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Telephone Conversation with President Diouf of Senegal, January 24, 1989
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Telephone Conversation with President Diouf of Senegal, January 24, 1989
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
0133
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
SUBJECT:
Telephone Conversation with President Diouf
of Senegal
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
President Abdou Diouf
DATE, TIME &
The White House, January 24, 1150 a.m.
PLACE:
President Diouf opened the conversation by expressing his
"fraternal greetings" to President Bush.
President Bush responded by thanking the Senegalese president for
his congratulatory note of January 20.
President Diouf indicated the message was sent not only to "the
greatest nation on earth, but also to his "close friend."
The President agreed, "Yes, we are friends, and we want to
continue that. President Bush went on to say that when matters
come up in bilateral relations between our two countries, he
hoped that President Diouf would call him. "There have been some
small things that could have been avoided if we had talked,"
President Bush opined.
President Diouf exclaimed, "Absolutely
I fully agree!" He
said he will not hesitate to contact President Bush, and he added
that he will not "abuse" the privilege.
President Diouf was asked if he knew the President's designates
as Secretary of State, Mr. Baker, and National Security Advisor,
General Scowcroft. President Diouf replied that he had met Baker
at an international monetary meeting, but he had not had the
opportunity to meet General Scowcroft.
President Bush stated that he wanted President Diouf to meet
these two key people. The President stressed that he is in
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"total accord" on foreign policy issues with both of them. He
reiterated that he wanted Diouf to get to know them.
President Diouf responded that he would be happy to meet with the
senior associates of President Bush.
President Bush then inquired as to the state of President Diouf's
health.
President Diouf answered by saying he is in very good health, and
then commented that having watched him on TV, President Bush
appears to be very "fit."
The President agreed but said he needs to run more often. He
concluded by saying he simply wished to pay his respects to
President Diouf, to say how much he values his friendship, and to
thank him for his kind note.
President Diouf expressed once again his "loyal friendship" to
President Bush, and asked that he convey best regards to Mrs.
Bush.
The President said he would indeed tell Mrs. Bush, and asked
President Diouf to extend best wishes from Mrs. Bush to Mrs.
Diouf.
The Presidents exchanged good byes.