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Document No. 04865455
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 6/28/89
6/29/89 c.o.b.
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AMERICAN COMMUNITY GREETING, WARSAW
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
:
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
WINSTON
BREEDEN
CARD
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments' directly to Chriss Winston Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than c.o.b., Thursday, June 29, with an info
copy to my office. Thank you.
89 JUN P4: 42
RESPONSE:
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: POLISH EMBASSY COMMUNITY
WARSAW, POLAND
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1989
1989 UN 27 PM 2: 04
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE AGAIN -- AND TO SEE so
MANY FAMILIAR FACES.
*
BARBARA AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TREMENDOUS
EFFORTS YOU MADE TO MAKE THIS VISIT so SUCCESSFUL.
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE HOW MUCH GOES INTO TRIPS
LIKE THIS -- AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE APPRECIATE
IT.
- 2 -
*
ANY AMERICAN EMBASSY -- ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD --
HAS A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE AMERICAN
INTERESTS, CARRY OUT U.S. PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES,
AND KEEP THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MYSELF WELL
INFORMED ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
- 3 -
*
BUT THIS EMBASSY IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT RIGHT
NOW. You HAVE BEEN LIVING AND WORKING THROUGH
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES HERE IN POLAND. You UNDERSTAND
THAT THE PRESENT FERMENT OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
REFORMS CAN UNLEASH THE ENTERPRISE AND CREATIVITY
OF A GREAT PEOPLE. AND YOUR PERFORMANCE AMID THE
TURBULENCE AND EXCITEMENT OF RECENT MONTHS HAS BEEN
OUTSTANDING.
- 4 -
*
MR. AMBASSADOR, MRS. DAVIS -- YOU HAVE A FIRST-RATE
GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE, HOLDING UP THE BEST
TRADITIONS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE. YOUR PROFESSIONAL
DEDICATION IS HELPING US MOVE FORWARD, TO SUPPORT
DEMOCRACY IN POLAND, AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONS
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLES OF POLAND AND
THE UNITED STATES.
*
KEEP UP THE FINE WORK. THANK YOU. AND GOD BLESS
YOU.
(Lange/Wallace)
June 27, 1989
10:45 a.m.
[POLANDEM.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: POLISH EMBASSY COMMUNITY
WARSAW, POLAND
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1989
[TIME]
*
It's wonderful to be here again -- and to see so many
familiar faces.
*
Barbara and I want to thank you for the tremendous efforts
you made to make this visit so successful. I know from
experience how much goes into trips like this --- and I want
you to know, we appreciate it.
*
Any American embassy -- anywhere in the world -- has a great
responsibility to serve American interests, carry out U.S.
programs and initiatives, and keep the Secretary of State
and me myself well informed about new developments.
*
But this embassy is particularly important right now. You
have been living and working through extraordinary times
here in Poland. * wsert A And your performance amid the turbulence
and excitement of recent months has been outstanding.
*
You have been here, not simply as witnesses, but as active
agents of change -- as Poland conducts its great experiment
move
insert A
2
in democracy.
You understand that the present ferment of
political and economic reforms can unleash the enterprise
and creativity of a great people.
*
Mr. Ambassador, Mrs. Davis -- you have a first-rate group of
people here, holding up the best traditions of government
service. Your professional dedication is helping us move
forward, to support democracy in Poland, and strengthen
relations between the governments and peoples of Poland and
the United States.
*
Keep up the fine work. Thank you. And God bless you.
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: POLISH EMBASSY COMMUNITY
WARSAW, POLAND
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1989
*
It's WONDERFUL TO BE HERE AGAIN -- AND TO SEE so
MANY FAMILIAR FACES.
*
BARBARA AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TREMENDOUS
EFFORTS YOU MADE TO MAKE THIS VISIT SO SUCCESSFUL.
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE HOW MUCH GOES INTO TRIPS
LIKE THIS -- AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE APPRECIATE
IT.
- 2 -
*
ANY AMERICAN EMBASSY -- ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD --
HAS A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE AMERICAN
INTERESTS, CARRY OUT U.S. PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES,
AND KEEP THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MYSELF WELL
INFORMED ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
- 3 -
*
BUT THIS EMBASSY IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT RIGHT
NOW. You HAVE BEEN LIVING AND WORKING THROUGH
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES HERE IN POLAND. You UNDERSTAND
THAT THE PRESENT FERMENT OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
REFORMS CAN UNLEASH THE ENTERPRISE AND CREATIVITY
OF A GREAT PEOPLE. AND YOUR PERFORMANCE AMID THE
TURBULENCE AND EXCITEMENT OF RECENT MONTHS HAS BEEN
OUTSTANDING.
- 4 -
*
MR. AMBASSADOR, MRS. DAVIS -- YOU HAVE A FIRST-RATE
GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE, HOLDING UP THE BEST
TRADITIONS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE. YOUR PROFESSIONAL
DEDICATION IS HELPING US MOVE FORWARD, TO SUPPORT
DEMOCRACY IN POLAND, AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONS
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLES OF POLAND AND
THE UNITED STATES.
*
KEEP UP THE FINE WORK. THANK YOU. AND GOD BLESS
YOU.
Document No. 04865455
5127
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 6/28/89
80 58
6/29/89 c.o.b.
ACTION/CONCURRENC CE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AMERICAN COMMUNITY GREETING, WARSAW
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
:
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
WINSTON
BREEDEN
CARD
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
89
Please forward any comments' directly to Chriss Winston Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than c.o.b., Thursday, June 29, with an info
copy to my office. Thank you.
2
RESPONSE:
To: Chriss Winston
June 30, 1989- 37
The NSC concurs with the attached statement.
