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CONF IDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
7700
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
SUBJECT:
Meeting with President Amata Kabua of the
Marshall Islands and President Bailey Olter
of Micronesia
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
James A. Baker, III, Secretary of State
Andy Card, Assistant to the President and
Deputy Chief of Staff
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
Richard Solomon, Assistant Secretary for East
Asian and Pacific Affairs
Douglas Paal, Senior Director for Asian
Affairs, Notetaker
President Amata Kabua, President of Marshall
Islands
Thomas Kijiner, Foreign Minister
Wilfred Kendall, Ambassador to the United
States
Bailey Olter, President Federated States of
Micronesia
Astrio Takesy, Deputy Secretary of External
Affairs
Jesse Marehalav, Ambassador to the United
States
DATE, TIME
September 24, 1991 1:36 - 2:14 p.m. EDT
AND PLACE:
Waldorf Astoria, New York
The President: Well, I just wanted to welcome you all and greet
your new arrival to the UN. I also want to hear from you. We
are often so engrossed in the Middle East and the Soviet Union,
but we do not want to send a signal to the Pacific that we do not
care. That is why we had the Pacific Summit. We are working on
the environment. I want to hear, what are the priorities out
there? ICT
President Kabua: First, Mr. President, I would like to thank you
on behalf of myself and my people for all your support. We have
a great political achievement in becoming members of the UN. As
far as the Marshall Islands is concerned, things are just great
with the United States. We want to maintain relations with the
U.S. We want to work on our livelihood. May I yield to the
Chairman of the Pacific Forum? (C)
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President Olter: Following the line taken by President Kabua, I
want to thank you and the State Department. We are very thankful
for the efforts of the United States. At the present, the main
issue is the improvement of the economy and to do what is
important for the development of the Federated States of
Micronesia. We want to improve public health. Under the
provisions of the FMSC compacts, we are to maintain and live up
to the agreement. One area, however, we want to touch base with
in your Cabinet is the quota of the tuna catch. Under our
statistics ten percent of the consumption should be imported free
into the United States. But, it looks like some did not go along
with your proclamation. This provision, we feel, is an incentive
to attract certain investors in the FSM and RMI. (CT
The President: We are reviewing this. I thought it might come
up. Dick Solomon briefed me on it. We ought to look at it when
we get back.
(C)
Mr. Solomon: The USTR works up
(U)
The President: We will look into it. What is it about tuna that
they are always making trouble? How about Johnston Island? We
made sure that we were doing everything safely. I know there are
concerns. I hope that what is happening there will allay those
concerns.
(C)
President Olter: We had a discussion at the Forum. Johnston
Island seems to be behind US.
Mr. Solomon: At the Forum, it seems that the testing has helped.
(C)
The President: I am concerned not to be seen as operating the
island unsafely. We are not out there because we do not care.
When will you be going home?
LCT
President Kabua: Tomorrow, I will be going to Los Angeles. (U)
The President: I enjoyed our Pacific meeting. I want to do it
again some time. I want to demonstrate that we care about South
Pacific. I do not know when we will get out there again, but it
was great golf. I am taking a long trip in the late fall. I
will be in Hawaii for a day, rushing back. fe)
President Kabua: I want to say it was a wonderful speech you
gave yesterday. (U)
The President: Thank you. The news is all about Iraq. They are
still detaining people, right Marlin? ACT
Mr. Fitzwater: Yes, they are detaining people. (C)
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The President: This man just does not seem to get the message.
If he gets away once, he wins. He cannot get away with this. It
ruins all the capability of the United Nations to solve problems.
Well, it was a short visit, but a pleasant one as far as I am
concerned.
(e)
END OF CONVERSATION
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