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Document No. 037766
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
5/19/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
DATE:
OPENING STATMENT: PRESS STATEMENT
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an information copy to my office by
5:00 TODAY, Friday, May 19,1989
RESPONSE:
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
May 19, 1989
8:45 am
1989 MAY 19
PRESS
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
KENNEBUNKPORT, ME
Barbara and I have just had the pleasure of having President
and Mrs. Mitterrand as our guests at Kennebunkport this weekend.
Earlier today, President Mitterand and I shared the commencement
stage at Boston University. Nothing better symbolizes the strong
friendship and common values which he and I share -- which our
two nations share -- and which President Mitterrand and I
celebrated together eight years ago at the 200th anniversary of
the Battle of Yorktown.
Now, this weekend was not "all work and no play," but it did
provide a good opportunity for President Mitterand and I to
discuss many of the main issues on the international agenda. At
the end of this week, both of us will travel to Brussels for the
NATO summit. The President and I agreed on the central
role the Atlantic Alliance has played in keeping the peace for
the past four decades -- and the enduring value of this coalition
approach to common defense in the years ahead. We also agreed on
the critical contribution that nuclear deterrence has made in
keeping us free, secure, and at peace.
President Mitterrand and I also discussed the opportunities
that lie before us in light of the significant changes now taking
place in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. Both of us will
watch developments in the USSR, seeking signs of lasting change,
and an end to the aggression abroad and repression at home that
have characterized Soviet conduct. The President shares my view
that the way may now be open to move beyond containment --
towards the integration of the Soviet Union into the community of
nations.
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterrand and I exchanged views on a broad range of issues, many
of which will be on the agenda at the Paris Economic Summit. We
agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic ways
-- to safeguard the environment and to deal with the problem of
global warming. We also reviewed ways of advancing the peace
process in the Middle East, and the urgent need to find a
solution to the tragic situation in Lebanon. On the question of
peace and democracy in Central America, we share the view that
democracy must be restored in Panama, and that the commitments
undertaken at Esquipulas are the key to peace and democracy in
the region.
Thank you.
# # #
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1:20 PM
WE HAVE JUST HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING PRESIDENT
MITTERRAND AND MRS. MITTERRAND AS OUR GUESTS AT
KENNEBUNKPORT THIS WEEKEND.
- 2 -
EARLIER TODAY, PRESIDENT MITTERRAND AND I SHARED THE
COMMENCEMENT STAGE AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY. NOTHING
BETTER SYMBOLIZES THE STRONG FRIENDSHIP AND COMMON
VALUES WHICH WE SHARE -- WHICH OUR TWO NATIONS SHARE --
AND WHICH PRESIDENT MITTERRAND AND I CELEBRATED
TOGETHER EIGHT YEARS AGO AT THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN.
- 3 -
Now, THIS WEEKEND WAS NOT "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY,"
AND IT PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DISCUSS
MANY OF THE MAIN ISSUES ON THE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA.
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, BOTH OF US WILL TRAVEL TO
BRUSSELS FOR THE NATO SUMMIT.
- 4 -
WE AGREED ON THE CENTRAL ROLE THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE HAS
PLAYED IN KEEPING THE PEACE FOR THE PAST FOUR DECADES
-- AND THE ENDURING VALUE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP IN THE
COMMON DEFENSE IN THE YEARS AHEAD. WE ALSO AGREED ON
THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTION THAT NUCLEAR DETERRENCE HAS
MADE IN KEEPING US FREE, SECURE, AND AT PEACE.
- 5 -
PRESIDENT MITTERRAND AND I ALSO DISCUSSED THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT LIE BEFORE US IN LIGHT OF THE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES NOW TAKING PLACE IN THE SOVIET
UNION AND IN EASTERN EUROPE. BOTH OF US WILL WATCH
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USSR, SEEKING SIGNS OF LASTING
CHANGE.
- 6 -
THE PRESIDENT SHARES MY VIEW THAT OUR GOAL SHOULD BE A
BOLD ONE -- TO MOVE BEYOND CONTAINMENT -- TOWARDS THE
INTEGRATION OF THE SOVIET UNION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF
NATIONS.