Brent
Rat Scowcroft for
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: POLISH EMBASSY COMMUNITY
WARSAW, POLAND
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1989
1989 JUN 27 PM 2: 04
* IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE AGAIN -- AND TO SEE so
MANY FAMILIAR FACES.
* BARBARA AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TREMENDOUS
EFFORTS YOU MADE TO MAKE THIS VISIT SO SUCCESSFUL.
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE HOW MUCH GOES INTO TRIPS
LIKE THIS -- AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE APPRECIATE
IT.
- 2 -
*
ANY AMERICAN EMBASSY -- ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD --
HAS A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE AMERICAN
INTERESTS, CARRY OUT U.S. PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES,
AND KEEP THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MYSELF WELL
INFORMED ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
- 3 -
BUT THIS EMBASSY IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT RIGHT
NOW. You HAVE BEEN LIVING AND WORKING THROUGH
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES HERE IN POLAND. You UNDERSTAND
THAT THE PRESENT FERMENT OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
REFORMS CAN UNLEASH THE ENTERPRISE AND CREATIVITY
OF A GREAT PEOPLE. AND YOUR PERFORMANCE AMID THE
TURBULENCE AND EXCITEMENT OF RECENT MONTHS HAS BEEN
OUTSTANDING.
- 4 -
*
MR. AMBASSADOR, MRS. DAVIS -- YOU HAVE A FIRST-RATE
GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE, HOLDING UP THE BEST
TRADITIONS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE. YOUR PROFESSIONAL
DEDICATION IS HELPING US MOVE FORWARD, TO SUPPORT
DEMOCRACY IN POLAND, AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONS
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLES OF POLAND AND
THE UNITED STATES.
*
KEEP UP THE FINE WORK. THANK YOU. AND GOD BLESS
YOU.
#978
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Gdansk, Poland)
For Immediate Release
July 11, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO AMERICAN COMMUNITY
Ambassador's Residence
Warsaw, Poland
9:18 A.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much, and Barbara and
I are delighted with this wonderful trip that we've been on. I know
Susan and Jim Baker feel exactly the same way. So we ought to start
by singling out our Ambassador and his wife, who have done a superb
job in all these deadly arrangements that go into a trip of this
nature. (Laughter and applause.) I've never seen such wonderful
hospitality and such a wonderful way of making people feel at home
here. And so I am grateful to both of them, and it's a great
pleasure to be back here at this time of momentous change in Poland.
I want to thank everybody in the Embassy for the support
of this visit. And, as I keep pointing out as I travel abroad, I've
been in an embassy on the receiving end of a visit almost this bad.
(Laughter.) Because you see, I was in China when Henry Kissinger
came to China. And you think we're bad and overdemanding and
overloading your circuits? Try that on for size over in China.
(Laughter.)
But I know it does take a lot of work. I don't know who
the admin officer is here. Right over here? Still speaking to us,
although -- albeit through dark glasses. -(Laughter.) But I want to
say thank you, sir, to you and your people, all the communicators,
all -- the political office and commercial office and all those
wrestling with the finances of the United States and Poland as we try
to hopefully interact on a positive plane there.
I want to thank the Polish nationals that are here. Hold
up your hands. Do we have some here from -- I knew we did.
(Laughter.) And -- look, you're Poles; you are loyal to Poland. But
you are a part of the American Embassy, and we are very grateful for
what you do to make us a better Embassy. So thank you very much for
your terrific support -- the Ambassador telling me how much he relies
on so many of you for the functions of this Embassy.
So we're a team, and I am grateful to recognize the team
as one that's going forward and operating well. If the Little
Leaguers I saw yesterday can turn out to be as good a team as this
Embassy team, Poland may well win the Olympics in baseball a few
years from now. (Laughter.)
But thank you. I really -- we're off now to Gdansk. I
will say, for those who have been dealing with the political
substance of this visit, that the talks I've had with Chairman
Jaruzelski and the Solidarity leaders right here have been
extraordinarily useful; I know the Secretary of State feels exactly
the same way. We look to Ambassador Davis as the expert, and he told
me that he is relatively pleased with the way things have gone so
far.
We recognize that the U.S. has a unique role to play in
hopefully elevating the fortunes of Poland. But I think there is an
understanding that -- on the part of the Polish leadership -- that
MORE
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continued reform is absolutely essential if we are going to be able
to help Poland as much as we feel in our hearts we would like to help
Poland.
So, substantively, the visit has gone very well. I must
say- I was very moved by the greeting yesterday and the marvelous --
by both Houses of their legislature. It was a very touching thing
for an American President to be received with such warmth. And when
they sang "A Hundred Years," Mr. Jaruzelski pointed out to me that
this had never been done for a political leader before -- de Gaulle
and Khrushchev and Brezhnev having spoken in, that interesting body --
(laughter) -- and so it was quite an honor for our country. And you
could feel not only the emotion of it, but you could feel the
friendship that exists between Poland and the United States.
So thank you all very much for what you've done. I
promised everybody at the Embassy in my heart that I would leave on
time, and thus you could breathe one collective sigh of relief.
(Laughter.) So if I talk on longer I will violate that promise. But
listen, Barbara and I are delighted and indebted to every single one
of you for your part in this visit that we consider SO successful.
Thank you all very, very much. (Applause.)
And now, maybe we can have all the children come up here
so we can get a picture. Who is going to take -- here, David --
David takes the picture. You guys come up here. All you little
guys. Anybody under --- how old are you? Under 12? Come up here.
(Laughter.) Come on -- all you guys. Over here. You -- hey, come
on, bring your flags. Come on, you guys. You've got to get over
here. Face David. Here we go. Over here. (Applause.) Here we
are. Everybody look at David over here. Ready? Can you see? Wave
your flag. We got it. Okay, thank you all. We'll send you these
pictures to the Ambassador. (Applause.)
END
9:23 A.M. (L)