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01. Schedule
Schedule of the President [redaction] (1 pp.)
03/06/90
(b)(3)
02. Log
White House Telephone Log [President Bush] [redaction of
03/06/90
(b)(6)
personal information] (2 pp.)
03. Cable
Cable Number: 061912Z Mar 90 (2 pp.)
03/06/90
(b)(1)
S
04. Cable
Cable Number: 061912Z Mar 90 (2 pp.)
03/06/90
(b)(1)
S
05. Notes
Handwritten notes on views (2 pp.)
03/06/90
(b)(1)
06. Letter
From George Bush to Caspar Weinberger (2 pp.)
03/06/90
(b)(1)
07. Letter
From George Bush to Caspar Weinberger (2 pp.)
03/06/90
(b)(1)
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File Location:
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Date Closed:
3/1/2010
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Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
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(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
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agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
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gift.
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PRM Removed as a personal record misfile
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Tuesday, March 6, 1990
7:45 am
Coffee with Judge John Walker
Oval Office
(15 min)
8:00 am
Intelligence Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Scowcroft/Sununu)
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
8:15 am
(30 min)
(Scowcroft/Sununu)
8:45 am
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(30 min)
9:15 am
Administrative Time
Oval Office
(45 min)
B Arrival Ceremony for Italian
South Lawn
10:00 am
(30 min)
Prime Minister Andreotti
(Scowcroft)
(TAB A)
10:30 am
Meeting with Prime Minister
Oval Office/
(60 min)
Andreotti
(3 waves-opup)
Cabinet Room
(Scowcroft) (Distributed Separately & TAB A)
11:30 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
Lunch
Oval Office
12:00 pm
(75 min)
1:15 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(40 min)
1:55 pm
The President departs for Address
South Lawn
to the Society of Association
Executives at the Convention Center
(Demarest)
(TAB B)
2:35 pm
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South Lawn
2:35 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(25 min)
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Staff Time
Oval Office
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(Darman)
(TAB C)
4:00 pm
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Oval Office
(30 min)
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
4:30 pm
(30 min)
7:15 pm
B State Dinner for Prime
State Floor
Minister Andreotti
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Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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(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 PRAJ
(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
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
MARCH 6,th
, 1990
TIME
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WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
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WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
MARCH 6th
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
SIGNAL SWITCHBOARD
March 6 . 1990
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PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS
LOCATION Washington, D.C.
DATE 6 March 1990
TIME
MOVEMENTS
1713
Cabinet Room
1718
Oval Office
1824
Residence
1915
State Floor
1919
Residence
1950
State Floor
2049
North Grounds
2050
State Floor
2303
Residence
2330
South Grounds
2336
Oval Office
2338
South Grounds
2343
Residence
WHCA FORM 15, OCTOBER 15, 1980
PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS
LOCATION Washington, D.C.
DATE 6 March 1990
TIME
MOVEMENTS
0712
South Grounds
0713
Oval Office
0715
General Scowcroft's Office
0716
Oval Office
0940
South Grounds
0942
Oval Office
0953
Diplomatic Reception Room
1027
State Floor
1033
Oval Office
1054
Cabinet Room
1157
Oval Office
1159
South Grounds
1200
Oval Office
1226
South Grounds
1322
Oval Office
1355
South Grounds
1357
Depart South Grounds via Motorcade
1402
Arrive Washington Convention Center
1430
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1434
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1435
Residence
1436
Oval Office
1709
South Grounds
1712
Oval Office
WHCA FORM 15, OCTOBER 15, 1980
News Summary
OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990 ------------------------- 6 a.m. EST EDITION
TODAY'S HEADLINES
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Jewish Leader: Bush Not Ruling Out Jewish Residents In East Jerusalem --
President Bush is offering assurances that he is not adopting a new policy
that would rule out Jewish residents in the eastern half of Jerusalem, a
U.S. Jewish leader says.
(AP, Washington Post)
House Democratic Leader Proposes First Direct U.S. Aid To Soviets -- It
is time for the U.S. to begin providing direct aid to the Soviet Union to
encourage political and economic change and to abandon President Bush's
"timid posture," Rep. Gephardt said Tuesday.
(AP)
U.S. Officials Warn Of U.S. Retaliation Against Japanese Trade Policy --
The Bush Administration is pressuring Japan to buy more American
products or face the threat that "festering frictions" over Japan's huge
trade surplus could result in U.S. retaliatory actions.
(AP)
NATIONAL NEWS
Bipartisan AIDS 'Disaster Relief' Proposal Made Warning that the AIDS
epidemic is not over, Sens. Kennedy and Hatch proposed legislation
Tuesday providing $500 million in "disaster relief" for victims of the
disease.
(UPI)
NETWORK NEWS (Monday evening)
PANAMA/DRUGS/U.S. MILITARY Friday
night's bombing followed the break-
up of a major cocaine smuggling ring
INTERNATIONAL
A-1
based in Panama that involves both
Colombian cocaine traffickers and
NATIONAL NEWS A-7
U.S. servicemen.
NETWORK NEWS B-1
HOSTAGES A pro-goverment newspaper
in Iran said an effort is underway
EDITORIALS
C-1
to free the Western hostages in Lebanon.
FOREIGN MEDIA
C-2
SOVIET ELECTIONS - Soviet voters want
further reforms and they want it faster.
This Summary is prepared Monday through Friday by the White House News Summary Staff.
For complete stories or information, please call 456-2950.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
ADMINISTRATION ATTEMPTS TO BLUNT ISRAELI CRITICISM
The Bush Administration moved Monday to put out a firestorm of
criticism from the Israeli government and American Jewish groups upset by
statements from President Bush opposing Israeli settlements not only to the
West Bank and Gaza Strip but also in East Jerusalem
Monday, according to a leader of an American Jewish organization who
spoke with Bush, the White House may have backed away somewhat from
Bush's statement by emphasizing that "the United States supports a united
Jerusalem whose final status is determined by negotiations.
Seymour Reich, president of the Conference of Presidents of American
Jewish Organizations, said it appeared Bush was "softening" Baker's
position linking aid to a freeze on settlements and said "the President said
to me that linkage of East Jerusalem (to the West Bank on Saturday) may
have been 'unfortunate linkage'."
"I think he was acknowledging in effect that Jerusalem was a little
different that the West Bank and that while he was opposed to settlement
in the territories, Jerusalem was different," Reich said. Reich said he
was "pleased with (Bush's) clarification."
(Al Kamen, Washington Post, A20)
Jewish Leader: Bush Not Ruling Out Jewish Residents In East Jerusalem
President Bush is offering assurances that he is not adopting a new
policy that would rule out Jewish residents in the eastern half of
Jerusalem, a U.S. Jewish leader says.
Seymour Reich, a New York lawyer who is president of B'nai B'rith
and head of the Conference of American Jewish Organizations, said Monday
night that Bush "did acknowledge that it might have been unfortunate for
him to have referred to East Jerusalem in the same reference to settlers on
the West Bank" at a news conference last Saturday.
Reich spoke with Bush by telephone for 25 minutes on Monday
Reich
said, "Any suggestion that East Jerusalem can be compared
with settlements in the West Bank was very disturbing."
(AP)
SHAMIR REACTS ON E. JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM -- An incipient dispute between Israel and the U.S. over
settlements in the occupied territories appeared to escalate Monday as Prime
Minister Shamir insisted that new Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem
would be expanded with "as many Soviet Jewish immigrants as
possible.
"There are no settlements in East Jerusalem," Shamir declared in a
speech to Jewish fundraisers Monday night. "It is part of Israel and it
will never be divided again.
Official sources suggested that the U.S.-Israeli dispute over
settlements could sway Shamir and his party away from accepting a plan
being promoted by the U.S. for Israeli-Palestinian talks leading to
elections in the occupied territories
In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Tutwiler appeared to
confirm Bush's remark, saying that the U.S. defined the occupied
territories as including all the land seized by Israel in 1967, and that the
assurances Washington was seeking from Israel covered the occupied
territories. She added that the U.S. view on the lands is "the same we
have had for 22 years."
(Jackson Diehl, Washington Post, A16)
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-2
LIKUD GIVES QUALIFIED O.K. TO U.S. PEACE COMPROMISE
JERUSALEM -- Likud cabinet ministers gave conditional approval
Tuesday to a U.S. compromise plan on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but
insisted that the rival Labor Party assure that East Jerusalem Arabs and
the PLO would not participate, Army Radio said.
A spokesman for Labor leader Peres said Labor would not give the
assurances and would insist on cabinet approval of the U.S. plan at its
meeting Wednesday
It was unclear whether Likud would accept the U.S. proposal to
include Arabs from the West Bank and Gaza Strip with second addresses in
East Jerusalem in the talks. It was also unclear whether the Palestinians
would accept the Likud conditions.
(William Ries, UPI)
PRO-REFORM FORCES SCORE HEAVILY
Party Stalwarts Humiliated
In Elections In 3 Soviet Republics
MOSCOW -- Scores of Communist Party apparatchiks suffered
humiliating defeats to former political prisoners, environmentalists, strike
leaders and other reformers, according to emerging results from Sunday's
elections for regional and municipal offices in the Soviet Union's three
Slavic republics.
Among the winners were political maverick Boris Yeltsin, two brothers
who helped found the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, the leader of the
Byelorussian popular front and a scientist who spent years in prison for
publishing a human rights journal. Because of the massive number of
candidates there will be hundreds of runoff elections in two weeks
Despite their organizational disadvantages, independent movements
such as Rukh in the Ukraine and Democratic Russia scored numerous
victories.
(David Remnick, Washington Post, A1)
Soviet Voters Give Mandate For Reform
MOSCOW Candidates who want faster reform won elections across
the nation's Slavic heartland and Boris Yeltsin easily gained a legislative
seat in the Russian republic, unofficial returns indicated Monday.
Mr. Yeltsin has said he will seek the presidency of the republic,
which traditionally means a place on the Communist Party's ruling
Politburo. That could return the communist maverick to the membership
he lost in 1988 for advocating speedier change.
Leaders of popular movements in the Ukraine and Byelorussia, an
outspoken television commentator in Leningrad and a defiant editor in
Moscow also appeared to have won in Sunday's local and republic
elections
Most of the 1,800 contests for seats in the legislatures of the three
republics remained undecided, with no candidate getting the required
majority. State TV said fewer than 15 percent were resoved in the
Russian republic.
Activists said strong showings in this round nearly guaranteed
victory in runoff elections for candidates who want to step up the pace of
reform begun by President Gorbachev.
(Carey Goldberg, Washington Times, A1)
-more-
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-3
YELTSIN SHAPING UP AS CHALLENGER
Boris Yeltsin, a landslide winner in Sunday's elections to the
parliament of the Russian republic, took a major step with the victory
toward a head-on challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev for the leadership of the
Soviet state.
The results of the voting should also give a big boost to the backers
of perestroika, a development that will be welcomed by Mr. Gorbachev
unless the forces he has put into play go so far as to elude his
control
The Russian presidency would provide a power base from which Mr.
Yeltsin could attack Mr. Gorbachev, while physically protected by his own
police and militia.
(analysis, Martin Sieff, Washington Times, A1)
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER PROPOSES
FIRST DIRECT U.S. AID TO SOVIETS
It is time for the U.S. to begin providing direct aid to the Soviet
Union to encourage political and economic change and to abandon
President Bush's "timid posture," Rep. Gephardt said Tuesday.
"America must think creatively and act boldly," the 1988 presidential
candidate said in a speech prepared for a meeting of the liberal Center for
National Policy
Gephardt proposed starting with a "Food for Freedom" program to
send U.S. food aid to the Soviets.
The U.S. also should waive trade restrictions with Moscow, including
those on high-technology exports, and provide guarantees for businesses
that want to invest in the Soviet Union, he said
Gephardt accused Bush of "a lack of leadership in this most crucial
moment," throwing billions into the military budget to defend against
"communists who don't want to be communists any more" while ignoring
their economic needs.
"It's as though George Bush's Pentagon budget were written by
someone who hasn't read a newspaper in a year," Gephardt said.
(advance 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jim Drinkard, AP)
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER ANDREOTTI MEETS WITH BUSH
Italian Prime Minister Andreotti, on a three-day state visit to the
U.S., was expected to use his meeting Tuesday with President Bush to
push for a greater voice in German reunification.
Andreotti, who arrived in Washington late Monday, maintains that
Italy and other NATO nations must be heard by the Big Four
allies
before any unification takes place.
U.S. and Italian officials say Andreotti's meeting with Bush will center
on sweeping changes in Europe. But it is also expected to touch on
U.S. -Italian trade, the need for more aid to emerging democracies in
Panama and Nicaragua and the international war on drugs.
(Thomas Ferraro, UPI)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-4
U.S. TO REMOVE NERVE GAS FROM W. GERMAN BASE
The U.S. and West Germany have completed a detailed plan for
removing thousands of U.S. nerve-gas artillery shells from a military base
in the southern German town of Clausen between August and December,
senior Pentagon officials said Monday.
The
shells are scheduled to be shipped out under a deal struck last
year with West German Chancellor Kohl, who wanted to be rid of the
deadly weapons before parliamentary elections in December
The shells contain the nerve agents GB or VX, capable of quickly
causing convulsions and death. (R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post, A8)
ORTEGA WARNS CHAMORRO NOT TO REBUILD ARMY WITH CONTRAS
MANAGUA -- President Ortega warned President-elect Violeta
Chamorro Monday that any rebuilding of Nicaragua's Popular Sandinista
Army with Contra rebels would be a signal for an outbreak of civil war.
Ortega
softened his warning by saying, "I am here to cooperate in
every way to assure a peaceful transfer of power" to Chamorro, who takes
office on April 25.
"The new government of Violeta CHamorro must not try to change the
current Sandinista armed forces for a new army composed of (Contras),"
Ortega said. "That would be a signal in Nicaragua for an outbreak of a
national war against the mercenaries."
(John Otis, UPI)
SANDINISTA LOYALISTS REVIVE MILITIAS
Defeat At Polls Turns Attention To Neighborhood Auxiliaries
MANAGUA -- Having been thrashed in national elections Feb. 25,
many of the most devout members of the Sandinista Party are banding
together to protect the "conquests of the revolution." Neighborhood
militias that had ceased to function are being reactivated and "purified"
-- not only to rid them of opposition members, but also of Sandinistas who
have grown complacent in power.
The Sandinistas' defeat has forced upon the party faithful a painful
self-examination. In the process, many party members say, they are
determined to contest, by force if necessary, any attempts by the new
government to roll back the revolution.
"What we're doing is strictly defensive, to protect our gains, our
revolutionary spirit," said a 34-year-old Sandinista named Mario. "We're a
political, not a military force, but we can change if threatened."
(Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, A16)
CONTRAS ACTIVE IN NORTHERN NICARAGUA DESPITE PEACE MOVES
MATAGALPA, Nicaragua -- Large numbers of U.S.-backed Contra
rebels remain active in northern Nicaragua, a Sandinista military
commander said Monday, despite a flurry of diplomatic activity to persuade
them to lay down their arms.
Col. Manuel Salvatierra, commanding officer in the northern provinces
of Jinotega and Matagalpa, told a news conference that about 1,700 Contras
were operating in the two provinces and continued to mount attacks and
kidnappings despite an opposition victory in elections last week.
(Richard Jacobsen, Reuter)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-5
GUATEMALA ACCUSES UNITED STATES OF POLITICAL INTERFERENCE
GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemala accused the U.S. Monday of
interfering in its internal affairs after Washington recalled its ambassador
to show concern about increasing violence in the Central American nation.
"There is nothing wrong with U.S. objectives in Guatemala," said
Claudia Arenas, a spokeswoman for centrist President Vinicio Cerezo.
"The fundamental problem is the way in which the opinions are
expressed. It is not correct for a diplomat to intervene in another
country's internal affairs," she said.
In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Tutwiler said
Ambassador Stroock had been recalled for a week because no one had been
prosecuted for the murder of two socialists, killings of five students and
other violence despite U.S. pressure for investigations into the violence.
(Reuter)
U.S. PUTTING CUBA IN VISE, QUAYLE TELLS VETS
The Bush Administration will boost political and economic pressure on
Fidel Castro by working to ensure that Nicaragua and Panama break their
ties to Cuba, Vice President Quayle and other Administration officials
vowed Monday.
"We haven't given up on Cuba," Quayle told the national convention
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. "The only question that remains is: How
long can Cuba remain isolated and withstand the pressures of freedom
blowing in our hemisphere?"
In its new economic war on Cuba, other officials said, the
Administration will seek to win assurances from the democratic leaders of
Panama and Nicaragua to end their financial and military dealings with one
of the few remaining communist states not to adopt democratic-styled
reforms.
(Paul Bedard, Washington Times, A3)
U.S. OFFICIALS WARN OF U.S. RETALIATION
AGAINST JAPANESE TRADE POLICY
The Bush Administration is pressuring Japan to buy more American
products or face the threat that "festering frictions" over Japan's huge
trade surplus could result in U.S. retaliatory actions.
U.S. Trade Representative Hills said Monday the Japanese "risk
having our markets closed or at least gravely limited" if they fail to
dismantle their barriers to U.S. goods
At a congressional hearing Monday, two key senators expressed
disappointment that the Bush-Kaifu summit produced no trade
breakthroughs
"Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States is rising fast," said
Sen. Baucus. "Japan has a choice. It can either follow the lead of the
rest of the world and open its markets or it can keep its markets closed
and have the rest of the world follow its lead."
In a pointed reference to the expanded retaliatory tools Congress
gave the Administration two years ago, Sen. Danforth said, "If we didn't
go far enough in 1988, believe me, we can go further."
(Martin Crutsinger, AP)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-6
KAIFU URGES TOP PRIORITY
FOR REFORM TO FIGHT TRADE DEFICIT
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Kaifu Tuesday told parliament that land
prices must be driven down and government spending increased if Japan is
to reduce its huge trade deficit with the U.S.
"Our corporations are wealthy and strong, but this wealth has come
at the expense of long working hours and a low standard of living. It is
time to redress this imbalance,' he said.
"We intend realistic efforts to carry out structural reforms. That
means we must carry out reforms of our land use policies and improve the
standard of living," Kaifu said
Also Tuesday, a top Japanese defense official said Japan is ready to
consider increasing funds for maintaining U.S. forces in Japan, if such a
request is officially made by the U.S.
