990
X:00 PM
Mr. President: It has been a priviledge privilege to welcome you to
the White House on this historic visit to our country, the first
ever by the President of Togo. //
From the first days of Togo's independence thirty years ago,
ties between our two nations have been strong. / Today's
meetings are proof that Togo and the United States build on firm
foundations -- proof that we share a commitment to work together
in what can be a decade of great promise for all of Africa. //
In the past year, we have seen a narrowing of many of the
great differences that divide nations -- a growing consensus on
the principles and policies that secure peace and progress.
As our meetings today made clear, there is no more potent
engine of economic progress than the free market. / Mr.
President, I was very interested to learn more about the reforms
the Togolese Government is taking to open trade, encourage
investment, and improve economic growth. / I am pleased that
the United States has been able to assist Togo in this time of
transition -- pleased that A.I.D. and OPIC are now working with
your government to create a duty-free industrial zone near the
Port of Lome: the point of entry for so many of the goods bound
not only for Togo, but for the neighboring nations of Mali,
Burkina and Niger. //
With each of these steps, Togo moves steadily toward a more
prosperous future for its people -- and a leading role in the
development of Western Africa. //
The U.S. is ready to do what it can in order to build on the
encouraging economic changes already taking place in Togo. That
is why I am so pleased to announce that President Eyadema and I
have agreed to pursue a bilateral investment treaty. Our aim:
to provide expanded trade opportunities, and help Togo attract
new capital to fuel lasting economic growth. //
But in the great revolution of ideas the world is now
witnessing, the free market is only one half of the equation. /
What we have seen in country after country -- on every continent
-- is the universal desire to live, work and worship freely -- a
universal desire that finds its political expression in
democracy. /
As in Europe, Asia and right here in the Americas -- the
love of freedom is alive in Africa. People the world over are
discovering that, in the deepest sense, the path to development
and the path to democracy are one and the same. / Mr.
President, I am encouraged by your recent statements in favor of
a more open political system, and on the value of the free flow
of ideas. And I view the free functioning of the Togolese Human
Rights Commission -- the commission you created three years ago -
- as a positive step: a sign that, in Togo, as in all nations,
democratic values must command respect. 11
Mr. President, we share the view that Togo, like so many of
its African neighbors, is a land of tremendous potential. Our
talks today -- proof of the strong and stable relationship
between our two countries -- point the way forward to a future of
progress and prosperity. 11
Once again, welcome to Washington. God bless you -- and may
God bless the people of Togo.
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