OF COURSE, WE ALSO DISCUSSED HOW THE UNITED STATES
WILL RELATE TO FRANCE, AND THE REST OF WESTERN EUROPE,
IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
- 7 -
WE ARE BOTH VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. WE
EXCHANGED VIEWS ABOUT THE THEMES I TOUCHED ON IN MY
REMARKS EARLIER TODAY AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY -- AMERICA'S
READINESS FOR A MORE MATURE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP,
THE VISION OF A COMMONWEALTH OF FREE NATIONS AS A
BRIDGE TO OVERCOME THE DIVISION OF EUROPE.
- 8 -
WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVED
COOPERATION WITH THE EC AS WE APPROACH 1992 AND THE
SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET, AS WELL AS THE PROSPECTS FOR
GREATER WEST EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN ADDRESSING
POLITICAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD.
- 9 -
BEYOND THE NATO SUMMIT AND EAST-WEST RELATIONS,
PRESIDENT MITTERRAND AND I EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A BROAD
RANGE OF ISSUES, MANY OF WHICH WILL BE ON THE AGENDA AT
THE PARIS ECONOMIC SUMMIT. WE AGREED THAT MORE NEEDS
TO BE DONE -- IN PRACTICAL, REALISTIC WAYS -- TO
SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM
OF GLOBAL WARMING.
- 10 -
WE ALSO REVIEWED WAYS OF ADVANCING THE PEACE PROCESS IN
THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE URGENT NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION
TO THE TRAGIC SITUATION IN LEBANON. ON THE QUESTION OF
PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN CENTRAL AMERICA, WE SHARE THE
VIEW THAT DEMOCRACY MUST BE RESTORED IN PANAMA, AND
THAT THE COMMITMENTS UNDERTAKEN AT ESQUIPULAS ARE THE
KEY TO PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN THE REGION.
THANK YOU.
###
1
McGroarty/Dooley
May 20, 1989
3:45 PM
PRESS
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Barbara and I have just had the pleasure of having President
Mitterand and Mrs. Mitterand as our guests as Kennebunkport this
weekend. Earlier today, President Mitterand and I shared the
commencement stage at Boston University. Nothing better
symbolizes the strong friendship and common values which he and I
share -- which our two nations share -- and which President
Mitterand and I celebrated together eight years ago at the 200th
anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown.
Now, this weekend was not "all work and no play," and it
provided a good opportunity for President Mitterand and I to
discuss many of the main issues on the international agenda. At
the end of this week, both of us will travel to Brussels for the
NATO summit. The President and I agreed on the central role the
Atlantic Alliance has played in keeping the peace for the past
four decades -- and the enduring value of this partnership in the
common defense in the years ahead. We also agreed on the
critical contribution that nuclear deterrence has made in keeping
us free, secure, and at peace.
President Mitterand and I also discussed the opportunities
that lie before us in the light of the significant changes now
taking place in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. Both of
2
us will watch developments in the USSR, seeking signs of lasting
change. The President shares my view that our goal should be a
bold one -- to move beyond containment -- towards the integration
of the Soviet Union into the community of nations.
of course, we also discussed how the United States will
relate to France, and the rest of Western Europe, in the years
ahead. We are both very excited about the future. We exchanged
views about the themes I touched on in my remarks earlier today
at Boston University -- America's readiness for a more mature
transatlantic partnership, the vision of a commonwealth of free
nations as a bridge to overcome the division of Europe. We also
discussed the potential for improved cooperation with the EC as
we approach 1992 and the single European market, as well as the
prospects for greater West European cooperation in addressing
political and global issues around the world.
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterand and I exchanged views on a broad range of issues, many
of which will be on the agenda at the Paris Economic Summit. We
agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic ways
-- to safeguard the environment and to deal with the problem of
global warming. We also reviewed ways of advancing the peace
process in the Middle East, and the urgent need to find a
solution to the tragic situation in Lebanon. On the question of
peace and democracy in Central America, we share the view that
democracy must be restored in Panama, and that the commitments
3
undertaken at Esquipulas are the key to peace and democracy in
the region.
Thank you.
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1:20 PM
We have just had the pleasure of having President Mitterrand
and Mrs. Mitterrand as our guests at Kennebunkport this weekend.