"If the U.S. side makes a request in concrete terms, we will
consider" increasing expenses for U.S. troops in Japan, Yozo Ishikawa,
director general of the Defense Agency, told a news conference.
(AP)
CHINA STRIVING TO REBUILD 'SOCIALIST IDEALS'
BEIJING -- The Chinese Communist Party has conscripted millions of
its citizens to participate in a drive to rebuild "socialist ideals" in the
largest government-directed mass campaign seen in this country in well
over a decade.
The campaign, entitled "Study Lei Feng," is designed to persuade
Chinese to emulate the supposed virtues of a long-deceased model soldier
-- total selflessness and unquestioning loyalty to the Communist Party,
rare traits in China in recent years
To some Chinese, the party appears to be trying to create a mass
political campaign to obliterate the memory of last year's demonstrations for
democracy and replace it with party-molded heroes and ideals. And
according to Chinese interviewed recently in three widely separated
Chinese cities, the campaign is getting a largely apathetic response.
(Dan Southerland, Washington Post, A1)
SECRET S. AFRICAN BUREAU TARGETED APARTHEID FOES
JOHANNESBURG A special judiciary inquiry into activities of the
South African army's alleged "death squads" revealed Monday that a covert
military unit was involved in 200 operations targeting some of the country's
best known anti-apartheid church, labor and political leaders for
harassment, intimidation, or even assassination.
An inquiry defense attorney also disclosed Monday that the leader of
the clandestine unit, Col. Joe Verster, was arrested Friday and that a
number of confidential documents detailing some of its activities were
seized in a raid on the unit's Pretoria headquarters.
(David Ottaway, Washington Post, A1)
EDITOR'S NOTES: "Reports Indicate Mounting Efforts To Free U.S.
Hostages In Lebanon," by Elaine Sciolino, appears in the New York Times,
A1.
"Sandinistas Warn They Want Control Of Military," by Mark Uhlig, appears
in the New York Times, A10.
"Contras Divided On Disbanding, With Some Predicting Civil War," by
Lindsey Gruson, appears in the New York Times, A10.
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NATIONAL NEWS
ADMINISTRATION SCALING BACK PROGRAM ON WETLANDS
Agriculture Agency Cuts Protective Easements After
Pressure From Farm-State Lawmakers
Under pressure from farm-state lawmakers, the Bush Administration is
scaling back a program to protect and restore hundreds of thousands of
acres of wetlands on farms acquired by the federal government in
bankruptcy proceedings.
The program requires the government to place easements protecting
wetlands on farms acquired by the Farmers Home Administration
The modification has been opposed by the Interior Department and
some Administration officials on the grounds that it would depart from
President Bush's 1988 campaign pledge to prevent the "net loss" of
wetlands, which include swamps, marshes and other areas critical to fish
and wildlife.
If the proposed change is approved, more than 500,000 acres of
wetlands may not be protected or restored in the next few years,
according to Interior Department sources.
"It's a complete retreat," said an Interior Department official who
asked not to be identified. "If we can't restore wetlands on
federally-owned agricultural lands, where can we restore them?"
Kelly Shipp, a spokeswoman for Agriculture Secretary Yeutter, said
that no final decision has been made on the program, and denied that the
department was retreating from the President's no-net-loss pledge.
"We're going to uphold the President's commitment, but we have to
ensure the viability of agriculture," she said. "We're trying to balance
interests in this area."
(John Lancaster, Washington Post, A10)
GROWING CRITICISM FOR CLEAN AIR BILL
Govs. Cuomo and Florio Monday criticized the clean air bill offered as
a compromise last week by Senate leaders and the Bush Administration,
saying it would impede their ability to fight air pollution.
Mr. Cuomo said in a statement that the compromose had valuable
provisions but that amendments would be needed "to attain our goal:
assuring every American citizen healthy air to breathe."
Mr. Florio expressed similar concerns in a letter to Sen. Mitchell
Sen. Lautenberg said the bill proposed insufficient controls on
tailpipe emissions, which are a major contributor to smog; on small
factories and shops that also create smog, and on toxic chemicals in the
air. Mr. Lautenberg said he would introduce amendments to strengthen
these and other provisions.
(Philip Shabecoff, New York Times, A21)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-8
BUSH, PTA WANTS PARENTS IN SCHOOLS
President Bush is convinced along with national PTA President Ann
Lynch and Chrysler Chairman Lee Iaccoca -- that parents hold the key to
greater student achievement.
"Education is a national mission that must include parents,' Bush told
about 250 PTA leaders who met at the White House for a briefing Monday
on the national education goals.
"After all, a school program won't kiss away the pain from an injured
knee. A school program won't calm the fears of a child about to get a
first shot. And a school program alone cannot instill a lifelong love of
learning. But parents can spark the flame of curiosity by reading to
their children, every night," the President said.
Before the White House meeting, Lynch released a survey showing
that most parents are not getting involved in their children's schools.
(Tamara Henry, AP)
Bush: Parents Must Aid Teachers
Many parents expect schools to supply education the way cities
supply water, without them having to do anything but turn a faucet,
President Bush said Monday, endorsing a PTA survey.
"Too many parents have fallen into the habit of thinking of education
as a service we can hand over to the school boards, in much the same way
we expect our cities to provide electricity or water," Mr. Bush told a
gathering of 259 PTA leaders at the White House.
"Education is not a utility. Education is a national mission that must
include parents," he said.
The survey said that most parents care deeply about education and
feel their role is "extremely influential" to learning but many do little to
help, according to the survey commissioned for the National PTA and the
Dodge Division of Chrysler.
(Frank Murray, Washington Times, A5)
BUSH SAID TO HAVE CHOSEN INTERIM SAVINGS REGULATOR
President Bush plans to name an assistant secretary of the Treasury
who has a reputation as a tough enforcer and strong manager as an
interim successor to M. Danny Wall, the nation's top federal regulator of
the savings and load associations, Administration officials said Monday.
The officials, who asked not to be identified, said that Salvatore
Martoche, currently assistant secretary of the Treasury for enforcement,
would be named Tuesday as acting director of the Office of Thrift
Supervision. He is expected to serve for several months.
(Nathaniel Nash, New York Times, D1)
S&L BAILOUT TO COST THE GOVERNMENT
AT LEAST $25 BILLION MORE, AGENCY SAYS
The government will need at least an additional $25 billion to $30
billion within the next two years to take care of the nation's savings and
loan mess, according to congressional analysts.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the extra
money will be needed to make up for losses at the Resolution Trust Corp.
In addition, the budget office predicted the RTC would need to raise an
equal amount to finance the purchase of assets from failed thrifts.
(John Yang, New York Times, A22)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-9
BIPARTISAN AIDS 'DISASTER RELIEF' PROPOSAL MADE
Warning that the AIDS epidemic is not over, Sens. Kennedy and
Hatch proposed legislation Tuesday providing $500 million in "disaster
relief" for victims of the disease.
Half the money would go to the 13 cities hardest hit by AIDS, with
the rest distributed among the states so they can develop programs to care
for victims of the epidemic
"America responded within days to the California earthquake. We
have pledged tens of billions to rescue the savings and loan industry.
AIDS is a comparable disaster and we need to respond accordingly,"
Kennedy said.
(advance 11 a.m., Tuesday, Gary Silverman, UPI)
SULLIVAN ALARMED BY COST OF HUMANITARIAN HEALTH CARE
HHS Secretary Sullivan warned Monday that a $66.2 billion proposal to
provide coverage for uninsured Americans and long-term care for seniors
and the disabled is so costly it could bring protests from the very people
targeted for aid.
"Good intentions can have unintended consequences, particulalry if
they carry a high price tag," Dr. Sullivan told the House Select Committee
on Aging. "We do not want another catastrophic outcome on our hands,
and my concern is that the $66 billion price tag
could result in just
that," he said.
Dr. Sullivan said he hoped Friday's report by the Pepper Commission
would not cause the political storm that Congress' catastrophic health care
program caused.
(Chris Harvey, Washington Times, A6)
FLAG LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL HERE
A federal judge here ruled Monday that the Flag Protection Act of
1989 was un-Constitutional, a defeat for lawmakers seeking a way to bar
flag-burning as a means of political protest
"The court is acutely aware that those who burn our flag mock and
trivialize this solemn symbol of our nation's soul," Green wrote. But, she
added,
"the
First
Amendment
would not have been needed if the persons
who exercise their right of free expression by word or action were all
pleasing, lovable persons with whom (everyone) agreed."
Green's ruling found that the interests at stake for the government
-- protecting the flag as a symbol -- were not enough to justify a law that
by its very nature barred certain types of political protest.
(Tracy Thompson, Washington Post, A4)
POSTAL RATE INCREASE PLANNED
The U.S. Postal Service, losing nearly $4 million a day, will announce
plans Tuesday to increase the cost of mailing a first-class letter from 25 to
30 cents early next year.
Mailing costs for magazines, advertisements and packages also would
increase under the proposal, with the average costs of all postage going
up 19 percent, postal officials said
Postal rates have risen 46 percent faster than the rate of inflation
between April 3, 1988, the date of the last increase, and next January, if
the increase is approved, according to Postal Service figures.
Postmaster General Anthony Frank said the rate increase is essential.
"I think that most fair people realize that postal costs go up and that
rates must go up to cover them," he said.
(Judith Havemann, Washington Post, A1)
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- A-10
GOP CHAIRMAN ATWATER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER FAINTING
Republican National Committee Chairman Lee Atwater spent Monday
night at George Washington University Hospital after fainting while
delivering a fund-raising breakfast speech.
Mr. Atwater, 39, was moved briefly to Holy Cross Hospital in Silver
Spring for tests after a battery of tests at George Washington proved
inconclusive, said RNC Press Secretary Leslie Goodman. She said he was
alert and in good spirits after his return to GW.
(Valerie Richardson, Washington Times, A3)
SAC CHIEF WANTS B-2, MOBILE ICBM
Gen. Chain Ties Weapons Systems
To Continued Support For START
The blunt-spoken general who leads the Strategic Air Command has
emerged from his bunker in Omaha to tell Congress and the Bush
Administration: The American military wants a B-2 "stealth" bomber and
mobile nuclear missiles no matter what happens in Moscow
The military chiefs, Gen. John Chain asserted in an interview at his
Omaha headquarters last month, may reconsider their support for the
START treaty that is expected to be concluded this year if Congress kills
the B-2 program and refuses to fund either of the programs to put MX
multi-warhead missiles on rail cars or to put a new single-warhead
Midgetman missile on tractor-trailer trucks to evade a Soviet nuclear
attack
Chain's views reflect a growing frustration in the nation's military
that a U.S. defense "build-down" may neither be well-managed nor crafted
to take into account recent improvements in Soviet strategic capabilities.
(Patrick Tyler, Washington Post, A8)
CONGRESS TO GET BILL
THAT WOULD MAKE D.C. PART OF MARYLAND
Rep. Regula (R.-Ohio) plans to introduce a bill Tuesday to rejoin the
District with the State of Maryland as a way of providing D.C. residents
with full representation in Congress, a proposal criticized by some as an
attempt to derail the D.C. statehood movement
Jesse Jackson said that annexation would transform the District into
a South African-style black homeland.
Regula contends that Congress is unlikely to grant statehood to the
District and that annexation is the only realistic option
Under his bill, Maryland would annex the District except for a
"Vatican-like" enclave encompassing the White House, the U.S. Capitol and
other federal building that would be placed under congressional control.
(Tom Bell, Washington Post, A11)
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NETWORK NEWS
(Monday Evening, March 5)
PANAMA/DRUGS/U.S. MILITARY
CBS's Dan Rather: An exclusive report from CBS's Doug Tunnell on the
uncovering of a major drug trafficking operation in Panama. It
reportedly involves both Colombian cocaine criminals and U.S.
servicemen. This is fueling speculation of a possible drug connection
in the Panama disco grenade attack Friday night that killed one U.S.
serviceman and wounded 15 others.
Tunnell:
Authorities discovered the bodies of four persons in
Panama Sunday, all victims of execution-style murders that officials
say were drug-related. There is even speculation that the hand
grenade attack on a nightclub here may have had a Colombian drug
connection too. CBS News has learned that Friday night's bombing
followed the breakup of a major cocaine smuggling ring based here in
Panama that involves both Colombian cocaine traffickers and U.S.
servicemen. Senior American commanders say that one serviceman has
confessed to recruiting returning GIs to work as mules, or couriers,
and carry cocaine back to the U.S. on board military flights.
Authorities say that despite Noriega's ouster, large quantities of
cocaine still find their way into Panama from nearby Colombia, coming
overland or in small boats. U.S. officials say the American GIs were
motivated by money. The Colombians paid as much as $10,000 for a
shipment of drugs in a duffel bag. About 13,000 U.S. soldiers have
been withdrawn from Panama in the wake of the invasion, carrying
with them tons of equipment and baggage. Officers say the Army
tried to check soldiers' belongings for drugs or other contraband,
but the largest U.S. deployment since Vietnam proved nearly
impossible to police. At least seven Colombians and two Americans
have been arrested so far. Senior officers close to the investigation
into the disco bombing say they're looking into every possible motive,
including the Colombian connection.
(CBS-Lead)
HOSTAGES
NBC's Tom Brokaw: Something may be going on with the hostages again,
and again, on the surface, everyone is being very careful. But this
time, there is an ever-stronger undercurrent of hope among those
with close personal ties to the situation. Syria and Iran apparently
are the keys to this latest hostage watch, and the United States is a
very interested observer.
NBC's John Cochran: The White House today issue a highly unusual
and detailed statement about the hostages. It was meant to do two
things: First, to encourage third parties to help. And to discourage
some optimistic reports out of the Middle East. But a White House
official did say privately that a development over the weekend is
potentially significant. Some optimism was generated by the travels
of an Iranian delegation which is in Syria today after secretly visiting
Beirut over the weekend. One of the Iranians is the brother of
Iran's President Rafsanjani, who has called for quick freedom for the
hostages.
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- B-2
Cochran continues: And today, an Iranian newspaper urged that
Jesse Jackson and former Attorney General Ramsey Clark visit Iran as
unofficial envoys. Still, White House spokesman Fitzwater said the
Administration can't say there is any movement on the hostages. No
movement, but last week National Security Adviser Scowcroft told
Brokaw there are some hopeful signs.
(Scowcroft, interviewed for "A Day in the Life of the White House":
"In the sense that a number of comments from different sources that
holding the hostages is a counterproductive thing to do now, one
takes some heart from that. We'll keep trying.")
President Bush says the U.S. will make no deals for the hostages,
but will talk to anyone, publicly or privately.
(President Bush, March 3rd: "And if I find a way to get these
hostages released, and the way to do it is through quiet diplomacy
with the French, the British, the Iranians or anybody else, I will do
it. I want those hostages out of there.")
The White House today warned that many stories about hostages come
from unreliable sources. But Peggy Say, sister of hostage Terry
Anderson, feels good after talking to sources in the Mideast recently.
Could her brother be freed by March 16th, the fifth anniversary of
his kidnapping?
(Peggy Say: "Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not next week -- but
certainly within the coming months.")
White House officials of course hope Peggy Say is right. But they
say that at this point, it's only a hope.
(NBC-Lead)
Brokaw: Iran and Syria have severe economic problems, and they
won't be getting any help from the West as long as the hostages
remain in captivity. So releasing them is important to the survival of
those two countries. And NBC's Fred Francis at the Pentagon tells
us tonight an economic dispute between the U.S. and Iran involving
Iranian assets inescapably would be part of any release.
Francis reports there's been no evidence of linkage between the
billions of dollars in disputed claims and the hostage issue. But last
year President Bush ordered that the claims issue be resolved so that
it would not be an impediment to new relations with Iran. President
Rafsanjani did signal the U.S. last year that he was eager to settle
all claims worth more than $5 billion. Washington responded quickly,
agreeing to pay the Rafsanjani government $567 million on one of
several cases. State Dept. counsel Abraham Sofaer negotiated the
deal in October. But three times since then, Sofaer has tried to
clear up other disputed accounts. Inexplicably, Iran has slowed the
process: Sofaer was to travel to the Hague this week for another
round with Iranian claims negotiators, but the Administration canceled
the trip in the wake of all the rumors.
(NBC-Lead)
Rather: A pro-government newspaper in Iran said tonight an effort is
underway to free Western hostages in Lebanon, and it predicted "this
thorny issue can be sorted out in the near future." In Washington,
President Bush made a point today of having his spokesman say that
he has no indication that U.S. hostages will be released soon. Some
reports indicate a possible ransom deal has been suggested, freeing
frozen Iranian assets in exchange for release of the hostages.(CBS-5)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- B-3
PEACE TALKS/ISRAEL
Rather reports that Israel's coalition government appears to be closer to
collapse tonight, still split over a key point in Secretary Baker's
mideast peace initiative. After an extending meeting today, ministers
from Likud said they will not agree to talk with an Arab delegation
including residents of Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.
(CBS-8)
SOVIET ELECTIONS
ABC's Peter Jennings: We begin tonight with election results in the Soviet
Union. It wasn't that long ago that Soviet elections were so
predictable they were hardly news at all. But yesterday's elections
in the three largest Soviet republics, the Ukraine, Russia and
Byelorussia, are the very first where there was a real choice among
the candidates. And the message from voters is fairly clear: They
want further reform and they want it faster.
ABC's Jim Laurie reports that voters seemed ready to give people
with a more radical approach to reform positions at the grass-roots
level, which would influence everything from housing to the licensing
of private business. So far the changes Gorbachev has brought have
come from the top down. With these elections, changes may now come
from the lowest levels and work their way up.
NBC's Bob Abernethy reports Lithuania had runoff elections yesterday in
which the independence movement won enough additional seats to
organize the new parliament. It may meet next Sunday to make some
kind of declaration of independence. Lithuanians are in a hurry to
make their announcement because next week a special session of the
national congress is expected to make Gorbachev executive president,
with the right to suspend any local parliament.
CBS's Barry Peterson reports sporadic results from the elections are
expected for the next several days, and may show enough old-line
communists winning that they can maintain their political force
blocking Gorbachev's reform.
(ABC-Lead, NBC-2, CBS-4)
E. GERMAN ELECTIONS
Jennings reports that Prime Minister arrived in Moscow today for talks
with Mikhail Gorbachev about what happens after the March 18
elections. Modrow is expected to lose.
