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Telephone Conversation with Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, January 23, 1989
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Telephone Conversation with Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, January 23, 1989
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
SUBJECT:
Telephone Conversation with Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Prime Minister Bhutto
Shirin Tahir-Kheli - Notetaker
DATE, TIME
January 23, 1989, 12:20 p.m. - 12:25 p.m. EST
AND PLACE
The White House
President: I am calling to thank you for the very cordial
message that you sent on January 20. I wish you well and I
remember your father with special friendship. I also remember
meeting you when I was at the United Nations and look forward to
working with you. We have watched you take over in Pakistan
under difficult circumstances. We want to help. General
Scowcroft, whom you have not yet met, knows the area well and is
also looking forward to working with you as does my Secretary of
State, Jim Baker, who is a close friend of mine.
Bhutto: Thank you Mr. President. I too look forward to working
with you and your Administration. Please say hello to your son.
He was at Harvard when I was there. This is a difficult time for
Pakistan, but with the help of the United States, we can get
through it.
President: How is your brother? I remember meeting him.
Bhutto: I don't really know. I wish I could tell you and I will
talk to your Ambassador regarding the subject.
President: If this is a sensitive issue, we will not discuss it.
Our Ambassador, Bob Oakley, is a friend of mine. We worked
together at the United Nations. He feels that you have accorded
him every courtesy.
Good luck to you. If there is anything we can do, don't hesitate
to let us know. Please give my regards to your mother. I hope
she is doing well.
Bhutto: Thank you Mr. President. My mother is well and will be
pleased to hear that we have been in touch.
DECLASSIFIED
PER E.O. 12958,
AS AMENDED
CONFIDENTIAL
2000-0429-F 8/21/09
Declassify on: OADR