Earlier today, President Mitterrand and I shared the commencement
stage at Boston University. Nothing better symbolizes the strong
friendship and common values which we share -- which our two
nations share -- and which President Mitterrand and I celebrated
together eight years ago at the 200th anniversary of the Battle
of Yorktown.
Now, this weekend was not "all work and no play, " and it
provided a good opportunity for us to discuss many of the main
issues on the international agenda. At the end of this week,
both of us will travel to Brussels for the NATO summit. We
agreed on the central role the Atlantic Alliance has played in
keeping the peace for the past four decades -- and the enduring
value of this partnership in the common defense in the years
ahead. We also agreed on the critical contribution that nuclear
deterrence has made in keeping us free, secure, and at peace.
President Mitterrand and I also discussed the opportunities
that lie before us in light of the significant changes now taking
place in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. Both of us will
watch developments in the USSR, seeking signs of lasting change.
The President shares my view that our goal should be a bold one
-- to move beyond containment -- towards the integration of the
Soviet Union into the community of nations.
of course, we also discussed how the United States will
relate to France, and the rest of Western Europe, in the years
ahead. We are both very excited about the future. We exchanged
views about the themes I touched on in my remarks earlier today
at Boston University -- America's readiness for a more mature
transatlantic partnership, the vision of a commonwealth of free
nations as a bridge to overcome the division of Europe. We also
discussed the potential for improved cooperation with the EC as
we approach 1992 and the single European market, as well as the
prospects for greater West European cooperation in addressing
political and global issues around the world.
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterrand and I exchanged views on a broad range of issues, many
of which will be on the agenda at the Paris Economic Summit. We
agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic ways
-- to safeguard the environment and to deal with the problem of
global warming. We also reviewed ways of advancing the peace
process in the Middle East, and the urgent need to find a
solution to the tragic situation in Lebanon. On the question of
peace and democracy in Central America, we share the view that
democracy must be restored in Panama, and that the commitments
undertaken at Esquipulas are the key to peace and democracy in
the region.
Thank you.
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1:20 PM
We have just had the pleasure of having President Mitterrand
and Mrs. Mitterrand as our guests at Kennebunkport this weekend.
Earlier today, President Mitterrand and I shared the commencement
stage at Boston University. Nothing better symbolizes the strong
friendship and common values which we share -- which our two
nations share -- and which President Mitterrand and I celebrated
together eight years ago at the 200th anniversary of the Battle
of Yorktown.
Now, this weekend was not "all work and no play,' and it
provided a good opportunity for us to discuss many of the main
issues on the international agenda. At the end of this week,
both of us will travel to Brussels for the NATO summit. We
agreed on the central role the Atlantic Alliance has played in
keeping the peace for the past four decades -- and the enduring
value of this partnership in the common defense in the years
ahead. We also agreed on the critical contribution that nuclear
deterrence has made in keeping us free, secure, and at peace.
President Mitterrand and I also discussed the opportunities
that lie before us in light of the significant changes now taking
place in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. Both of us will
watch developments in the USSR, seeking signs of lasting change.
The President shares my view that our goal should be a bold one
-- to move beyond containment -- towards the integration of the
Soviet Union into the community of nations.
of course, we also discussed how the United States will
relate to France, and the rest of Western Europe, in the years
ahead. We are both very excited about the future. We exchanged
views about the themes I touched on in my remarks earlier today
at Boston University -- America's readiness for a more mature
transatlantic partnership, the vision of a commonwealth of free
nations as a bridge to overcome the division of Europe. We also
discussed the potential for improved cooperation with the EC as
we approach 1992 and the single European market, as well as the
prospects for greater West European cooperation in addressing
political and global issues around the world.
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterrand and I exchanged views on a broad range of issues, many
of which will be on the agenda at the Paris Economic Summit. We
agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic ways
-- to safeguard the environment and to deal with the problem of
global warming. We also reviewed ways of advancing the peace
process in the Middle East, and the urgent need to find a
solution to the tragic situation in Lebanon. On the question of
peace and democracy in Central America, we share the view that
democracy must be restored in Panama, and that the commitments
undertaken at Esquipulas are the key to peace and democracy in
the region.
Thank you.