ABC's Jerry King reports that some East Germans complain their
election has been hijacked by West Germany's political leaders, who
have campaigned in the GDR for the elections following German unity.
(Prime Minister Modrow: "Sometimes one can get the impression that
Helmut Kohl is giving questions of election campaigning priority
versus the questions of national responsibility.")
One reason Kohl is campaigning so hard is that his political protegees
are trailing in East Germany's election campaign. The front-runner
to be the next prime minister is a human rights activist supported by
the West German Social Democrats.
(ABC-2)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- B-4
NEW DEMOCRACIES/U.S. AID
ABC's John McWethy reports it's become almost a ritual: a country like
Nicaragua makes a dramatic conversion to democracy, and in days it
has sent emissaries to Washington looking for money.
(TV Coverage: Secretary Baker, emissary shaking hands.)
Today, the Nicaraguans visited Secretary Baker, and on Capitol Hill
there was a phone call between leaders of the U.S. Senate and
President-elect Chamorro back in Nicaragua.
(TV Coverage: Sens. Mitchell and Dole on telephones.)
(Sen. Dole: "We hope to be working with you on an economic aid
package at the very earliest time.")
Nicaragua is asking for about a billion dollars in help, but the
foreign aid budget is about $14 billion in total, of which all but $1
billion is already committeed to such old friends as Israel, Egypt, The
Philippines, Turkey and Pakistan. Now there is a long list of new
friends with an enormous need for help. Where will all the new
money come from?
(Rep. Obey: "There is support in the Congress for helping these
new countries expand their opportunities for democracy by taking
money out of the President's increases for foreign military aid and by
taking money out of the defense budget.")
The Bush Administration does not want to do it that way, preferring
instead to shave money from aid packages of old friends to help new
ones. Of course, the foreign aid budget could be expanded, but few
politicians will risk supporting that option because the public
overwhelmingly opposes it.
(ABC-8)
SOUTH AFRICAN DEATH SQUADS
Brokaw reports that a government commission began hearing testimony
today on possible police and military involvement in South African
death squads which have been linked to the murders of dozens of
anti-apartheid activists in the last decade.
NBC's Robin Lloyd reports that the commission is expected to hear
charges that high-level government officials, including the minister of
defense, Magnus Malan, were involved. So far Malan has denied any
links to government hit squads and has denied approving any
killings. Today, the head of military intelligence, Gen. Rudolph
Badenhorst, revealed that a secret army unit was responsible for
bomb attacks on several anti-apartheid campaign offices. The
generals who testified today denied any involvement in political
assassination. But one police captain who allegedly commanded a
death squad and is now in hiding says top military officials, including
the defense minister, are involved in a coverup. President de Klerk
has publicly supported Malan and other high-level security officials.
(NBC-7, CBS-10)
SOUTH AFRICAN VIOLENCE
Jennings reports South African security forces were sent into the black
homeland of Ciskei today. Over the weekend there were reports of
arsoning and looting following a coup by young army officials
apparently sympathetic to the ANC.
(ABC-9, NBC-6, CBS-11)
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- B-5
PHILIPPINES
CBS's Bill Whitaker reports that the armed forces of the Philippines have
been put on nationwide alert to guard against any more rebellions
against the Aquino government. The latest rebellion and deaths may
have helped Aquino by building sympathy for her government(CBS-7)
ATWATER HOSPITALIZED
Brokaw: National Republican Chairman Atwater is under observation
tonight in a Washington hospital. He was rushed there earlier today
after he had fainted during a fund-raising speech. Atwater was
unconscious for just a moment, and he joked about it afterwards.
Doctors say they still don't know why it happened. (NBC-5, CBS-9)
DRUGS/U.S. CHEMICALS
NBC's Lisa Myers reports that the DEA estimates that more than 70
percent of the chemicals used to process cocaine come from the U.S.
(Rep. William Hughes: "We're as much a part of the problem as
Colombia and Peru and Bolivia, because we provide many of the
chemicals that go into the processing of this poison.")
Since 1985, shipments of the solvent MEK, which can be used to
process cocaine, and another solvent, acetone, have almost doubled.
(Gene Haislip, DEA: "There's an excess of at least 40 and perhaps
70 percent over what is needed for any legitimate industrial purpose
in Colombia."
QUESTION: "And you assume that it's mostly going to cocaine?"
Haislip: "I believe it's all going to cocaine.")
A new law allows DEA inspectors to block suspicious chemical
shipments. But the U.S. chemical industry argues that it is not the
problem. However, the DEA has decided not to allow any more
chemical shipments to most of the Colombian companies that were
regular customers of American firms. Drug enforcement sources tell
NBC News that almost a dozen of these Colombian companies were
closely linked to cocaine traffickers. Colombian documents show that
one of them received 210 tons of MEK last year from a Texas chemical
distributor, Transmarketing Houston Inc. A confidential DEA
memorandum obtained by NBC News claims the Colombian firm's
corporate officers were documented as supplying chemicals to
traffickers. Another Colombian company to which Transmarketing
shipped chemicals last year also had officers who supplied chemicals
to traffickers, according to the DEA. Transmarketing says it has not
been told by the DEA of a problem with either customer.
President Bush claims that cutting off the flow of American
chemicals is a top priority.
(President Bush, file footage: "And we are dedicating the resources
necessary to the task. Whatever needs to be done will be done.")
But so far, not a single DEA agent has been added to enforce the
law. A few have been moved from other jobs.
(QUESTION: "You have 30 to 40 agents to monitor the activities of
about a thousand American businesses and to monitor shipments all
over the world?"
DEA agent: "That's correct.")
Even more DEA manpower may not stop the cocaine cartel. It already
is shipping to European suppliers.
(NBC-9)
-more-
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- B-6
TOXIC CHEMICALS
Jennings reports that a judge ruled last Friday to expand Proposition 65,
the law passed two years ago by Californians which requires
companies to remove toxic chemicals from their products or put
warning labels on them, to include food, cosmetics and
over-the-counter drugs.
ABC's Ned Potter reports that many companies say the law has put
them through needless trouble. But Prop. 65 has forced companies to
re-examine what they were releasing into the environment. In some
cases there have been nasty surprises. The FMC Corp., a major
pesticide maker, admits arsenic, benzene, ethylene oxide and lead
may turn up in small amounts in their pesticide. FMC said the toxins
found do not exceed Prop. 65 levels, and are therefore safe. But
ABC News has learned the California attorney general has subpoenaed
FMC for more proof the toxins are at safe levels. In any other state,
FMC would not even be required to look for the toxins, because
federal law is much looser than Prop. 65.
Jennings reports that voters in Torrence, Calif. tomorrow will vote on
whether to ban the Mobile Oil Corp. from using hydrochloric acid at
its refinery there.
(ABC-10)
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Rather reports that federal health officials convened a meeting of experts
today to develop badly-needed guidelines for a new and controversial
genetic test to detect cystic fibrosis, the most common single gene
defect among white Americans.
CBS's Susan Spencer reports that through a new genetic test,
researchers are gradually uncovering who can pass on and who will
get cystic fibrosis. If both parents have cf, their chances of having
it in their child are one in four. Some see the day when mass
screenings of people with no family history of the disease could cut
the incidence of the diseases. Many ethicists consider the idea of
testing for whoever wants it dangerous, with possible resulting stigma
and insurance problems. The question of possible abortions of
fetuses diagnosed with cf is another problem.
(CBS-12)
DEATH PENALTY/SUPREME COURT
Brokaw reports that the Supreme Court ruled that a key part of the South
Carolinian death penalty law is unconstitutional, which means as many
as 70 death row inmates will have to be given new sentencing
hearings.
(NBC-8)
POINDEXTER TRIAL
Rather reports that today was opening day in the criminal trial of John
Poindexter on five felony counts in the still-unexplained
missiles-for-Iran case.
(CBS-6, ABC-7)
-more-
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- B-7
POSTAL RATE HIKE
Brokaw reports that the Board of Governors of the Postal Service met in
Washington today to consider higher rates for postage. A decision is
expected tomorrow.
NBC's Irving R. Levine reports that if okayed, it would be the
biggest single increase ever: a 20-percent jump, beginning next
February. The proposed increase is to cover the $1.6 billion the
postal service will run in the red this year. If postage rose at the
rate of inflation since 1971, when stamps cost 8¢, a first-class stamp
would cost only 18c. Still, current Postal rates in the U.S. are well
below those in many other industrial countries.
(NBC-4)
HOMOSEXUALS/U.S. ARMY
Jennings reports that the U.S. Army wants a member of the Reserve
Officer Training Corps, who is gay, to leave the service and to give
his scholarship money back.
ABC's Chris Bury reports that in the final year of his $25,000
scholarship at Washington University, Jim Holova [phonetic] told his
superiors he is gay. The ROTC advised him to quit, he says. But
now Holova wants to stay in the program and become an Army officer.
Holova said he did not realize he was gay until after he started
college. Although an ROTC investigation found no willful evasion on
his part, it noted strong indications of an attempt to manipulate the
scholarship system to his advantage.
(Lawrence Korb, former Defense Secretary: "It's not unusual that
the military would feel that someone who violates their policies might
want to take advantage of that to get a free education.")
The ROTC is reviewing his case, and Holova VOWS to fight in court a
policy he says is based on prejudice and not performance. (ABC-6)
POST-COLD WAR VILLAINS
ABC's Jeff Greenfield:
With the collapse of the communist world, all
the good news for freedom could mean bad news at the box office, as
the purveyors of international thrillers face the dreaded prospect of a
villain gap But there has to be a group out there that would
make an ideal new villain. A group that's, say, very powerful;
consumed by a sense of self-importance; and willing to use whatever
tactics are necessary to pursue its own selfish ends.
(TV Coverage: Reporters pushing and shoving.)
Nahh.
(ABC-11)
-End of News Summary-
EDITORIALS/COLUMNISTS
CLEAN AIR COMPROMISE
Clean Air Compromise -- "In considering the compromise hammered out
between the White House and the Senate on the Clean Air Act, dire
predictions of doom and gloom from lobbyists on both sides must be
discounted
The environmentalists make a good point about excising
federal cleanup authority, which effectively ends citizens' right to sue
over state non-attainment. It should be restored. But substantial
progress in some areas is still better than none at all
Requiring
utilities and other plants to use the 'best available' control technology but
permitting sale of pollution credits to defer cleanup costs is not a bad
idea
The agreed-upon revisions mark a solid step forward after 13
years of no progress at all."
(Baltimore Sun, 3/5)
Leaks In The Clean-Air Bill -- "If it were an air-pollution control device,
you could say that the U.S. Senate's clean air bill sprang several leaks
while it was being worked on at the White House
In the compromise
effort to make it acceptable to the Bush Administration, too often the
deadlines come later and the emission standards are lower than in the
Senate version
Sen. Wilson is bothered by, among other things, the
way tailpipe emission limits in urban areas were increased from the
original level
And toxic controls are too loose, a Wilson aide said."
(Los Angeles Times, 3/3)
Workable Compromise Appears Possible --
"
A compromise must be struck
between the demands of the environmental purists and business and
industrial groups
Fortunately, Senate leaders Thursday appeared to
have found such a formula, one that would substantially strengthen the
Clean Air Act without imposing insufferable costs on business, industry,
consumers and taxpayers
The progress made in both houses holds out
the promise that Congress will agree to a strengthened Clean Air Act this
year. "
(Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, 3/3)
Can We Breathe Easier? -- " As we see it, the coal companies, the
chemical interests, the auto manufacturers
managed fairly good deals in
the bargaining. The cities -- and we're talking here of the air that you
breathe -- didn't come out with flag snapping
If the watered-down
auto-pollution provisions aren't upgraded, the natural growth in auto use
may erase any gains mandated in the bill
Even the meekest language
bolstering bus, train and other transit alternatives seems to have fallen by
the wayside
So far, it appears that timidity and back-pedaling have
been at work in the clean-air dealing as much as courageous initiative."
(Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/5)
Cleaner Air -- " The compromise bill is a triumph of common sense.
The most important provision is the one that expands and tightens the
rules on toxic substances in the air
The compromise bill would, for
the first time, impose federal controls on acid rain and its chief
ingredient, sulfur dioxide
For the first time there will be a market in
pollution rights, giving even the cleanest plants a strong incentive to get
their emissions lower
The freeze of the Reagan years has ended.
President Bush and the senators are now talking about practical and
reasonable ways to improve the quality of the air that everyone breathes."
(Washington Post, 3/4)
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FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION
TRADE SUMMIT
"Kaifu's Task"
"
How can Kaifu implement his commitment in such a short
period
before an interim report is to be issued in early April or at the
latest by July...? How can he adjust domestic policy, and at the same
time win support from (rival) factional leaders and interest groups of
lawmakers, government and industry officials? How can a prime minister,
whose political power base is not strong within the LDP, meet the U.S.
demands singlehandedly?"
(NHK-TV, Japan)
"U.S. Presses Japan For Political Decision On SII"
"It is unusual for the President to bring up an individual problem at
summit talks. Therefore, if Japanese measures do not satisfy the U.S.
side, U.S.-Japan relations will be forced into a very serious situation.
This could rock the foundation of the Kaifu government
Relations
between the two countries have entered the greatest crisis of the postwar
era."
(Sankei, Japan)
-- No headline --
"We must say that many of the points to resolve structural economic
problems strongly requested by the U.S. side at the summit are proper.'
(Tokyo Shimbun, Japan)
"Face-Saving Meeting"
"
The Bush-Kaifu meeting appears to have saved face for both
leaders without producing substantive measures to resolve their problems."
(Donga Ilbo, S. Korea)
"Heavy Hitters Join In Power Politics Play"
"
It was a classic performance by Bush and Baker, who relish
hands-on power politics when the going gets rough. Can they pull it off?
A review of the fundamental issues at stake suggests that nothing dramatic
will occur by the time the SII talks are due to conclude this summer."
(Independent on Sunday, Britain)
"Kaifu Tries Not To Look Like A Bush Puppet"
"The meeting ended without concrete proposals for resolving any of
the currently intractable trade disputes
It achieved little more than to
spell out precisely what each country sees as the central problems, and
enable each side to signal its willingness to try and tackle them."
(Independent, Britain)
"U.S., Japan Pledge To East Tensions"
"The essential message President Bush had for Prime Minister Kaifu
was that until progress was made on the SII discussions he might find it
impossible to prevent congressional action against Japan
Such action
would be tantamount to declaring a trade war."
(Australian Financial Review, Australia)
-End of News Summary-
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
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DINNER
Honoring His Excellency
The Prime Minister of the Italian Republic
and Mrs. Andreotti
Mushroom Terrine Primavera
Mousseline Périgourdin
Cheese Bow Ties
Crown Roast of Lamb
Minted Sauce
Rice Timbale
Green Cauliflower e Baby Carrots
Watercress B Belgian Endive
Brie Cheese
Mango Sorbet B Golden Raspberries
Chocolate Truffles
VIANSA Chardonnay 1987
COSENTINO Cabernet Franc 1986
ROBERT MONDAVI Lauvignon BlancBotrytis
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THE CUBAN AMERICAN NATIONAL FOUNDATION
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., Suite 601
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 265-2822
March 6, 1990
al
The Honorable George Bush
President of the United States of America
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Armando and I walked out of the Oval Office yesterday after
meeting with you convinced that Cuba would be freed during your
presidency. Your willingness to consider actions that will
greatly increase the pressure on the Castro government was
heartening, as was your commitment to TV Marti.
During your years as our Vice President, you were always
available to show leadership on issues regarding Cuba. That
you continue to do so now that you lead this great nation is
further testimony to your interest and commitment to a free and
democratic Cuba.
Mr. President, we at the Cuban American National Foundation can
only say what we have said to you on other occasions. We thank
you and remain deeply appreciative of all your efforts on
behalf of this noble cause. We look forward to working with
you and your Administration on these matters. Armando Codina
and I are very grateful for the opportunity to discuss Cuba
with you and Governor Sununu.
Respectfully,
Jorge Mas
Chairman
United States Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
March 5, 1990
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEK
MEMORANDUM FOR AMBASSADOR REED
FROM
CHRISTINE HATHAW
SUBJECT
ITALY - PRIME MINISTER ANDREOTTI
OFFICIAL VISIT
March 6, 1990
The following gift will be presented on the occasion of
this visit:
Tiffany "Scalloped Tray"
Sterling silver scalloped
edge tray, 10" diameter.
CC: John Sununu/Tim McBride/Patty Presock/Susan Porter Rose
Jean Becker/Peggy Swift/George Van Eron/Nikki Richnow
Jennifer Fitzgerald/Bill Black/Agnes Warfield/Ray Snider
DINNER (JAPAN) TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990 - 7:30 pm - (CALIFORNIA)
THE PRESIDENT
HE THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN
Ambassador Hills
Mr. Suzuki
Mr. Dallara
Mr. Hall
Mr. Zoellick
Mr. Watanabe
General Scowcroft
Mrs. Annenberg
MRS. BUSH
HE The Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Secrtary of Commerce
Governor Sununu
Mrs. Hall
Ambassador Reed
Mr. Owada
Ambassador Armacost
Ambassador Annenberg
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Ambassador Murata
Mr. Fitzwater
Mr. Arafune
Mrs. Sununu
Mr. Kanaishi
Dr. Rothman
Mr. Arima
Mrs. Brady
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Mr. Utsumi
Mr. Hills
Mrs. Rothman
Mr. Solomon
Mr. Matsuura
Mr. Jackson
Mr. Orita
Mrs. Mosbacher
DINNER (JAPAN) TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990 - 7:30 pm - (CALIFORNIA)
THE PRESIDENT
HE THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN
Ambassador Hills
Mr. Suzuki
Mr. Dallara
Mr. Hall
Mr. Zoellick
Mr. Watanabe
General Scowcroft
Mrs. Annenberg
MRS. BUSH
HE The Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Secrtary of Commerce
Governor Sununu
Mrs. Hall
Ambassador Reed
Mr. Owada
Ambassador Armacost
Ambassador Annenberg
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Ambassador Murata
Mr. Fitzwater
Mr. Arafune
Mrs. Sununu
Mr. Kanaishi
Dr. Rothman
Mr. Arima
Mrs. Brady
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Mr. Utsumi
Mr. Hills
Mrs. Rothman
Mr. Solomon
Mr. Matsuura
Mr. Jackson
Mr. Orita
Mrs. Mosbacher
SUNNYLANDS
GUEST LIST
OFFICIAL DINNER
Friday, March 2nd
7:15 p.m. Cocktails
8:00 p.m. Dinner
AMERICAN
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Brady
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Mosbacher
The Chief of Staff and Mrs. Sununu
General Scowcroft
The Hon. & Mrs. Walter Annenberg
The Hon. Michael H. Armacost
The Hon. Charles Dallara
The Hon. Karl Jackson
The Hon. Marlin Fitzwater
The Hon. Carla Hills and The Hon. Roderick Hills
The Hon. Joseph Reed
The Hon. Richard Solomon
The Hon. Robert Zoellick
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hall
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Rothman
JAPANESE
HE TOSHIKI KAIFU
Prime Minister
HE Taro Nakayama
Minister, Foreign Affairs
HE Ryohei Murata
Japanese Ambassador to U.S.
Mr. Hisashi Owada
Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs
Mr. Koji Watanabe
Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs
Mr. Makoto Utsumi
Vice-Minister Finance, Int'l Affairs
Mr. Naomichi Suzuki
Vice-Minister International Affairs
Mr. Tatsuo Arima
Chief Cab. Councillor, External Affairs
Mr. Koichiro Matsuura
Director General, Bur. Foreign' Affairs
Mr. Kiyohiko Arafune
Mr. Siezen Kanaishi
Consul-General in Los Angeles
Exec. Asst. to Prime Minister
Mr. Masaki Orita
Exec. Asst. to Prime Minister
BUDGET STRATEGY DISCUSSION -- 3/6/90
(A) The Historic Context
Freedom is on the march. The wall has come down. The Soviet
empire is collapsing. The new competition for global influence and
primacy will be among market-oriented super-powers. U.S. economic
strength and primacy -- if sustained -- hold unprecedented promise
for the shaping of a better world order.
(B) The Growth Agenda
But, at the moment, the U.S. growth agenda is stalled.
The economy is soft. Some recent numbers are the lowest in a
long while (durables, factory orders). Initiatives are being
advanced that will actually slow U.S. growth and hamper U.S.
competitiveness (clean air, health and long-term care, child care).
These initiatives --however worthy -- add costs without sufficient
offsets in productivity gains. To the extent these slow-growth
initiatives are enacted, it becomes the more important to advance
pro-growth economic policies. Unfortunately, pro-growth
initiatives are not now moving forward.
Further, interest rates present a problem. Global interest
rates are going in the wrong direction -- threatening to slow U.S.
growth. And, independently of this phenomenon, U.S. real,
long-term interest rates (nominal rates less inflation) are way out
of whack. They put the U.S. at a significant competitive
disadvantage in terms of the comparative cost of capital. Real,
long-term rates probably won't come down substantially until there
is serious progress on growth-oriented, fiscally-responsible budget
policy. Indeed, most of the pro-growth agenda is tied up with the
budget process.
(c) The Deficit Outlook
The deficit outlook -- at the moment -- is not as favorable as
one would wish.
O
The economic performance in the first quarter of FY '90
was below forecast. If the economy bounces back, the
first quarter still would make the FY' 90 deficit
$5.3 billion worse and the FY '91 deficit $6.2 billion
worse. If interest rates remain high and the economy
remains soft, the '91 deficit will be worse by tens of
billions of dollars.
The RTC working capital problem will add perhaps
$40 billion or more to the FY '90 deficit. That means
the actual deficit will be going up rather than down.
The RTC effect on '91 cannot yet be reliably estimated.
Taking these factors into account, CBO estimates the
FY '91 "President's Policy" deficit to be about
$70 billion higher than the Administration's estimate.
(D) The Budget Stalemate
Left to its current course, the budget process is likely to be
highly unproductive until a crisis comes along. There is a high
likelihood of:
(1) A counter-productive debate on Social Security accounting
("off-budget"), Social Security taxes ("rich VS. poor"),
and budget process "reform" (with some trying to kill
sequester!). By itself, this:
-- will do little to address the more basic accounting
and budgeting problems (which are serious, but
extend far beyond Social Security) ; and
-- will do little to advance growth-oriented policy
measures.
NOTE: The Mitchell-Foley-Gephardt task force may
recommend combining Social Security off-budget with a
"mini-Moynihan" (a tax rate roll-back of 0.16%). This
would be more difficult to deal with than previous
versions. (It might end up being linked with the debt
limit and repeal of sequester.)
(2) Petty strife over a supplemental. This may bog the
system down, increase ill will, and slow down the
effort to get aid to Central American democracies.
NOTE: The foreign policy elements of the supplemental
will likely be held hostage to both credible ("legal")
defense offsets and domestic add-ons.
(3) A failure of the Budget Committees:
-- either to produce a budget resolution at all;
-- or to produce a budget resolution that can be
implemented.
NOTE: To produce a resolution without the
Administration -- as the Committees now are trying to
do -- will require defense cuts, tax increases, and
entitlement cuts that key Committee chairmen are likely
to resist unless the Administration is a party. This
is a plus insofar as it prevents partisan action. But
it is also a formula for stalemate -- either at the
resolution stage or the implementation stage -- unless
an alternative approach is developed.
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(4) The appearance of fiscal policy out of control. This
will come about as a result of:
-- the foregoing;
-- complicating messes like the RTC (which will add
billions to the mid-session deficit estimate).
(5) A very, very large projected sequester (say,
$40 billion!) This will result from:
-- stalemate (as above) ;
-- RTC working capital accounting -- unless there is
a major shift in RTC/FDIC operations; and
-- downward revisions of economic assumptions for the
first 3 quarters of FY '90.
NOTE: If, as is likely, the mid-session deficit gap is
wider than previously forecast, the law requires the
President to propose additional specific measures to
close the gap.
(6) Market uneasiness. Initially, uneasiness may be
reflected in higher interest rates than forecast thanks
to:
-- the inability to move the G-5/G-7 toward a
coordinated interest rate reduction (not
increase) ;
-- the Fed's reaction to the fiscal policy
uncertainties; and
-- private market participants' reactions to all of
the above.
The net effect of all of this will be, at best, postponement
of pro-competitive, pro-growth policies -- and high opportunity
costs: At a crucial point in the development of a new balance of
politico-economic power, the U.S. will be hamstrung by slow
growth, continued deficits, and restraints on creative
initiatives.
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(E) Breaking the Stalemate
This may all be forced to a head, however -- IF:
there is a market-precipitated crisis (whenever) ;
RTC financing needs force an earlier-than-planned debt
limit crisis (in August, say) ;
the prospect of an unworkably large sequester
(officially evident in July) forces negotiation of an
alternative deficit-reduction package; or
leaders decide to negotiate a comprehensive alternative
prior to one of the foregoing forcing actions.
With respect to the latter, the question might be put as
follows: How and when should negotiations be forced --
(a) Preemptively: at the Budget Resolution Stage (late
March/early April) ;
(b) Contentiously: in connection with Social Security/
child care/capital gains floor fights (April) ;
(c) Reactively: in response to debt limit and/or sequester
and/or market crises (August-November).
NOTE: The need for a more comprehensive "fix" will become widely
evident and unavoidable at some stage. With that in view, the
attached "Possible Package" represents a summary of elements of a
modest "big fix."
(F) Tactical Issues for Decision Soon
When and how should negotiations be forced? (See above.)
--
If (a) above -- preemptively -- sub-options are:
(i)
encourage Committee chairmen to resist Sasser-
Panetta, and force Sasser-Panetta to come to us;
or
(ii) negotiate directly with Finance/Ways & Means and
Appropriations; or
(iii) initiate discussions with Sasser-Panetta.
-- If (b) above -- contentiously -- sub-options are:
(i)
add child-care and capital gains to a mini-
Moynihan (if it starts to move) and say offsets
will follow sequester; or
(ii) same, but say offsets would have to be part of a
larger negotiated deficit-reduction settlement.
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If (c) above -- reactively -- sub-options are:
(i) sit back and wait; or
(ii) sit forward and wait.
NOTE: To make any such options (and related negotiations)
work it may be necessary preemptively to threaten to veto
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any bill that would weaken the existing sequester
discipline. And it may prove necessary (later) to stare
down the opposition in the context of a threatened "default"
(debt limit crisis) no matter what the associated
political complication may be.
FURTHER NOTE: Under all options, DOD is likely to be cut by
0
bout $10 billion in outlays below current services (i.e
$6. 1 billion below the request, or $0.8 billion below last
year) And for all negotiated settlements it would be
necessary to include additional revenues (though not
necessarily income tax increases)
FURTHER FURTHER NOTE: The longer one waits to precipitate
negotiations (a) the larger the market/economic risk; and
(b) the less interesting and constructive the ultimate
package is likely to be
Photocopy from George Bush Presidential Library
June
Attachment: "A Possible Package'
Bush Library Photocopy
George Bush Handwriting
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ELEMENTS OF A "BIG FIX"
POSSIBLE PACKAGE
I.
DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM PARAMETERS
-- FY "90 Supplemental - Central America/Refugees/Section
614/0ffsets/Clear up deferral problem/[other?]
--
Democracy Development Fund]
--
FY "91 Caps/Levels - Defense/International/
Domestic, with fences for Head Start/Space/
R&D/[other?]
II. RECEIPT/OFFSETTING COLLECTION MEASURES
--
Growth-oriented set (capital gains, savings-IRA, R&D
credit) plus child care [and mini-Social Security roll
back?] -- with offsets from consumption side?]
Deficit reduction measures [combining those proposed by
the Administration with environmental protection and/or
alcoholism reduction as necessary and appropriate]
Fee package
III. ENTITLEMENT RESTRUCTURING
--
Retirement programs (all)
INIT
Photocopy from George Bush Presidential Library
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Health programs (Medicare, FEHB)
--
Farm bill
--
Miscellaneous
IV. CREDIT AND INSURANCE REFORMS
--
RTC fix
Credit reform subsidy accounting
Origination fees
--
Risk-sharing measures
:
Investment in greater oversight
V.
ACCOUNTING AND BUDGET PROCESS REFORMS
--
Credit reform subsidy accounting
--
Enhanced recision and/or tightened sequester
--
Social Security accounting fix
:
RTC accounting fix
Crash program to assure auditability
Bush Library Photocopy
-- Budget Concepts Commission
George Bush Handwriting
VI. TIMETABLE AND PROCEDURAL AGREEMENT FOR EACH/ALL OF THE ABOVE
OFFICIAL DINNER (ITALY) TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990 - 7:30 pm
EAST ENTRANCE
THE PRESIDENT & MRS. BUSH
HE The Prime Minister of the Italian Republic
& Mrs. Andreotti
HE Gianni De Michelis
Minister of Foreign Affairs
HE The Ambassador of the Italian Republic
& Mrs. Petrignani
HE (Amb.) Bruno Bottai
Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
HE (Amb.) Umberto Vattani
Diplomatic Advisor
Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Janni
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Italy
Mr. Silvio Fagiolo
Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ricardo Sessa
Counselor & Chief of the Secretariat
Mr. Pio Mastrobuoni
Chief of the Press Office
Mr. Arturo Olivieri
Counselor & Press Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Giorgio Riondino
Protocol Officer
Mr. Mario Castellani
Mr. & Mrs. W. Jeffrey Austin (Denise)
Alexandria, Virginia
The Secretary of State & Mrs. Baker (Susan)
Hon. & Mrs. David Q. Bates, Jr. (Anne)
Assistant to the President & Secretary to the Cabinet
Mr. Basil Battaglia & daughter, Miss Lisa Battaglia
Wilmington, Delaware
Hon. & Mrs. Robert D. Blackwill (Anne)
Special Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
Mr. Bill Blass & Miss Laura Montalban
Bill Blass, Ltd.
Hon. (Sen.) & Mrs. Christopher S. Bond (Carolyn)
R/Missouri
The Secretary of the Treasury & Mrs. Brady (Katherine)
The Secretary of Defense & Hon. (Dr.) Lynne V. Cheney
Dr. Joseph Ciancaglini
Gonzaga College High School
Hon. (Sen.) Alfonse M. D'Amato
R/New York
Mr. &. Mrs. Robert F. Daniell (Barbara)
Chairman & CEO, United Technologies Corporation
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Hon. & Mrs. Alfred R. De Angelus (Elizabeth)
President, Logic International, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. (Cynthia - "Candy")
Owner & President, San Francisco 49ers
Mr. & Mrs. Arnaud de Borchgrave (Alexandra)
Editor-in-Chief, The Washington Times
Hon. (Sen.) & Mrs. Pete V. Domenici (Nancy)
R/New Mexico
The Reverend Bernard J. Dooley
Gonzaga College High School
Hon. (Amb.) & Mrs. Luigi R. Einaudi (Carol)
U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander E. Ellis III (Robin)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Hon. (Rep.) & Mrs. Dante B. Fascell (Jeanne-Marie)
D/Florida
Mr. Max Frankel & Ms. Joyce Purnick
New York Times
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Gajarsa (Melanie)
General Counsel, National Italian American Foundation
Hon. (Rep.) Dean A. Gallo
R/New Jersey
Hon. (Amb.) & Mrs. Charles A. Gargano (Prudence)
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Mrs. Katharine Graham
Chairman, The Washington Post Company
Dr. Peter Guida & Ms. Bernadette Castro
Mr: New York Hospital - Cornell University Medical Center
Mrs: President, Castro Convertibles Corporation
Hon. (Amb.) Carla A. Hills & Hon. Roderick M. Hills
United States Trade Representative
Mr. Lee A. Iacocca & Ms. Darrien Earle
Chairman, Chrysler Corporation
Mr. Warren Allen Jones
Pianist (performing)
Ms. Donna Kaufman
Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Keenan (Harriet)
Chairman, The Keenan Company Realtors
Mr. & Mrs. Kamil Kubik (Joanna)
Artist
Hon. (Rep.) & Mrs. Robert J. Lagomarsino (Norma)
R/California
Mr. & Mrs. J. Hugh Liedtke (Betty)
Houston
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Liedtke, Jr. (Bessie)
Houston
Hon. Leonard H. Marks
Washington, DC
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Mr. & Mrs. Elvis L. Mason (Joan)
Dallas
Hon. (Rep.) & Mrs. Joe Moakley (Evelyn)
Mr. Stuart D/Massachusetts J. Northrop & daughter-in-law, Mrs. Linda Northrop
Huffy Corportation
Mr. Jeno Paulucci
Chairman of the Board, National Italian American Foundation
Miss Roberta Peters & Mr. Bertram Fields
Singer (performing)
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Picard (Dolores)
President, Raytheon Company
Mr. & Mrs. Van Poole (Donna)
Tallahassee, Florida
Mrs. Quayle (Marilyn)
Hon. (Amb.) Joseph V. Reed
Chief of Protocol
The Chief Justice & Mrs. Rehnquist (Natalie)
Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Riccelli (Norma)
President, Order Sons of Italy of America
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Rodbell (Robin)
Atlanta
Hon. (General) Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Hon. (Amb.) & Mrs. Peter F. Secchia (Joan)
U.S. Ambassador to Italy
Hon. & Mrs. Raymond G.H. Seitz (Caroline)
Assistant Secretary of State for European & Canadian Affairs
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Shaddick (Karen)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Protective Operations
Dr. & Mrs. Harold T. Shapiro (Vivian)
President, Princeton University
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Albert Sinatra (Barbara)
President, Sinatra Enterprises
Mr. Frank D. Stella & daughter, Miss Mary Anne Stella
President, National Italian American Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Sununu (Catherine)
Boston
Hon. (Gov.) & Mrs. John H. Sununu (Nancy)
Chief of Staff to the President
Miss Elizabeth Taylor & Mr. Roger Wall
Actress
The Attorney General & Mrs. Thornburgh (Virginia)
Admiral & Mrs. Carlisle A. H. Trost (Pauline)
Chief of Naval Operations
Hon. (Gov.) & Mrs. John Volpe (Jennie)
Nahant, Massachusetts
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Waller (Sarah)
Rochester, Minnesota
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STRAIGHTWIRE
The Honorable Jimmy Carter
1 Copenhill Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
Dear Mr. President:
Barbara and I were deeply saddened to learn of your loss, and
we send our heartfelt sympathy to you.
Gloria Carter Spann will long be remembered for her devotion
to her family, friends, and community. Blessed with inexhaustible
good humor and a high spirited disposition, she always demonstrated
a zest for life, and, indeed, lived hers to its fullest. Gloria's
profound faith in God and her steadfast love for her family were
her joy and her anchor -- and they will remain a source of
inspiration to all who knew her.
Please know that you, Rosalynn, and your entire family are in our
thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. God bless you.
GEORGE BUSH
Shirley M. Green
456-7610
CC: Jim Cicconi
TELEGRAM
The White House
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MAILGRAM
March 6, 1990
STRAIGHTWIRE
The Honorable Jimmy Carter
1 Copenhill Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
Dear Mr. President:
Barbara and I were deeply saddened to learn of your loss, and
we send our heartfelt sympathy to you.
Gloria Carter Spann will long be remembered for her devotion
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to her family, friends, and community. Blessed with inexhaustible
good humor and a high spirited disposition, she always demonstrated
a zest for life, and, indeed, lived hers to its fullest. Gloria's
profound faith in God and her steadfast love for her family were
her joy and her anchor -- and they will remain a source of
inspiration to all who knew her.
Please know that you, Rosalynn, and your entire family are in our
thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. God bless you.
GEORGE BUSH
MR. PRESIDENT:
I had this sent in your
name last night. Gloria
Carter Spann died yester-
day of cancer.
Shirley M. Green
456-7610
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AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) - Gloria Carter Spann, the last surviving
sibling of former President Carter, died early today after
suffering the same cancer that killed three other members of the
family. She was 63.
Mrs. Spann had been diagnosed in December as having pancreatic
cancer, the same disease that killed her father, James Earl Carter;
her sister, Ruth Carter Stapleton; and her other brother, Billy
Carter.
Her mother, Lillian Carter, had breast cancer that had spread to
other organs, including her pancreas, when she died in 1983.
Mrs. Spann, who had been treated at Emory University Hospital in
Atlanta in December, died about 1 a.m. at Sumter Regional Hospital
in Americus, according to her husband, Walter Spann. Relatives said
she had been hospitalized for several weeks.
The former president was at the hospital when Mrs. Spann died,
said Sybil Carter, the widow of Billy Carter.