Document No. 037766
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
5/19/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
SUBJECT:
OPENING STATMENT: PRESS STATEMENT
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTONE
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an information copy to my office by
5:00 TODAY, Friday, May 19,1989
RESPONSE:
Novorants
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No. 037766
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
5/19/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
DATE:
OPENING STATMENT: PRESS STATEMENT
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an information copy to my office by
5:00 TODAY, Friday, May 19,1989
RESPONSE:
See change
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
May 19, 1989
8:45 am
1989 MAY 19 11100
PRESS
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
KENNEBUNKPORT, ME
Barbara and I have just had the pleasure of having President
and Mrs. Mitterrand as our guests at Kennebunkport this weekend.
Earlier today, President Mitterand and I shared the commencement
stage at Boston University. Nothing better symbolizes the strong
friendship and common values which he and I share -- which our
two nations share -- and which President Mitterrand and I
celebrated together eight years ago at the 200th anniversary of
the Battle of Yorktown.
Now, this weekend was not "all work and no play," but it did
me
day
3088
provide a good opportunity for President Mitterand and I to
discuss many of the main issues on the international agenda. At
the end of this week, both of us will travel to Brussels for the
NATO summit. The President and I agreed on the central
role the Atlantic Alliance has played in keeping the peace for
the past four decades -- and the enduring value of this coalition
approach to common defense in the years ahead. We also agreed on
the critical contribution that nuclear deterrence has made in
keeping us free, secure, and at peace.
President Mitterrand and I also discussed the opportunities
that lie before us in light of the significant changes now taking
place in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. Both of us will
watch developments in the USSR, seeking signs of lasting change,
and an end to the aggression abroad and repression at home that
have characterized Soviet conduct. The President shares my view
that the way may now be open to move beyond containment --
towards the integration of the Soviet Union into the community of
nations.
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterrand and I exchanged views on a broad range of issues, many
of which will be on the agenda at the Paris Economic Summit. We
agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic ways
-- to safeguard the environment and to deal with the problem of
global warming. We also reviewed ways of advancing the peace
process in the Middle East, and the urgent need to find a
solution to the tragic situation in Lebanon. On the question of
peace and democracy in Central America, we share the view that
democracy must be restored in Panama, and that the commitments
undertaken at Esquipulas are the key to peace and democracy in
the region.
Thank you.
# # #
Document No. 037766
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/19/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00
TODAY
SUBJECT:
OPENING STATEMENT TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING MITTERAND MEETING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
WInston's office with an info copy to my office by 5:00 TODAY
Friday, May 19. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No commant
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
May 19, 1989
8:45 am
PRESS
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
KENNEBUNKPORT, ME
Barbara and I have just had the pleasure of having President
and Mrs. Mitterrand as our guests at Kennebunkport this weekend.
Earlier today, President Mitterand and I shared the commencement
stage at Boston University. Nothing better symbolizes the strong
friendship and common values which he and I share -- which our
two nations share -- and which President Mitterrand and I
celebrated together eight years ago at the 200th anniversary of
the Battle of Yorktown.
Now, this weekend was not "all work and no play," but it did
provide a good opportunity for President Mitterand and I to
discuss many of the main issues on the international agenda. At
the end of this week, both of us will travel to Brussels for the
NATO summit. The President and I agreed on the central
role the Atlantic Alliance has played in keeping the peace for
the past four decades -- and the enduring value of this coalition
approach to common defense in the years ahead. We also agreed on
the critical contribution that nuclear deterrence has made in
keeping us free, secure, and at peace.
President Mitterrand and I also discussed the opportunities
that lie before us in light of the significant changes now taking
place in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. Both of us will
watch developments in the USSR, seeking signs of lasting change,
and an end to the aggression abroad and repression at home that
have characterized Soviet conduct. The President shares my view
that the way may now be open to move beyond containment --
towards the integration of the Soviet Union into the community of
nations.
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterrand and I exchanged views on a broad range of issues, many
of which will be on the agenda at the Paris Economic Summit. We
agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic ways
-- to safeguard the environment and to deal with the problem of
global warming. We also reviewed ways of advancing the peace
process in the Middle East, and the urgent need to find a
solution to the tragic situation in Lebanon. On the question of
peace and democracy in Central America, we share the view that
democracy must be restored in Panama, and that the commitments
undertaken at Esquipulas are the key to peace and democracy in
the region.
Thank you.
# # #
UNCLASSIFIED
Opening Remarks for President's May 21 Press Encounter
Barbara and I have just had the pleasure of having President and
Mrs. Mitterrand as our guests at Kennebunkport this weekend. I am
pleased also to have shared the commencement stage at Boston
University with President Mitterrand. Nothing could symbolize
better the strong friendship and common values which he and I
share personally, which our two nations share, and which
President Mitterrand and I celebrated together eight years ago
at the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown.
Although we did find some time to relax together,
Kennebunkport we also had a good opportunity to discuss many of
the main issues on the international agenda. President Mitterrand
and I reviewed the state of the Atlantic alliance and agreed on agreed.
its health and its extraordinary achievements over the past 40
years We also agreed on the critical contribution that nuclear
deterrence has made to guaranteeing the peace and stability that
are at the core of these achievements.
We therefore go to the NATO Summit at the end of this week to
celebrate that success. The freedom and prosperity of Europe -- and Europes
and our own are the proof of that success, as is the
as well--
increasing realization of the Soviet Union that it needs to
emulate us.
Pus. M+J
In our talks at Kennebunkport, we also thoroughly discussed the
opportunites that lie before us as we move beyond the successful
containment of the past 40 years to a serious and patient effort
to encourage the integration of the Soviet Union and its allies
into the international system, which has provided the West with
unparalelled prosperity and pluralism.
exchanged veiws X
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterrand and I discussed fruitfully a broad range of issues,
many of which will be on our agenda at the Paris Economic Summit.
We agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic
ways -- to safeguard the environment internationally and to deal
with the problem of global warming. We also reviewed ways of
advance
moving forward the peace process in the Middle East, and of
helping to overcome the very sad difficulties of Lebanon. We
agreed that democracy must be restored in Pamama, and that more
must be done to ensure compliance with the Esquipulas
commitments, so as to assure peace and democracy in Central
America.
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DATE:
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ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 TODAY
SUBJECT:
OPENING STATEMENT TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING MITTERAND MEETING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
X
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
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UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
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WINSTON
CICCONI
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DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
WInston's office with an info copy to my office by 5:00 TODAY
Friday, May 19. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
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McGroarty/Dooley
May 19, 1989
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PRESS
OPENING REMARKS: PRESS STATEMENT
MAY 21, 1989
KENNEBUNKPORT, ME
Barbara and I have just had the pleasure of having President
and Mrs. Mitterrand as our guests at Kennebunkport this weekend.
Earlier today, President Mitterand and I shared the commencement
stage at Boston University. Nothing better symbolizes the strong
friendship and common values which he and I share -- which our
two nations share -- and which President Mitterrand and I
celebrated together eight years ago at the 200th anniversary of
the Battle of Yorktown.
Now, this weekend was not "all work and no play, but it did
provide a good opportunity for President Mitterand and I to
discuss many of the main issues on the international agenda. At
the end of this week, both of us will travel to Brussels for the
NATO summit. The President and I agreed on the central
role the Atlantic Alliance has played in keeping the peace for
the past four decades -- and the enduring value of this coalition
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approach to common defense in the years ahead. We also agreed on
the critical contribution that nuclear deterrence has made in
keeping us free, secure, and at peace.
President Mitterrand and I also discussed the opportunities
that lie before us in light of the significant changes now taking
place in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. Both of us will
watch developments in the USSR, seeking signs of lasting change,
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and an end to the aggression abroad and repression at home that
have characterized Soviet conduct. The President shares my view
that the way may now be open to move beyond containment --
gradual
towards the integration of the Soviet Union into the community of
nations.
Beyond the NATO Summit and East-West relations, President
Mitterrand and I exchanged views on a broad range of issues, many
of which will be on the agenda at the Paris Economic Summit. We
agreed that more needs to be done -- in practical, realistic ways
-- to safeguard the environment and to deal with the problem of
global warming. We also reviewed ways of advancing the peace
process in the Middle East, and the urgent need to find a
solution to the tragic situation in Lebanon. On the question of
peace and democracy in Central America, we share the view that
democracy must be restored in Panama, and that the commitments
undertaken at Esquipulas are the key to peace and democracy in
the region.
Thank you.
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