It's very sad for all of us. It's just something we don't
understand,' Mrs. Carter said of the cancer. Our family is
grieved and saddened.
Mrs. Spann was an avid motorcyclist and belonged to the Georgia
Motorcycle Rights Organization. At the time her cancer was
diagnosed, she said through a spokeswoman that she and her husband
planned to ride their motorcycles to Florida for the weekend.
In addition to her husband and brother, she is survived by a
son, William C. Spann.
Funeral arrangements were pending.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date:
3/5/90
TO:
SHIRLEY GREEN
FROM:
JAMES W. CICCONI
Assistant to the President and
Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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Dear Mr. President:
Barbara and I were deeply saddened to learn of your loss, and we
send our heartfelt sympathy to you.
Gloria Carter Spann will long be remembered for her devotion to
her family, friends, and community. Blessed with inexhaustible
good humor and a high spirited disposition, she always
demonstrated a great zeal for life, and, indeed, lived hers to
its fullest. Gloria's profound faith in God and her steadfast
love for her family were her joy and her anchor -- and they
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Please know that you, Rosalynn and the entire Carter family are
in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. God bless
you.
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Dear Mr. Spann:
your
Barbara and I were deeply saddened to learn of the loss, your
wife and we share in your sorrow.
Moria carter spain
Your wife was a wonderful example to all who had the honor of
knowing her of what it meant to be an outstanding spouse, mother,
and friend. She possessed a wonderful true zest for life, living life
with a wonder ful sense of joy and adventure. She will be greatly
missed.
While the days ahead will not be easy ones for you, we hope
you'll take comfort in knowing that your many friends and family
members are standing by to help in any way. Please know that you
and you and William are in our the thoughts and prayers of the entire
Bush family during this difficult time. May God bless and keep
you.
Emur,
3/5/90
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LENGTH: 53 words
BODY:
AILING. Gloria Carter Spann, 63, sister of Jimmy Carter; with
pancreatic cancer; in Plains, Ga. The same disease killed the former President's
brother Billy, at 51; his sister Ruth Carter Stapleton, at 54; and his father
James Earl Carter Sr., at 58. It contributed to the death of his mother, "Miss
Lillian," at 85.
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The materials in the AP file were compiled by The Associated Press. These
materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The
Associated Press.
December 4, 1979, Tuesday, AM cycle
SECTION: Washington Dateline
LENGTH: 800 words
HEADLINE: TODAY'S TOPIC: Through the Years with the Carter Clan
BYLINE: By MAUREEN SANTINI, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
KEYWORD: Topic- Carter's Family
BODY:
Like the cast of some television soap opera, the Carter family of Plains,
Ga., has survived its share of melodrama during the White House run of "Jimmy
Carter, Jimmy Carter. If
A son's marital troubles, a brother's bout with the bottle, a nephew's prison
sentence, one sister's skirmishes with the law, the other's efforts to "save" an
accused pornographer -- all are real-life plots from the past three years.
Little has been left to the imagination as the Carters have had their linen
aired in public, perhaps more than any other presidential family.
Today, as Carter announces the start of his quest for re-election, the
spotlight will shine even more brightly on his family, many of whom will be
campaigning on his behalf.
Since 1976, when Jimmy Carter emerged from the pack to win the Democratic
presidential nomination, the spotlight has rarely slipped off his family. Since
his inauguration, Carter has experienced the death of a revered uncle, the
birth of two grandchildren, a daughter-in-law's miscarriage, and the weddings of
two nieces.
That's only the beginning.
There is the eccentric, outspoken matriarch, Miss Lillian, who said last week
that if she had $1 million to spare, she would hire someone to kill Iran's
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Mrs. Carter, 81, also raised eyebrows recently with her suggestive reaction
to the presidential candidacy of Sen. Edward Kennedy, whose two older brothers
were slain by assassins. "I hope nothing happens to him," she told Democratic
Party picnickers in Nashua, N.H., early in September.
She comes off as a villain in "Cousin Beedie and Cousin Hot," II a book about
family feuds written by Hugh Carter Sr., the president's cousin. The gossipy
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book says Mrs. Carter opposed her son's marriage to Rosalynn Smith.
Hugh's son and namesake is a presidential assistant who earned the nickname
"Cousin Cheap" when he removed television sets from White House offices and
canceled magazine subscriptions to save money.
The president's brother, Billy, lent his name to a beer, capitalized on his
redneck reputation by out-earning the president in public appearances, and
finally checked into Long Beach Naval Hospital for alcoholism treatments.
Earlier, Billy had outraged many by playing host to. a group of prominent
Libyans who had feted him in Tripoli.
He was reported to have said that American Jews offended by his Libyan
friendship "can kiss my ass." That remark caused a White House official to
publicly disassociate the president from the slur.
The president's sisters are just as independent.
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Ruth Carter Stapleton, the evangelist sister who was with Jimmy Carter
when he experienced a religious rebirth, won notoriety with her efforts to bring
religion to Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt.
Mrs. Stapleton is a faith-healer who preaches a gospel of love and
forgiveness. Since Carter's election, her audiences have increased
dramatically.
AS for the president's immediate family:
Son Jack, 32, and his wife, Judy, had their second child, Sarah Rosemary,
last year, about one year after Judy -- an outspoken advocate of the proposed
Equal Rights Amendment -- had a miscarriage. Jack, who owns a grain elevator in
Calhoun, Ga., had considered running for Congress next year, but decided against
it.
Son Chip, 29, and his wife Caron became parents shortly after the 1977
inauguration, naming their son James Earl Carter IV. The couple separated a
year ago, a painful episode for the Carter family.
Son Jeff, 27, and his wife, Annette, were reported to have smoked marijuana
in the suburban home of a friend, to the chagrin of Jeff's Secret Service
agents. They recently moved out of the White House to a home in the suburbs.
The youngest child, 12-year-old Amy, attends 7th grade at a public school.
Growing up in a glass bowl is no picnic, and she shuns reporters. Her parents
were enraged in 1978 when a gossip column reported that Amy's Secret Service
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agents stole a trophy for her after she finished last in a relay race. The story
was hotly denied.
With all the turbulence in the Carter family, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
have, by all accounts, a rock solid relationship after 33 years of marriage.
Rosalynn, 52, 15 his closest adviser and campaigns extensively on his behalf.
She also rates higher in the polls than her husband.
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July 26, 1976, UNITED STATES EDITION
SECTION: NATIONAL AFFAIRS; Pg. 39
LENGTH: 1160 words
HEADLINE: PLAINS WOMEN
BYLINE: SUSAN FRAKER with JOSEPH B. CUMMING Jr. and MARGARET MONTAGNO in New
York City and ANDREW JAFFE in Plains, Ga.
BODY:
From the beginning, Jimmy Carter's campaign for the Presidency has been a
family affair. Last week, during his moment of triumph in New York, the
Carter clan of Plains, Ga., turned out in force : Carter siblings, Carter
sons, a Carter grandchild. Carter aunts, uncles and cousins and Carter
in-laws. Carter's mother and the family matriarch, Miss Lillian, 77, became a
star of New York's convention scene. Carter's wife Rosalynn, 48, helped
advise her husband on choosing his running mate. Carter's 8-year-old daughter
Amy, the youngest child in a Presidential campaign since Caroline Kennedy,
popped up photogenically in the park, at the ZOO and on the platform. Like the
candidate himself, the women behind Jimmy Carter are strong-willed,
single-minded and hard-working - and will be formidable assests in the coming
campaign.
As one of her husband's closest advisers, Rosalynn Carter has been involved
in campaign strategy : and stumping from the beginning. At first she and a
friend "just got in the car and drove. We would look for radio and TV towers in
little towns and I'd go in there and say 'I'm here, interview me'." But
eventually she visited 34 states and developed her political skills to the point
where Jimmy valued her counsel. (She almost always campaigned independently of
him because, as she put it, "There are important things I could be doing instead
of tagging along." In South Dakota, a state the Carter camp had pretty much
decided to leave to Morris Udall, Rosalynn sized up the situation and put in a
phone call to Jimmy. "We can win South Dakota,' I told him. 'Come to South
Dakota.' So he went. And we won." More recently, Rosalynn helped Jimmy narrow
doen his choice for Vice President. "I've been with Jimmy at all the
interviews,' she said last week. "We've discussed them all." In the fall,
Rosalynn will again take off on her own.
The Carters have always had what Rosalynn calls a "working relationship -
-'ve never felt left out." Rosalynn herself went to work at 15 in a Plains
beauty parlor after her father, a mechanic, died of luekemia. She spent spare
time with her best friend, Jimmy's sister Ruth; shortly before he 19th birthday,
Rosalynn married Jimmy and eventually went to work keeping books for the
Carter peanut business. "Jimmy could come to me and say, 'Now, is this making
money? Are we doing all right in this?" she recalls. "That's how we developed
our relationship of mutual respect."
Steel: A slender woman with softly curling brown hair (she sets it herself),
Rosalynn is wothout pretension. But she seems every bit as disciplined and
ambitious as her husband, and beneath her Southern charm there are flashes of
steeliness. Miss Lillian has said, in fact, that Rosalynn wants to be First
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Lady just as much as Jimmy wants to be President.
If she does become First Lady, it seems probable that Rosalynn will be an
active one. When Carter was running for governor of Georgia, she once went
through a reception line to ask what he intended to do about mental-health
services. He teasingly shot back, "Put you in charge." He didn't quite put her
in charge, but he did appoint her to the governor's commission on mental health,
where she helped push through a statewide network of mental health centers.
Rosalynn doesn't much worry about leaving the quiet life of small-town Georgia
for the frenetic social and political whirl of Washington. "People think we
come from nowhere," she says, "but Jimmy was governor, you know."
The older woman in Carter's life 15 his mother, Lillian. The doyenne of
Plains has brightened the Carter campaign with her humor, her candor and her
advice - probably unsolicited - to her son. She seemed in top form last week as
she attended a black women's caucus and stole the spotlight at a news conference
of Grey Panthers, an activist organization for the elderly. "Yes, I'm certainly
in favor of doing things for old people," she declared. "I'm going to get old
myself someday."
Miss Lillian plays politics coyly. She said she had an Administration job
all picked out for Texas Rep. Barbara Jordan, but wouldn't let on what it was.
She announced that Carter didn't even interview the man she wanted for Veep
Minnesota Gov. Wendell Anderson. "He's so good-looking. I hope Jimmy has the
sense to put a good-looking man in," she said. Apparently Sen. Walter Mondale
pleased her. When Carter introduced Mondale as his running mate, Miss Lillian
strode to the podium and give him a hug and kiss.
'Hick': By now Miss Lillian's campaign biography is as well known as her
son's. Widowed in 1953, she spent seven yearts as a fraternity housemother at
Auburn University and, at 68, went to India with the Peace Corps. She considers
Carter's campaign a high point of her life - and recently she was persuaded to
hire a secretary to help sort out her own numerour interview request. When the
fall campaign begins. Miss Lillian will remian in Plains with Amy; she says
she'll stay there even if her son becomes President. "I'm not a city person,"
she explained. "I'm a country hick." But she 15 planning a return trip to India
- this time with President Carter.
If Miss Lillian is the grande dame of Plains, Amy is the town darling. Until
her daddy put Plains in the limelight, she kept busy reading and fishing. Then
the tourists came to town and Amy went into business selling lemonade - first at
5 cents a glass, then 10 cents and, finally, as the crowds kept coming, 25
cents. Carter dotes on his only daughter, and some people worry that she' may
be spoiled by the campaign. But in New York last week, she preferred romping in
Central Park or visiting the set of "The Electric Company" to attending the 1
convention. Asked what she thought of the proceedings, Amy, as outspoken as her
grandmother, replied, "Not much. But she cried when she learned her father had
not chosen Sen. John Glenn as his running mate. "I wanted an astronaut to be
Vice Preident," she said.
Ruth Stapleton, 46, an evangelist and faith healer, has promised to campaign
almost full time for her older brother. But, she noted last week, "when I give
a political speech that is open to questions, all the questions are on religion.
If 1 go to a religious meeting, all anyone wants to talk about is politics."
Ruth enjoyed convention week as much as any Carter. She spent time
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promoting her book, "The Gift of Inner Healing," held a press conference one
afternoon at Carter headquarters and attended as much parties she could fit
in.
Carter's other sister, Gloria Spann, 49, spent convention week in
Plains. A former art teacher and accountant, she 15 best known for racing
through the Georgia countryside on her Honda 500 motorcycle. She and her
husband took up cycling as a hobby seven years ago. They have ridden together
all over America. Now Gloria says, her goal is a bike ride to 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue.
GRAPHIC: Picture 1, Miss Lillian gives Jimmy a victory kiss: Surprise star, Ken
Regan - Camera 5; Picture 2, Lillian, Rosalynn and Amy: Strong-willed breed, UPI
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The Carters of Plains
Gloria Carter Spann:
At Home In Plains
The night was young and so were the convention results. but already
the celebrating had begun. A rock band was tuning up in front of the bank.
Television cables were turning Main Street into an obstacle course, their
lights turning night into noon. Everybody scemed to be wearing a button or
banner supporting Jimmy Carter. Those who did not support him surely
would not have been in Plains that particular evening.
Gloria Spann was lost in the revelers. It would be hours before the
Democrats would have themselves a nominee for President, and she was visit-
ing the crowded railroad station to say hello to friends. The rest of her fami-
ly was with her famous brother in New York, where in a few hours the
throng at Madison Square Garden would crown him their nominee. The spill-
over crowd was here in Plains. enjoying a party that would not end until the
wee hours. Among them. for now at least; was Gloria Carter Spann.
"This is where I belong." she explained. before returning to her house
for a quiet party. "This is home." Throughout her brother's rise to the White
House. this was where she chose to stay. She shied away from the bright
lights of New York during the convention, staying close to her favorite fish-
ing hole. She didn't join the Peanut Brigade when her friends and neighbors
were packing their bags for faraway states to campaign for her brother,
deciding to stay home where she could escape on her motorcycle or help her
mother look after a restless Amy.
While other members of the Carter Clan were on the talk-show circuit
and on the covers of the national magazines, Gloria and Walter Spann were
going about their own business as if they didn't know who this Jimmy Carter
was. Well, almost, anyway. Their lives had been touched by his campaign just
as everyone close to him had been affected by this overnight burst of atten-
tion. But perhaps no one survived better than Gloria Spann.
Her unpretentious home is a monument to her stubborn desire not to
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let the spotlight shine on her. Hidden on a sleepy state road surrounded by
acres of farmland, her white frame house has a homey look to it, complete
with large shade trees, which are home for families of squirrels, and a friend-
ly front porch. There are no signs warning visitors to keep away, but then
how many even know whose home this is? When a car full of unannounced
guests drove into her driveway one evening, they were welcomed in by a
barefoot, denim-clad hostess sipping on a glass of iced tea. She seemed
unaware of the public relations demands or the image the sister of a would-
be President should maintain. She remained Gloria. Her only concession was
on trips around town. "I've had to stop smiling," she explained. "When I
smile they know I'm a Carter."
She does have that family smile. Like the others, her eyes take on a
dancing sparkle which peeps through the wrinkles that take over the corners
of her eyes when she breaks into a.wide grin. She enjoys a good laugh and
esults. but already
likes to kid her friends, which leads you to believe she was practicing this art
front of the bank.
long ago when her brother-two years older than his little sister-shot her in
acle course, their
the backside with a BB gun. But all of this is a private side that she shows
earing a button or
reporters only on her own terms. She has remained a private person with her
apport him surely
own life to lead.
Some of this may result from problems with her 30-year-old son
hours before the
William, who is serving time in a California prison for armed robbery com-
and she was visit-
mitted under the influence of drugs. This is not his first time behind bars.
e rest of her fami-
His life has been a burden on Gloria for many years, although folks around
a few hours the
Plains remember Willie as a cute little boy, hardly an indication of the heart-
ominee. The spill-
ache that was to come. Gloria has refused to comment on her son, although
not end until the
she did author a first-person story for Good Housekeeping in January 1977.
Spann.
an article she described as "my first and last public statement about my
ning to her house
son." It is a story oft-repeated by parents today.
; rise to the White
"My story," she wrote in the magazine, "is not one of symptoms and
from the bright
solutions. It is simply a record of how I, as a mother, learned to face the
her favorite fish-
reality of helplessness in my son's situation and to release the heartbreak and
nds and neighbors
for her brother,
embarrassment that engulfed my husband and me so that we could find joy
in our own lives. But most of all, I am writing this piece to find fulfillment in
cycle or help her
sharing with others our failures and triumphs in rearing a child who, in spite
of great charm and intelligence, continues to live at odds with the world."
talk-show circuit
It is a story of strength, strength gained through years of failures with
alter Spann were
doctors, public and private schools, and learning to say no. Perhaps in this
his Jimmy Carter
you can understand this friendly but private person. "Each time my son was'
his campaign just
granted parole we gave him money and encouragement for a 'new start.'
int burst of atten-
When we learned that the money we sent him was going for drugs, I
reminded myself again, as I have over and over through the years, that God
0171 desire not to
has my son in His hands. And thinking this, I finally found the strength to
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Elect
Jimmy
Carter
Carte
While her family was on the talk-show circuit, Gloria Carter Spann preferred
to stay close to home.
tell William, 'I will never send you another cent.' Within a few days he was
back in prison again, and when his imprisonment was announced to the
world, I affirmed, "This is God's business, and He is working on it."
Saying no was a test of strength, and when William's story made head-
lines during the campaign, she was to find her strength renewed by the sup-
port she found forthcoming from parents who had experienced the same
type of heartache. "The first letter I opened," she wrote, "said 'God bless
you. I know what you are going through. Don't lose your head. My son is a
duplicate of your son."
Whatever her reasons, Gloria Spann stayed in her personal shell-unlike
her brother Billy and sister Ruth-until the inauguration, when she accom-
panied the rest of her family to celebrate in Washington. The day after her
older brother had been sworn in as President, 1 was walking through the
White House along with other visitors from Georgia when I felt a hand on
my arm. I turned to see a familiar face. It was Gloria in a long, flowing gown
on the arm of a military escort. She had exchanged her embroidered blue
jeans for a floor-length dress. For the first time since I had known her, she
was wearing a touch of makeup. But she was wearing the same smile. "You
didn't recognize me," she said-which was almost true. "See you back in
Plains," letting me know her heart was still back home and that she soon
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would be, too.
All that most people know about her is that she enjoys the out-of-
doors-fishing and motorcycling-that she enjoys sewing-turning blue jeans
into works of art-that she has a natural flare for other art forms-painting
primarily outdoor scenes-and that she is an outspoken voice for motorcycle
safety. But there is much more to this complex person. She is an accom-
plished accountant, still doing books for many long-time customers around
Plains. She IS, like her brothers and sister, a full-time reader. She is deeply
religious, finding solace in her sister Ruth's belief in inner peace, and is a
frequent speaker to religious groups throughout the area. She also is a writer,
compiling letters from her mother for publication in late 1977.
Of all of Lillian Carter's children, Gloria Carter Spann may be the one
most like her mother. Her tongue is sharp and quick to react. She is compas-
Elect
sionate, especially when the person needing help is her mother, as she
showed when Miss Lillian's health waned after the election and Gloria be-
Carte
came her constant companion, shielding her from the constant demands.
She's tolerant. When the Plains Baptist Church closed its door on blacks in
1965, she left the church, showing a streak of Carter stubbornness as well.
This is Gloria Spann. She hasn't needed the limelight or the headlines,
Spann preferred
doesn't enjoy seeing herself on the six o'clock news, and has an ego with a
small appetite. She's content with life the way it was. All she needs are her
husband and the things she enjoys.
few days he was
Which may be the best life after all.
inounced to the
on it.
story made head-
ewed by the sup-
ienced the same
"said 'God bless
head. My son is a
onal shell-unlike
when she accom-
The day after her
cing through the
I felt a hand on
ng, flowing gown
:mbroidered blue
I known her, she
same smile. "You
See you back in
nd that she soon
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$10 n= OF former President Carter, died early today after
suffering the same cancer that Hilled three other members of the
family in the was 53.
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cancer. the name cisease that killed her father. James Earl Carter:
ner Rush Carter Stapleton: and her other brother, Billy
Carter.
ner mother. Lillian Carter. nac breast cancer that had spread to
other organs. including ner pancreas. when she died in 1983.
rrs. poarm. who 72C been treated at Emor University Hospital in
Atlanta in December. 0180 about 1 a.m. at Sumter Regional Hospital
in Americans. according to her husband. Walter Sparin. Relatives said
she nac been nosoitalizec for several weeks.
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said Sybli Carter. the WICOW of Billy Carter.
2018 very sac for all of us. It's just something we don't
understanc. Mrs. Carter salo of the cancer. Our family is
grievec aric sacceried.
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Motorcycle Rights Urpanization. At the time ner cancer was
ciagnosed. are saic through a sookeSwoman that she and her husband
planned to rice their motorcycles to Florida for the weekend.
in accision to her husband and brother, she is survived by a
son. William C. Sparm.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
INFORMATION
Brent
getty
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT
SUBJECT:
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
response
Mrs. Chamorro has written to thank you for your message of
congratulations, to tell you that she is unable to come to
Washington before her inauguration, and to invite you to her
inaugural ceremony (Tab A). Mrs. Chamorro cites as her reason
Nicaragua as much as possible.
for cancelling plans for the Washington visit the need to stay in
Mrs. Chamorro has indicated that she will call you, probably on
Monday, from Houston, where she is due to arrive on Thursday,
March 8. At that time, she may ask you about her invitation to
the inaugural ceremony. As we discussed yesterday, attendance by
Mrs. Bush or the Vice President would be more appropriate.
One matter that will have to be addressed is the overlap between
her inauguration (April 25) and the state visit of Venezuelan
President Perez, due to begin on April 24. We would expect that
Perez would like to attend her inauguration, but we have yet to
hear from the Venezuelans on this issue. We probably will want
to explore the possibility of advancing President Perez's visit
by a day or delaying it slightly.
Attachment
Tab A
Letter to the President from President-Elect Chamorro
cc: Vice President
Chief of Staff
CONF IDENTIAL
DECLASSIFIED
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White House Guidelines
E.O. 12958, SEC 3.4 (B) September 11, 2006
By Du NARA, Date 3/4/10
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
TRANSMITTAL FORM
S/S 9005024
Date March 16, 1990
FOR: Mr. William F. Sittmann
Acting Executive Secretary
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The White House
REFERENCE:
ME001
To: President Bush
From: President-Elect Chamorro
Date: March 3, 1990
Subject: UNO Electoral Victory
WH Referral Dated:
NSCS ID# (if any):
X
The attached item was sent directly to the
Department of State.
ACTION TAKEN:
A draft reply is attached.
A draft reply will be forwarded.
A translation is attached.
An information copy of a direct reply is attached.
X
We believe no response is necessary for the reason
cited below.
The Department of State has no objection to the
proposed travel.
Other (see remarks).
REMARKS: This letter from Mrs. Chamorro is in response to
President Bush's earlier letter of congratulations
on her election victory. A further reply is not
necessary.
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Cleared: ARA/CEN:PRomero
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Secretarist Staff
UNCLASSIFIED
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
3/6
Breut/Boh:
Bill Pryce alested me last night to
the potential Percz State Visit/
Nicoraguan Inaugural scheduling
conflict. I'm already in touch with
Hagin on this and have alerted him
to the possibilityof having to move
the President's meetings with Perez
to April 23. We've taken ho action
to reschedule at this point since
the Vencenctaus have not indicated
yet that there's a problem.
Plielip
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES
PRES NOTED SUMMARY
(TRANSLATION)
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131412
JP
Spanish
Violeta B. de Chamorro
No. 163-90
Managua, March 3, 1990
His Excellency George W. Bush
President of the United States of America
Excellency:
I was most gratified to receive your letter congratulating
ac on the electoral victory given no by the great majority of
the Nicaraguan people.
I wish to thank you with all my heart for your valuable
assistance, without which we would not have been able to hold
the honest elections that took place on February 25.
The transition process taking place in our country is a
delicate one that requires me to remain in Micaragua as such as
possible. For this reason I will be unable to meet with you
prior to my inauguration. 1 shall call you next week from
Houston, where I will be undergoing medical treatment for a few
days for my broken knee.
I wish to invite you to my Inauguration Ceremony on April
25. Your presence in Nicaragua on that day will be vital for
the denocratic stability of my government.
Affectionate regards to both you and Barbara.
Very truly yours,
[Signature]
Violeta C. do Checore
Micaragya
ACTION: ARA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIST
TO:
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES
(TRANSLATION)
C
LS NO.
S/S
131412
S/S-S
JF
RF/sez
9005024
Spanish
Violeta B. de 8:07 PM
No. 163-90
Managua, March 3, 1990
His Excellency George W. Bush
President of the United States of America
Excellency:
I was most gratified to receive your letter congratulating
me on the electoral victory given me by the great majority of
the Nicaraguan people.
I wish to thank you with all my heart for your valuable
assistance, without which we would not have been able to hold
the honest elections that took place on February 25.
The transition process taking place in our country is a
delicate one that requires me to remain in Nicaragua as much as
possible. For this reason I will be unable to meet with you
prior to my inauguration. I shall call you next week from
Houston, where I will be undergoing medical treatment for a few
days for my broken knee.
I wish to invite you to my Inauguration Ceremony on April
25. Your presence in Nicaragua on that day will be vital for
the democratic stability of my government.
Affectionate regards to both you and Barbara.
Very truly yours,
[Signature]
Violeta B. de Chamorro
President-elect of Nicaragua
Violeta B. de Chamorro
No. 163-90
Managua, Nicaragua.
Marzo 3, 1990.
Excelentísimo Señor:
George W. Bush
Presidente de los
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Estados Unidos de América
'90 MAR-05 8:07 PM
Estimado Presidente Bush:
Con gran satisfacción he recibido su carta de
felicitación por el triunfo electoral que la
gran mayoría del pueblo nicaraguense me ha dado.
Deseo agradecerle de todo corazón su valiosa
ayuda, sin la cual no hubiéramos podido tener
las elecciones honestas que se dieron el pasado
25 de Febrero.
Lo delicado del proceso de transición que se
lleva a cabo en nuestro país, me obliga a
permanecer en Nicaragua todo el tiempo posible,
por lo que no me será posible reunirme con Usted
antes de mi toma de posesión. Lo llamaré de
Houston la próxima semana donde estaré por unos
días en tratamiento médico por mi rodilla
fracturada.
Deseo invitarlo a la Ceremonia de Traspaso de
Poderes el próximo 25 de Abril. Su presencia en
Nicaragua ese día será esencial para la
estabilidad democrática de mi gobierno.
Para usted y Barbara un saludo afectuoso.
Muy atentamente,
Virute Bar Chammat.
Violeta B. de Chamorro
Presidente Electa de Nicaragua
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT
SUBJECT:
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
Purpose
To provide a prompt and positive reply to Mrs. Chamorro on her
recent letter to you.
Background
Nicaraguan President-elect Chamorro wrote you on March 3, 1990 to
say that she would be unable to meet you during the transition
period and to invite you to her inauguration (Tab B). Your
response at Tab A expresses understanding about why she can not
visit you now It expresses your wish to attend her inauguration
and says you will let her know has as soon as possible whether you
can come.
and informs totes that, you prior to receiving has letter,
RECOMMENDATION
you had ashed the Vii President to attand her
That you sign the letter to Mrs. Chamorro at Tab A.
imagination.
Attachment
Tab A
Letter from the President to Mrs. Chamorro
Tab B
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
DECLASSIFIED
White House Guidelines
E.O. 12958, SEC 3.4 (B) September 11, 2006
By DW NARA, Date 3/4/10
CC: Vice President
Chief of Staff
CONFIDENTIAL
Declassify on: OADR
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Dear Mrs. Chamorro:
Thank you for your letter of March 3. I
certainly understand that the transition period
requires you to spend every possible moment in
Nicaragua. You know that you are always welcome
at the White House.
I appreciate the kind invitation to attend your
Prior to receiving your I letter, had
inauguration on April 25. [ would like ver
much to be there when you begin your tenure as
asked
the first democratical ly elected head of state
Vice
in Nicaragua's modern history. I will let you
know as soon as I can whether I will be able to
attend
you President attend
Quayle
I congratulate you on the fine work you are
doing during the delicate transition period.
My administration has had a fruitful series of
meetings with your economic team, and we look
forward to cooperating with you on an economic
reconstruction plan. I am encouraging other
world leaders to extend as much assistance as
possible.
its ward
I look forward to talking with you while you are
in Houston. Barbara and I send our best wishes
for successful medical treatment and hope you
are comfortable during your stay.
Sincerely,
date
Her Excellency
Violeta B. de Chamorro
President-elect of the Republic
WH does not use
of Nicaragua,
Managua
commas
CONFIDENTIAL
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT
probablyan
SUBJECT:
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
monday,
Mrs. Chamorro has written to thank you for your message of
congratulations, to tell you that she is unable to come to
Washington before her inauguration, and to invite you to her
inaugural ceremony (Tab A). Mrs. Chamorro cites as her reason
for cancelling plans for the Washington visit the need to stay in
Nicaragua as much as possible.
Mrs. Chamorro has indicated that she will call you, from Houston,
where she is due to arrive on Thursday, March 8. At that time,
she may ask you about her invitation to the inaugural ceremony.
My initial reaction is that although the inauguration is highly
important, your attending would create a precedent which would
cause you serious problems in the future. I would recommend that
the Vice President represent you, if he is available.
Whatever our reply, one matter that must be addressed is the
overlap between her inauguration (April 25) and the state visit
of Venezuelan President Perez, due to begin on April 24. We
would expect that Perez would like to attend her inauguration,
but we have yet to hear from the Venezuelans on this issue. We
probably will want to explore the possibility of advancing
President Perez's visit by a day or delaying it slightly.
Attachment
Tab A
Letter to the President from President Elect Chamorro
DECLASSIFIED
CC: Vice President
White House Guidelines
Chief of Staff
E.O. 12958, SEC 3.4 (B) September 11, 2006
By Dw NARA, Date 3/4/10 C as we described
yesterday, attendance
CONFIDENTIAL
Vice by Mrs. Bushar
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be more President appropriate would the
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
09-Mar-1990 11:09 EDT
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Florence E. Gantt
( GANTT )
FROM:
David Pacelli
(PACELLI)
SUBJECT:
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Could you check on the status of 1732 Add-on?
This is a Presidential response to Mrs. Chamorro. If it is to be current, and
arrive before the phone call on Monday , it must be signed by the President
today and sent right off to Houston.
We noted in the package that if it is not an urgent matter, we would happily
redraft the letter in light of the phone call. But if the President wants this
right away, we have to act quickly.
CC: Wilma G. Hall
( HALL )
CC: Diane L. Edwards
( EDWARDS )
CC: Donald C. Johnson
( JOHNSOND )
CC: Mary K. Blair
( BLAIR )
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
09-Mar-1990 17:32 EDT
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Diane G. Ross
( ROSSDG )
FROM:
David Pacelli
(PACELLI)
SUBJECT:
Chamorro Address
Here is Chamorro address.
Phone call will be on Monday afternoon.
She should have this letter, preferably tomorrow, Sunday as second choice.
Monday a.m. is really pushing it, but I suppose OK if there is no other way.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
08-Mar-1990 17:52 EDT
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Florence E. Gantt
( GANTT )
Dona F. Proctor
( PROCTOR )
FROM:
David Pacelli
(PACELLI)
SUBJECT:
Chamorro Address in Houston
CC: Diane L. Edwards
( EDWARDS )
CC: Wilma G. Hall
(HALL)
The General has inquired about Mrs. Chamorro's address since the President wants
to send flowers.
She is staying at Harvey Suites in Houston, Room 622.
Telephone of hotel is 713-528-7744 (I tried it; it works)
She arrives at the airport tonight at 9:30 p.m. EST.
State Department cautions that she knows lots of people in Houston, and may stay
tonight with friends.
Treatment is at St. Luke's Hospital.
Violeta B. de Chamorro
Managua, March 3, 1990
His Excellency George W. Bush
President of the United States of America
Excellency:
I was most gratified to receive your letter congratulating
me on the electoral victory given me by the great majority of the
Nicaraguan people.
I wish to thank you with all my heart for your valuable
assistance, without which we would not have been able to hold the
honest elections that took place on February 25.
The transition process taking place in our country is a
delicate one that requires me to remain in Nicaragua as much as
possible. For this reason I will be unable to meet with you
prior to my inauguration. I shall call you next week from
Houston, where I will be undergoing medical treatment for a few
days for my broken knee.
I wish to invite you to my Inauguration Ceremony on
April 25. Your presence in Nicaragua on that day will be vital
for the democratic stability of my government.
Affectionate regards to both you and Barbara.
Very truly yours,
[signature]
Violeta B. de Chamorro
President-elect of Nicaragua
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
March 6, 1990
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR BRENT SCOWCROFT
THROUGH:
WILLIAM T. PRYCE
with
FROM:
DAVID A. PACELLI DAS
SUBJECT:
Letter to the President from Mrs. Chamorro
Attached at Tab I is your memorandum to the President covering a
letter from Nicaraguan President-elect Chamorro to the President
informing him that she will not be able to arrange a visit to
Washington before her inauguration.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the memorandum to the President at Tab I.
Attachment
Tab I
Scowcroft Memorandum to the President
Tab A
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro to the President
DECLASSIFIED
White House Guidelines
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By PW NARA, Date 3/4/10
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WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506
March 8, 1990
ACTION
Lindone
BRENT SCOWCROFT
MEMORANDUM FOR C. PHILIP HUGHES
WILLIAM T. PRYCE
wid
kith
THROUGH:
FROM:
DAVID A. PACELLI DAP
SUBJECT:
Reply to Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
The President has noted on your previous memo covering
Mrs. Chamorro's letter, "Brent, I assume we are getting response
prepared." Since the President's note suggests he wants a prompt
reply, the letter is worded so that it would be delivered before
Monday, March 12, when we expect Mrs. Chamorro to call the
President. The President may wish to reply after his phone
conversation, in which case we will promptly update this draft.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the memorandum to the President at Tab I.
Attachment
Tab I
Scowcroft Memorandum to the President
Tab A
Letter from the President to Mrs. Chamorro
Tab B
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
Tab II
Incoming Correspondence
DECLASSIFIED
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By Du NARA, Date 3/4/10
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Dear Mrs. Chamorro:
Thank you for your letter of March 3. I certainly
understand that the transition period requires you to spend
every possible moment in Nicaragua. You know that you are
always welcome at the White House.
I appreciate the kind invitation to attend your
inauguration on April 25. I would like very much to be there
to mark the beginning of democratic government in Nicaragua. I
will let you know as soon as I can whether I will be able to
attend.
I congratulate you on the fine work you are doing during
the delicate transition period. You have my full support as
you prepare for the transfer of power and build the bonds of
national reconciliation. My administration has had a fruitful
series of meetings with your economic team, and we look forward
to cooperating with you -- along with other governments -- on
an economic reconstruction program for Nicaragua.
Sincerely,
George Bush
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Washington, D.C. 20520
March 9, 1990
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FOR BRENT SCOWCROFT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: Letter to President-Elect Chamorro of Nicaragua
Attached is a draft reply for the President's signature to
President-Elect Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua. Mrs. Chamorro
wrote on March 3 inviting President Bush to attend her April 25
inauguration.
Attachments:
Tab 1 - Draft reply
Tab 2 - Incoming letter from President-Elect Chamorro
UNCLASSIFIED
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WASHINGTON
March 9, 1990
1990 MAR .9 PH 4: 44
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT Rgfor
SUBJECT:
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
Purpose
To provide a prompt and positive reply to Mrs. Chamorro on her
recent letter to you.
Background
Nicaraguan President-elect Chamorro wrote you on March 3, 1990 to
say that she would be unable to meet you during the transition
period and to invite you to her inauguration (Tab B). Your
response at Tab A expresses understanding about why she can not
visit you now and information that, prior to receiving her
letter, you had asked the Vice President to attend her
inauguration. It expresses your wish to attend her inauguration
and says you will let her know as soon as possible whether you
can come.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the letter to Mrs. Chamorro at Tab A.
Attachment
Tab A
Letter from the President to Mrs. Chamorro
Tab B
Letter from Mrs. Chamorro
DECLASSIFIED
White House Guidelines
E.O. 12958, SEC 3.4 (B) September 11, 2006
By Du NARA, Date 3/4/10
CC: Vice President
Chief of Staff
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Dear Budge
Not to worry. !I am
not cutting bach on numbus
of press contrances. Inderal
since that "joking" plane
excautor - two to 2 1/2 weeks
ago I have had
at least 3 press
confurences and several
"encounters of the informat
hind" - 2 while walking,
/ on plane etc. Life goes on,
what I thul is hilaroinly
funny is sometimes construed
1 3-
-
THE PRESIDENT
at "fuming"- - (Thry
ought to see me when I
"fume" - ash Monlin)
Anyway your advice
IS welcome - and care
IS in order. All But
Go Bl
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990
Openness Gives Bush
Edge With the Press
I
T has been President Bush's almost daring openness with the
press that, whether he completely realizes it or not, has given
him a decided edge in the way he is being portrayed by the
news media.
Reporters, at first surprised that Mr. Bush would be so avail-
able to them and their questions, have been thriving on - and
thoroughly relishing - this access. And with Bush serving them
so well, they have come to like him.
A liked president gets a more favorable press - even though
reporters may deny this. And Bush has been getting a very good
press- not one that bends the facts, to be sure, but one that covers
the president in an atmosphere of goodwill and not of acrimony.
Compare the press coverage of the Nixon White House with the
Bush press. and you understand what I am saying.
I simply can't believe the reports that the president is suddenly
going to throw away that edge. I have to believe that when he re-
cently told reporters on Air Force One that he wants "a whole
new relationship" with the news media, one that would provide
much less accessibility. he was only partly serious. Indeed. White
House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater probably accurately de-
scribed Bush's comments as "kidding
he
was
having
fun."
The president is irked bv recent press coverage which has por-
trayed him as being less than forthright with reporters. Stories
cited a TV news conference when Bush was asked if he thought
the time was right for a four-power conference on the future of
Germany: "No. not at this juncture." he said. On the following
day, however, the United States. France, Britain, and the Soviet
Union agreed to hold such a conference.
On the plane Bush said he didn't know that this agreement
was imminent because "things were moving fast."
So Bush may. indeed, need to become a little less casual in his
conversations with the press. He had even gotten to the point that
he was revealing his moment-to-moment thinking on vital issues.
But the dangers to the president of being almost casually open
now seem clear. Remarks made on a stroll through the press sec-
tion of the presidential plane, which by necessity are fragmentary,
can be construed as more than that. Whatever the president says
will always be interpreted as his considered judgments or as pres-
idential pronouncements on what is going on. Thus, a president
must always be aware that when he is talking to the press, he is
talking to the nation and the world.
That's what Mr. Bush is learning. The good news for him is
that he's been in office for more than a
year before his press relations have hit a
GODFREY
sour note. That's a long. long honev-
SPERLING
moon, Mr.-President!
But the bad news coming out of all
this would be if Bush fully meant it when
he said, "From now on it's gonna be a
little different
I think we have too
many press conferences. It's not good.
It's overexposure to the thing."
The president's frequent press con-
ferences and meetings with news people
have made him the most press-available
president of all time. It's given him that advantage, best described
by White House reporters who the
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1990
Dear Dan:
I would like to thank you for your valuable
efforts in observing the February 25
elections in Nicaragua. I need not tell you
how important these elections were, nor how
pivotal a role you and other observers played
in ensuring the process was free and fair.
Worldwide, we witness the exhilarating winds
of a democratic revolution. I know how much
these changes mean to you, as I know the
seriousness and probity you brought to the
electoral process in Nicaragua. I share with
you the sincere hope that the elections there
can begin a process of reconciliation and
lasting democracy.
Sincerely,
CyBl
The Honorable Daniel Evans
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 96101
Well Dove
124300
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1990
Dear Ray:
I tried to call when I was in Los Angeles, staying
at that modest Century Plaza - no answer. I went
up front with a "Siller" at the big dinner.
Thanks for the input.
I'll tell you what I do need, á couple of one
liners about "speaking before dinner." Everywhere
we go I speak and leave before the meal, and I'd
like to have a line or two to break the ice or
quell the suggestion that I'm a little too big a
shot to stick around. Any thoughts?
Routine: Pledge of Allegiance, Star Spangled,
intro, then I speak and leave.
Linda told me you were in great form. Stay in
touch.
All best,
Sincerely,
/a
Mr. Raymond Siller
1373 Monument Street
Pacific Palisades, California 90272
bcc: Sununu
Demarest
900307
Dear ray,
I tried to call when in L.A. staying ast that modest
Century Plaza- no answer I went up front ewith
a "Siller" at the big d8inner thanks for thei nput.
I'll tell you what I do need a couple of one
liners about "SPeaking befroe dinner"
Everywhere we go 1 speak and leave before hte meal, and
I'd like to have al ine or two to break the ice or
quell the usggestion that I'm a little too big a shot
to stick around ANy thoughts?
Routine: Pledge of Allegiance. Star SPangled, intro, then I speak and
leave.
Linda told me you were in great form STay in touch
$
ZA11 best
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1990
Dear Ed:
I want to thank you, as Chairman of the United
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy,
for the Commission's report on China.
As your report points out, VOA and USIA have
done an outstanding job this past year in China
under very adverse circumstances. They have my
full support.
I had hoped that by now we would have greater
progress from the Chinese side on issues
important to the conduct of our public
diplomacy. Some steps were taken, including the
return of a VOA resident correspondent to
Beijing and renewal of discussions on Fulbright
exchanges. But this is not enough.
I remain ready to resume a full range of
exchanges with the Chinese people as Beijing
takes the steps necessary to return to the path
of political and economic reform. An end to the
jamming of VOA is just one example.
Again, thanks to you and the Commission for your
support and fine work.
Sincerely,
Cy Be
Mr. Edwin J. Feulner, Jr.
Chairman
United States Advisory Commission
on Public Diplomacy
Washington, D.C. 20547
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Mr. Ernest S. Petinaud
4923 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
THE PRESIDENT
March 6, 1990
Dear Ernest,
Many thanks for that warm note you sent. I'm glad
you enjoyed your visit to the White House. It was
great having you here.
Barbara joins me in sending warm regards.
Sincerely,
Cy Tel
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1990
Dear Paul:
Your February 1 letter has reached my desk, and
I appreciate your candid comments regarding our
efforts to improve airport security and our
counterterrorism policy.
Progress is being made to enhance airport security.
New detectors have been installed at JFK Airport
in New York and at Miami International, with
other units being sent to airports in Europe for
installation. I have asked Secretary Skinner to
provide you with more detailed information on our
efforts to improve airline security. You will
hear from him shortly.
Paul, please know that we haven't forgotten Melina
or the other loved ones from Pan Am 103, and we
are continuing to actively pursue our criminal
investigation.
Our prayers are with you. God bless you.
Sincerely, Cy Bl
Mr. Paul S. Hudson
Chairman
Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie
Post Office Box 127
Broadway Station
Albany, New York 12207
"cc: Sec Skinner
Beth T.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1990
George
Dear Mr. Moody:
My sincere thanks for your warm welcome and kind
introduction during my visit to the American Red
Cross Headquarters. I was delighted to proclaim
March as American Red Cross Month -- a very
deserving tribute to your fine organization. For
109 years, the Red Cross has been a brilliant point
of light, bringing hope and assistance to people
around the world. It was my pleasure to join in
this salute to your tremendous dedication to
serving others.
Please extend my gratitude to Lynn Martenstein and
all of the other members of your staff who helped
to ensure the success of this great event.
Barbara joins me in sending our warm best wishes.
Sincerely,
Gg Bul
Mr. George Moody
Chairman of the Board of Directors
PLEASE RETURN
American Red Cross
17th and D Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
TO BETH
AFTER 2276
LETTER IS
SIGNED
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Honorable John Frohnmayer
Chairman
National Endowment for the Arts
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20506
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PERSONAL
EYES ONLY
DATE: March 5, 1990
FROM THE PRESIDENT
To:
John Frohnmayer
I know you are as offended as I am by
the attached depiction of Jesus Christ.
I think you have been doing a superb
job, so I send along this note not in
any critical vein whatsoever, but simply
to inquire if there isn't anything we
can do about excessive cases like this
I expect they get the grant, and then
the so-called art comes after. But
what is the story?
Please give me a call or send your
reply to Patty Presock. I will keep
this inquiry just between you and me.
Warm regards, and keep up the good work.
CyBal
NEA-Funded Blasphemy
Reproduced below is a portion of a collage by
artist David Wojnarowicz. The collage is displayed
in his "Tongues of Flame" catalog, which accom-
panies his exhibit of the same name, now being
shown at the University Galleries of Illinois State
University, in Normal, III.
As the exhibit's catalogue states: "This exhibi-
tion and catalogue have been supported in part by
grants by the Paul Anderson Foundation and the
National Endowment for the Arts." The NEA re-
cently channeled $15,000 to the University Gal-
leries, which will stage "Tongues of Flame"
through March 4.
The picture shows Christ as a drug addict in the
process of injecting drugs into his arm via a syr-
inge. The tightly wound cord around his upper
arm is used by addicts to raise veins in order to
make injection easier.
Recently, Barry Blinderman, director of the
University Galleries and curator of the exhibition,
told the Village Voice, "I'm not worried [about
losing future NEA financial support]. When there
is a commitment to art, the funding always fol-
lows. I can do my shows with or without the
NEA."
Why not take Blinderman at his word and put a
stop to the squandering of taxpayers' dollars in
the display of such shocking blasphemy?
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON D.C.
Mr. Godfrey Sperling Jr.
The Christian Science Monitor
910 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
PERSONAL
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Marlin Fitzwater
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THE PRESIDENT
personal
Rear Budge
Not to worry. !I am
not cutting bach on numbers
of press conferences. Inderal
since that "joking" plane
excautor. - two to 2½ weeks
ago I have had
at least 3 press
confurences and several
"encounters of the informal
hind" - 2 while walking,
/ on plane etc. Life goes on
what I thul is hilaroinly
funny is sometimes construed
1 -3-
THE PRESIDENT
at "fuming"- - (Thry
ought to see me when I
"fume" - ash Monlin)
Anyway your advice
IS welcome - and care
IS in order. All But
Go Bl
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990
Openness Gives Bush
Edge With the Press
I
T has been President Bush's almost daring openness with the
press that, whether he completely realizes it or not, has given
him a decided edge in the way he is being portrayed by the
news media.
Reporters, at first surprised that Mr. Bush would be SO avail-
able to them and their questions, have been thriving on - and
thoroughly relishing - this access. And with Bush serving them
so well, they have come to like him.
A liked president gets a more favorable press - even though
reporters may deny this. And Bush has been getting a very good
press - not one that bends the facts. to be sure, but one that covers
the president in an atmosphere of goodwill and not of acrimony.
Compare the press coverage of the Nixon White House with the
Bush press. and you understand what I am saying.
I simply can't believe the reports that the president is suddenly
going to throw away that edge. I have to believe that when he re-
cently told reporters on Air Force One that he wants "a whole
new relationship" with the news media, one that would provide
much less accessibility. he was only partly serious. Indeed. White
House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater probably accurately de-
scribed Bush's comments as "kidding he
was
having
fun."
The president is irked by recent press coverage which has por-
trayed him as being less than forthright with reporters. Stories
cited a TV news conference when Bush was asked if he thought
the time was right for a four-power conference on the future of
Germany. "No, not at this juncture." he said. On the following
day, however, the United States. France, Britain. and the Soviet
Union agreed to hold such a conference.
On the plane Bush said he didn't know that this agreement
was imminent because "things were moving fast."
So Bush may, indeed. need to become a little less casual in his
conversations with the press. He had even gotten to the point that
he was revealing his moment-to-moment thinking on vital issues.
But the dangers to the president of being almost casually open
now seem clear. Remarks made on a stroll through the press sec-
tion of the presidential plane. which by necessity are fragmentary,
can be construed as more than that. Whatever the president says
will always be interpreted as his considered judgments or as pres-
idential pronouncements on what is going on. Thus, a president
must always be aware that when he is talking to the press, he is
talking to the nation and the world.
That's what Mr. Bush is learning. The good news for him is
that he's been in office for more than a
year before his press relations have hit a
GODFREY
sour note. That's a long. long honev-
SPERLING
moon, Mr. President!
But the bad news coming out of all
this would be if Bush fullv meant it when
he said, "From now on it's gonna be a
little
different
I think we have too
many press conferences. It's not good.
It's overexposure to the thing."
The president's frequent press con-
ferences and meetings with news people
have made him the most press-available
president of all time. It's given him that advantage, best described
by White House reporters who sav the openness throws them off-
balance. that they have been won over by Bush's availability and
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THE PRESIDENT
March 6,1990
Your Mayesty,
I sent you a
cable to thank you for
your hospitality to one
Through Day delegation.
But now, having heard
of you golt game,
I wanted to 2nd
along there golf
balls. Once in awhite
they 3 putt" "(for we
even "4 putt") - but Good
Luch with Hum- Respectful
Go Bu
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Ms. Lolita F. Clark
Head Start Director
9 Buttles Avenue
Suite 326
Columbus, Ohio 43215
THE president
Marga 6, 1990
Dear Lolita -
Thank you for that
nice letter you sent we.
I loved the visit -
My emotions ran
the gamnt from smiles
of joy to team of
gratituale -
keep up the for
work - Sincerly,
of
GBl
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Mr. Frederick D. Gray
6712 Hastings Drive
Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743
THE PRESIDENT
March 6,1990
Dear mr. Grey,
Thanks for the letter
you sent Joyce Naltchalam
and the dippung. Thales,too,
for your support- CoBl -
bcc: Joyce Naltchalan in
photo office.
JB
Sifternit
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1990
Dear Tony,
Nick Brady passed along to me that wonderful book
you just completed for the Marine Corps. The
photography is spectacular, and I'm delighted to
have such a wonderful gift. My thanks -- and my
congratulations on a job very well done.
Warm regards, and thanks again.
Sincerely,
GBl
Mr. Tony Edgeworth
130 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Tes: tan B
degree
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THE PRESIDENT
March 6, 1990
Dear George,
I was honored to
receive that digree and
to be with that most
distingurshed group.
Please thank the
entire Board of Trustees
and all involved in that
wonderful day.
Thanks, too, for your the
-
good note of Feb.27 -
Most gratefully GoBul
Mr. George G. Radcliffe
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The Johns Hopkins University
The Baltimore Life Insurance Company
901 North Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
restans Fee
who is
THE PRESIDENT
March 6, 1990
Dear Deborah,
Many thanks for that warm note Barbara and I are
pleased that you and Karl could join us for that
special evening with President Sassou.
She joins me in sending kind regards to you both.
Sincerely,
Yes - - I do
pinch myself"
GBl
from time to time - isnt the white itone special
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Ms. Deborah Norville
NBC News
30 Rockefeller Center
New York, New York 10112
bec fan B
BUSH AND ANDREOTTI POOL REPORT
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Tuesday, March 6
The two leaders walked together with translator to the edge of
the portico and waved to the crowd still on the lawn for the benefit of
cameras. Then, they seated themselves on two straight-backed armchairs
in the Oval office, with translators on either side.
fails to
Asked if the 2 plus 4 arrangement give Italy sufficient voice
in resolving the German unification question, Andreotti said:
"No, it's not a problem which belongs to Italy. I think that all the member
countries of the Atlantic Alliance must handle together these problems.
And provided that the specific problems related to Berlin must be handled by
the four."
Bush held to his "no questions at photo ops" rule today, declining
to acknowledge a question about Afghanistan. However, he admitted to being
tempted when asked about the baseball strike.
"There's a strike on,'' he explained to his guest. "Our son owns
one of the teams --managing owner or managing partner of one of the baseball
teams. Knowing that I don't take questions at photo ops, she asked something
I might answer." But he didn't.
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Julia Malone, Cox Newspapers
Pool Report, Presentation of Panama Battle Streamers, 3-6-89 lwo
JIMA
Motorcade from White House to. Ft. Myer took us past the Memorial
via Route 66. The remarks by Cheney, Powell and the president were piped in
with transcript to be made available so will not get into them.
The ceremony was held at Ceremonial Hall at Ft. Myer, which is a gymnasium
that was darkened for the event with spotlights on the troops and flags
involved. Bush sat on a red, white and blue bedecked platform with Cheney
and Gen. Powell forthe eleborate military ceremony. On hand was the
Fife and Drum Corps, dressed in Revolutionary 150 War garb (red coats and black
three-cornered
hats)
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and
troops representing the Army, MArines,
Air Force and Navy. Seated in the bleachers behind Bush, Cheney and
Powell were a number of military officers and administration officials. CIA
Director Wm. Webster, Brent Scowcroft and Depty CHief of Staff Andy Card
were seated together in the front row. Mark
There was a 21-gun salute in seven
Pursts from cannons outside at the outset
At the start of the ceremony, Bush descended from the platform to review
the troops, to the strains of "This Is My Country" played by the
Army band. Bush wore a grey pinstripe suit and blue tie with orange stripes. After
Bush returned to the It plattaxx platformxx to stand at akbak*x attention for the
playing of the Star Spangled Banner. XHEX four services the came
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forward carrying the flags of the four services and the American flag
******* as the band played "It's a Grand Old Flag. " Bush again descended from
the platform for the ceremonial presentation of the streamers. Appearing
with a succession of three-member military and Defense Department delegations,
Bush presented four blue-and-gold streamers which were affixed atop the flags
of the services. Previous streamers NKH were presented to commemorate battles
from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Vietnam and Gxeadaxx6xexxx Grenada, as Powell
stated in his reax remarks later. The name new streamers said "Panama 1989 - 1990. "
It was the X8thx 169th SKXHEE streamer for the Army, 13th for the Marines, 19th
for the Navy and 78th for the Air Force. THey were presented in that order.
After that ceremony, Powell spoke, followed by Cheney and Bush. Bush spoke from notes
with no TelePrompter.
After the president's remarks, the flags were rekanx returned to their position at the
center of the assemblage of more than 100 troops. Then, the troops marched past the
stand on thexxxx their way out as the Army Band played the anthems of the four services.
The Fife and Drum Corpsxwx performed at the start and finish of the
ceremony.
At the conclusion, about 25 troops from each of the services, the Fife and Drum Corps
and troops carrying 57 flags of the states and territories marched past the
president.
Matt Quinn Hearst Newspaprs
White House News Summary
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- 1
1:15 P.M. NEWS UPDATE
ANDREOTTI VISIT (Barry Schweid, AP) -- President Bush welcomed
Prime Minister Andreotti to the White House for discussions on
giving Italy a larger role in shaping a reunified Germany. "We
agree on the foundations of a new Europe," Bush said in a speech
on the South Lawn welcoming Andreotti to the White House. The
president stressed the ties between the U.S. and Italy, to which
12 million Americans trace their descent. "Our dialogue is
constant. It is substantive, it is productive," Bush said.
Responding, Andreotti said Italy welcomed "the dawn of democracy"
in Eastern Europe. But without elaboration, he said the new world
that is emerging was "fraught with problems" and challenges.
(Thomas Ferraro, UPI) -- Prime Minister Andreotti opened a
three-day state visit to the U.S. by expressing concern about the
U.S. -backed proposal to reunify Germany. Andreotti, seated beside
President Bush in the Oval Office, told reporters that all 16
members of NATO -- not just the U.S., Britain, France and the
Soviet Union -- must have input.
DRUG EDUCATION (Reuter) -- William Bennett called for tough school
policies to prevent drug use, including suspension for first time
users and expulsion for repeat offenders. He lambasted some drug
education programs as ineffective and said education alone would
not prevent drug use. "The fact remains that many students who
have taken drug education courses -- even the best such courses -
- have later gone on to use drugs,' he said in remarks prepared for
George Mason University. Drug experts agree, he said, that merely
presenting information about drugs doesn't deter drug use. "If
anything, well-packaged information on drugs can even serve to
pique youthful curiosity about them, he said.
FLAG BURNING (AP) -- The Justice Department said it will ask the
Supreme Court to review a second federal judge's ruling that a new
law making it a crime to burn the American flag is
unconstitutional. Justice spokesman David Runkel said government
attorneys intend to appeal Monday's ruling by U.S. District Judge
June Green.
CAMBODIA (Sereipheap, Cambodia/UPI) -- Khmer Rouge forces are
gaining political and military strength inside Cambodia and the
best way to stop them from returning to sole power is to draw them
into a power-sharing arrangement, Prince Sihanouk said. Sihanouk
said he wished Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot would die. The prince
insisted he was not an apologist for the Khmer Rouge.
SOVIET FREE ENTERPRISE (Moscow/AP) --- The Soviet parliament
overwhelmingly approved legislation that will allow people to own
factories and hire workers for the first time in nearly 70 years.
"This is an enormous step forward because it lays down the
principle of pluralism in the forms of ownership and the basis of
their equality and their protection from the government," said
deputy Alexei Yablokov.
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White House News Summary
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- 2
1:15 P.M. NEWS UPDATE (continued)
UKRAINE (Kiev/Reuter) -- Ukrainian nationalists who achieved a
major success in Soviet regional elections announced plans to
create a formal opposition party to press for an independent
republic. Challenging the ruling Communists, the nationalist Rukh
movement issued a declaration urging the conversion of its loose
alliance of human rights activists, environmental activists and
radical Communists into a full-fledged political party. Initial
results from half the voting districts in the Ukraine show Rukh on
target to provide a quarter of the republic's new members of
parliament.
BONNER COMMENTS (Rome/Reuter) -- Yelena Bonner said Soviet leader
Gorbachev may be remembered not for perestroika but for genocide.
Bonner told a Rome news conference she feared Gorbachev's inaction
in the ethnic conflict between Armenians and Azeris would lead to
a repetition of the slaughter of Armenians in eastern Turkey early
in the century.
THRIFT APPOINTMENT (AP) -- President Bush named Salvadore Martoche,
an assistant Treasury secretary, as acting director of the Office
of Thrift Supervision.
-end-
White House News Summary
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- 1
11:15 A.M. NEWS UPDATE
AFGHAN COUP ATTEMPT (Islamabad, Pakistan/AP) -- The Afghan defense
minister attempted to overthrow the Kremlin-backed government in
Kabul today but failed, Kabul radio said. Pakistan-based
guerrillas and Western diplomats said they had reports of
widespread fighting in Kabul
Official Kabul radio, monitored
in Islamabad, said Defense Minister Shah Nawaz Tanai led the
attempted coup. Although the attempt was crushed, the radio said,
Tanai escaped and security forces were searching for him and his
backers. It appealed for Afghans to join the military and help
capture Tanai "dead or alive."
Tanai is considered a party
hardliner who opposes peace overtures. He was implicated in a
December coup attempt. The Soviet news agency Tass, quoting
eyewitnesses, said "unidentified planes bombed the presidential
palace," and that anti-aircraft guns returned fire. Shooting also
was heard in the vicinity of the airport and near the Defense
Ministry, Tass said.
(Moscow/Reuter) -- Afghan President Najibullah declared
Tuesday that an attempted cop -- apparently led by the country's
defense minister -- had failed, Tass news agency reported.
Najibullah made the statement in a speech read on Kabul Radio, the
official news agency reported from Kabul. It did not say whether
he read the speech himself over the air. "The address pointed out
that calm has been preserved across the country. The coup has been
prevented," Tass said. Tass indicated the defense minister, Col.
Gen. Shanawaz Tanai, had directed the coup and had been in contact
with Gulbeddin Hekmatyar, one of the top leaders of the mujahideen.
"Shanawaz Tanai fled after the unsuccessful coup attempt," Tass
said.
(Reuter) -- A senior U.S. official Tuesday confirmed that
fighting was underway in the Afghan capital of Kabul and said it
"looks like a coup" against the government of President Najibullah.
The official, who asked not to be named, said Washington had
received reports from the region but it was impossible to say who
was winning the battle. "We have reports that something is
underway that looks like a coup. There's fighting around
government buildings in Kabul. That's all we know,' the official
said.
(Moscow/UPI) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Gerasimov said
Tuesday fighting erupted at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan in a
possible coup bid against President Najibullah and the Soviet news
agency Tass said a plane bombed the presidential palace. Gerasimov
said at a briefing he did not know who was fighting at the airport
and that he had only just learned of the clashes. "There is talk
of a coup," Gerasimov said.
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White House News Summary
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- 2
HOSTAGES/IRAN (Beirut/Reuter) -- An influential Moslem close to
the Tehran government said Tuesday that Iranian leadership was
unwilling to start direct talks with the U.S. and ruled out an
early solution to the hostage crisis. "The top Iranian leaders
are not thinking of starting direct talks with America now, the
senior Moslem, who requested anonymity, told Reuter. "There is an
Iranian atmosphere to tackle the hostages issue, but there is no
mechanism yet," he said. "This does not mean that there are no
practical contacts there is a chance that hasn't been grabbed
yet. The (hostages) issue still needs time to be resolved, he
added.
(Nicosia/AP) -- A Tehran newspaper close to Iran's president
said today that 1990 will be the last year of captivity for the
hostages in Lebanon, and that resumption of U.S.-Iranian ties is
not a precondition for their release
"our own assessment
indicates that this thorny issue can be sorted out in the near
future in a sincere spirit by sincere people,' the Tehran Times
said, adding, "1990 can and will be the last year of captivity of
these hostages." It said an effort was under way to free the
hostages because "Islam in no way allows or condones the idea that
people should be taken or held hostage."
POLISH BORDER/KOHL (Bonn/UPI) -- Chancellor Kohl joined other
leaders of West Germany's coalition government Tuesday in agreeing
to respect Poland's border but said they assume Poland will not
seek reparations from World War II. Kohl
and Foreign Minister
Genscher, who were split over the border controversy, were among
the leaders who issued a joint statement after an emergency
meeting.
POLISH BORDER/GORBACHEV (Moscow/Reuter) -- Soviet leader Gorbachev
warned Tuesday that any German plans to recover lost territories
as part of unification would be fraught with serious consequences.
His remarks, obviously directed at West German Chancellor Kohl's
refusal to give hard-and-fast recognition of Polish frontiers, were
made to reporters before a meeting with East German Prime Minister
Modrow in the Kremlin. "If anyone wants to use the reunification
of the two Germanys to reanimate revanchistic plans, that is
irresponsible policy fraught with serious consequences, " Gorbachev
said, according to Tass news agency. Revanchism is the word Soviet
officials use when referring to a vengeful desire for lost
territories.
U.S.-SOVIET TRADE/GEPHARDT (Reuter) -- Rep. Gephardt urged
President Bush Tuesday to relax trade restrictions and allow
government loans to the Soviet Union. In a speech prepared for
delivery to the Center for National Policy, Gephardt said the U.S.
should waive the so-called Jackson-Vanik amendment under which the
U.S. denies equal tariff status for Soviet exports
Gephardt
said restrictions on credit and high-technology exports to the
Soviet Union should also be waived and the U.S. should encourage
private investment in the Soviet Union. "We provide Export-Import
Bank loans and OPIC [Overseas Private Investment Corporation]
assistance to China. Why not to the Soviet Union?" Gephardt asked.
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White House News Summary
Tuesday, March 6, 1990 -- 3
FACTORY ORDERS (UPI) -- Factory orders plunged 5.4 percent in
January, the biggest decline since a 7 percent dive in December
1974, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. January's $13.1
billion decrease to $227.7 billion follows a revised 0.4 percent
increase in December to $240.7 billion, and a 2.4 percent hike in
November to $239.7 billion, the department said.
U.S./ISRAEL (Jerusalem/AP) -- Vice Premier Peres said today that
his Labor Party may quit the coalition government over what he
called a "negative" reply to U.S. peace ideas by Prime Minister
Shamir's right-wing Likud bloc. Peres was responding to Likud's
decision earlier in the day to seek guarantees that left-leaning
Labor stand united with Likud in peace talks, refusing any PLO
involvement in the negotiations or any step that would hint at
Israel relinquishing control of Arab east Jerusalem. Likud's
cabinet minister adopted the decision after a five-hour meeting to
consider Secretary Baker's proposed compromises for reviving
Israel's stalled peace initiative through an Israeli-Palestinian
dialogue in Cairo. "They (Likud leaders) didn't relate to any
question that Baker asked In effect, the meaning of their
decision is that they responded to this in the negative," Peres
told Israel army radio. In response to the Likud stand, Peres
said, Labor ministers would met later today to "look for an
alternative that will facilitate the peace process."
U.S./CHINA (Beijing/Reuter) -- China and the U.S. are set to resume
the U.S. -funded Fulbright scholarship exchange program, nine months
after Beijing halted it as bilateral relations turned sour. A U.S.
embassy spokesman said Tuesday that talks between Chinese education
officials and U.S. embassy representatives had ended, and a
decision to resume the Fulbright exchanges would be announced soon.
(Beijing/Reuter) -- China has expelled an American businessman
for engaging in missionary work under the guise of teaching English
in the northern city of Tianjin, the New China News Agency said.
A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Beijing confirmed Tuesday that
the man, John P. Cragin, had been ordered to leave, but had no
further details. "The Tianjin police only informed us today of
this expulsion and no other details can be confirmed," the
spokesman said. The news agency said the man was a member of the
board of directors of a Sino-foreign joint venture firm in Tianjin.
On Feb. 17, agents of the local public security bureau seized
materials he was using for missionary work, it added.
KOREA (Seoul/Reuter) -- South Korean President Roh attacked North
Korea Tuesday over a newly-found invasion tunnel and said Pyongyang
was risking its own destruction. In a departure from his usually
conciliatory tone toward the communist North, Roh said: "North
Korea must realize that they cannot succeed in any military
provocation whatsoever. The only thing they will get by an anti-
national machination of this kind is the grave of their self-
destruction, and this is a clear-cut warning to the top authority
in North Korea, Roh told a military academy graduation class.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 6, 1990
PRESS BRIEFING
BY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN AFFAIRS
RAYMOND SEITZ
The Briefing Room
12:18 P.M. EST
MR. FITZWATER: The President has concluded his morning
meetings with Prime Minister Andreotti, and we have here to give you
a readout on the meetings Mr. Raymond Seitz, Assistant Secretary of
State for European and Canadian Affairs.
Ray has to go to a luncheon over at the State Department
soon, so we want to get into this as soon as possible.
Q
Will you return, then?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't have anything to add.
Q
Well Marlin, we have a couple of things to ask you.
Q
Other topics.
MR. FITZWATER: All right. Fine.
The ground rules are that it's on the record, but not for
sound and camera.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: The meeting with the
President and the Prime Minister was devoted almost entirely to
European issues. The Prime Minister described in some detail his
concept of how the United States is linked with Europe, particularly
through NATO, through the CSCE process, the emerging new kind of
relationship with the European Community; and that it was in the
context of all of this that one had to look at the question of German
unification.
He remarked, and the President agreed, that the source of
issues that were being discussed now were virtually unimaginable six
months ago. And what was particularly unimaginable is that these
issues should be seen in the East as not in and of themselves
threatening to the European order.
The Prime Minister and the President discussed the
question of borders and the need in an emerging European order that
all borders are accepted, that this is part of a stability in Europe.
idble talk about the nlusfour mechanism the
- 2 -
There was discussion of some of the developments in
Eastern Europe, some talk about the CSCE process and particularly the
possibilities of a CSCE summit sometime this year.
When the Prime Minister raised this, the President said
that we looked towards this summit. He thought it was absolutely
important that the summit sign a CFE treaty, and that should be a
sine qua non for the summit. But he also recognized that it should
mark progress in some of the other elements of the CSCE process, such
as human rights and economics and this discussion about the Bonn
intersessional conference that is coming up this month, as well as
the Copenhagen human rights conference.
The President described the Kohl visit here and there was
some discussion of that. That was about it. As I say, a very
wide-ranging discussion about these topics.
Q
Mr. Seitz, can you confirm information coming from
Germany this morning that the two-plus-four meetings will take place
first at expert level in Bonn on the 14th and then in Namibia on the
21st?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: Well, I won't confirm
anything until it's been announced. I think the Namibia part is
certainly not correct. I think that is really -- I don't know where
that came from.
Q
How about the other part?
Q
From the Namibia Chamber of Commerce. (Laughter.)
Q
Ray, did the Prime Minister express any
dissatisfaction with the degree of consultation which had taken place
up until now?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: No, no, not really. I think
what he was trying to get across was the sense that it was very
important that the issues that are related to the general alliance
issues are consulted within the alliance. And again, both in the
statements by the President and by the Secretary of State, that was
made abundantly clear that that is indeed our intention, and that the
two-plus-four mechanism is not regarded in any fashion as a
substitute for a legitimate discussion of alliance concerns in NATO.
Q
Who broached the border question? Was it a matter
of the Prime Minister raising concerns about what Mr. Kohl has or has
not said?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: No, no, it wasn't that
specific. It was the Prime Minister trying to describe some of the
issues that have to be dealt with in the emergence of the new order
in Europe. And he thought that part of that, fundamentally, was the
question of the borders. While there was discussion of this specific
issue, it was simply the recognition that frontiers and the stability
and safety of frontiers is an essential ingredient in the continent
as a whole.
- 3 -
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: (Laughter.) They both agreed
they ---
2
Did he specify that?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: They both agreed -- I don't
recall exactly the formulation of words -- they both agreed that the
Helsinki governance on the question of borders, is a good governance
and they both supported that. That is the inviolability of borders
in Europe.
Q
The Prime Minister spoke outside about updating the
models of NATO and Helsinki. Is he envisioning a different NATO?
What do you mean by that?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: No, not so much. I think in
that he's again speaking in parallel to some of the statements that
both the President and the Secretary have made in the past, which is
expanding the political component of NATO, recognizing that NATO is a
vehicle for stability in Europe. It is not purely a military
organization, but its very existence is a matter of reassurance for
states that are in NATO, but also for states that aren't in NATO;
and that that role for NATO is something that should continue well
into the future.
Q
Ray, there's been a lot of concern about the
inflationary impact, particularly in Europe, of the conversion of the
East and West German currencies. Was there any discussion of that,
and any concern expressed about what that might do to the either the
Italian economy or to the global economy?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: Nc, there wasn't, other than
to recognize that this is a major change that is going on. But there
was no discussion of that aspect of it.
Q
The Prime Minister seemed comfortable with the four
allied powers dealing with Berlin, and wanted more consultation on
other matters. Aside from borders and a unified Germany's NATO
involvement, what are the concerns of -- that other allies may have
on German reunification?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: Well, I think it largely has
to do with what the effect of unification will be on the alliance
itself and on alliance commitments. And I don't -- it does raise a
lot of questions, particularly if the present part of the GDR becomes
a part of the new German state, and that new German state, as the
Chancellor has stated and the President has stated, remains a full
member of NATO. Well then, what is the effect of that on NATO
commitments, particularly with regards to the former territory of the
GDR? And while it is clear that -- certainly that the President has
said and the German leaders have said, and I think most people
accept, that there will be some special status for the territory of
the ex-GDR over some period of time.
Nonetheless, there are a variety of other questions that
would have to be worked out, and these have to be worked out within
the alliance. And those discussions are now beginning.
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2
Is the ultimate question here whether or not NATO
then becomes the guarantor of East Germany?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: No, I don't think that's the
ultimate question at all inasmuch as if you have a unified German
state and Germany remains a full member of NATO; it is simply a
question of adjusting a variety of things within NATO to accept what
is an obvious change.
Q
Was the subject of economic aid to the East bloc
brought up in any context in this meeting?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: Not in too much specificity,
but there was some talk about that. And the President made clear his
view that economic assistance had to be tied to, conditioned on,
genuine democratic institutional change in these countries.
2
Any discussion of the adequacy of the current levels
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEITZ: No. Thank you, Marlin.
MR. FITZWATER: Thank you, sir.
THE PRESS: Thank you.
END
12:28 P.M. EST
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Tuesday, March 6, 1990
90538-005
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Mary Finch
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FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Mr. Calvert McJilton
900 Walker Road
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
THE PRESIDENT
March 6, 1990
Dear Calvert,
Your thoughtful letter reached me, and I just wanted
to say how much I appreciate your kind words. Many
thanks for taking the time to write.
Barbara joins me in sending warm regards to you and
Dolores.
Sincerely,
bcc: Don Rhodes
(in and out)
GyBl
THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr. Cliff Wilderspin
Wilderspin, Inc.
Oil and Gas Properties
Post Office Box 50088
Midland, Texas 79710
THE PRESIDENT
March 6, 1990
Dear Cliff,
Bobby Holt passed along to me your warm note, and I
just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate
your words of encouragement and support. So many
thanks.
Barbara joins me in sending our very best wishes to
you and Terry.
Sincerely,
GBL
JB