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Originally Processed With FOIA(s): FOIA Number: S S FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential Library Staff. Record Group/Collection: George H.W. Bush Presidential Records Collection/Office of Origin: Speechwriting, White House Office of Series: Speech File Draft Files Subseries: Chron File, 1989-1993 OA/ID Number: 13551 Folder ID Number: 13551-002 Folder Title: Buenos Aires State Dinner, 12/6/90 Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 26 16 6 1 Document No. 193544 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 11/30/90 DATE: ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1990 SUBJECT: ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS DEMAREST PINKERTON FITZWATER WINSTON GRAY PORTER ROSE HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: The attached has been forwarded to the President. RESPONSE: James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 90NOV 30 AMII: 56 November 28, 1990 INFORMATION MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON cw FROM: CURT SMITH is SUBJECT: REMARKS AT BUENOS AIRES STATE DINNER I. SUMMARY On Wednesday, December 5, 1990, at 7:55 P.M., you will address the guests of President Carlos Menem to a state dinner at the Sociedad Rural. II. DISCUSSION The enclosed remarks (4 minutes, cards) reflect on the similarities that exist between Argentina and the United States. Within this framework, the remarks praise President Menem's efforts toward increased democratization and free enterprise. The remarks conclude with a toast to President Menem and the nation of Argentina. (Smith/Garmey) November 29, 1990 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ((President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Doro -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket. " // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has rejoined the ranks of the world's great democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your bold reform of the economy. I also ask you to rise to the challenge laid out in the Enterprise for the Americas initiative for all nations in the hemisphere to join together to boost trade, investment, and growth. Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. I spoke at some length about these ideas, which are of immense importance to 2 our nations, during my speech at your Congress earlier today. President Menem has tonight given an eloquent response, and I thank him. // This visit has again reminded me of the likenesses that unite our peoples. // Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" -- would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. We both honor values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against naked aggression. Together, we will do what is right and good. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina; -- To friendship that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, Carlos Menem, the President of Argentina. # # # # THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 28, 1990 INFORMATION MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON CW FROM: CURT SMITH is SUBJECT: REMARKS AT BUENOS AIRES STATE DINNER I. SUMMARY On Wednesday, December 5, 1990, at 7:55 P.M., you will address the guests of President Carlos Menem to a state dinner at the Sociedad Rural. II. DISCUSSION The enclosed remarks (4 minutes, cards) reflect on the similarities that exist between Argentina and the United States. Within this framework, the remarks praise President Menem's efforts toward increased democratization and free enterprise. The remarks conclude with a toast to President Menem and the nation of Argentina. (Smith/Garmey) November 29, 1990 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ((President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Doro -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket.) ) 11. We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has rejoined the ranks of the world's great democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your bold reform of the economy. I also ask you to rise to the challenge laid out in the Enterprise for the Americas initiative for all nations in the hemisphere to join together to boost trade, investment, and growth. Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. I spoke at some length about these ideas, which are of immense importance to 2 our nations, during my speech at your Congress earlier today. President Menem has tonight given an eloquent response, and I thank him. // This visit has again reminded me of the likenesses that unite our peoples. // Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" -- would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. 11 Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. We both honor values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against naked aggression. Together, we will do what is right and good. 11 In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina; -- To friendship that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, Carlos Menem, the President of Argentina. # # # # 9318 Document No. 193544 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT RESIDENTIAL MARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS DEMAREST PINKERTON FITZWATER WINSTON PORTER ROSE GRAY HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: November 28, 1990 TO: CHRISS WINSTON The NSC Staff concurs with changes annotated in text. OCT 28 P6 48 James W. Cicconi Brent Scowcroft Assistant to the President CC: James Cicconi and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 RECEIVED 84:89 BSTOO 00 90 NOV 27 A9. 10 (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ( (President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me DORO that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, for he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket. )) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that GREAT has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy ~ built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's BOLD ECONOMIC REFORMS democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy // your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how TR was progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on not used o leader Don visiting Argentina in 1913. / "Our likenesses, he said, "are to in still bes 11 2 more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds " // BOTH of NATURAL Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free Each of us reveres the individual -- BOTH you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // NATION These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf NAKEO AGGRESSION. against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good for both God and man. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; FRIENDSHIP -- To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # # # Document No. 193544 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING,MEMORANDUM DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT? RESIDENTIAL MARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE R SUNUNU NEWMAN 0 SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS 0 DEMAREST PINKERTON s FITZWATER WINSTON GRAY PORTER ROSE HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: No Connenks per Ed- - 21 :Ed 29 100 06 James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ( (President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. Président, I forgot to bring my racket. )) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy // your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on visiting Argentina in 1913. / "Our likenesses," he said, "are 2 more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds. " // Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns -- values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good -- for both God and man. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; : To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # # # Document No. 193544 90 OCT 27 A8: WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECTPRESIDENTIAL MARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE NIC SUNUNU NEWMAN 0 SCOWCROFT PORTER N/C DARMAN N/C ROGICH N/C 8 CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS N/C 0 DEMAREST PINKERTON N/C FITZWATER WINSTON GRAY PORTER ROSE HAGIN HOLIDAY N/C REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ( (President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me Doro that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket. )) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has re/ joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy great built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's bold democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy H your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // A Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this I spoke at some Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. 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We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- both you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // stet nation These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." " I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf nakell agussion against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good for both God and man. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; friendship -- To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 Corlos Menem -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, И the President of Argentina. # # # # 11/28/90 19:21 202 786 8433 PA 003 asnow ATHM BILL LND 11-27-30 1-10PM CABINET AFFAIRS 9786842214 3 Trea Sury comments - submitted later 90-93921 90 OCT 28 P7: 30 (Smith/Garmay) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received 50 warmly by our friend - the President of Argentina. ((President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara - to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket.) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. 11 Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy // your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Insert Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on visiting Argentina in 1913. / "our likenesses," he said, "are 11/28/90 19:22 202 786 8433 PA 004 SENT BY:The White House 11-27-90 ; 1:19PM ; CABINET AFFAIRS- 97868422:# 4 2. more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds. H 11 Think of our Nations' beauty. one of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." 11 Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. 11 we know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns -- values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. 11 These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good -- for both God and man. 11 In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: - To the Nation of Argentina www an example to this hemisphere, and the world; -- To an alliance that has never been more strong; 11/28/90 19:22 202 786 8433 PA 005 SENT SY:The White House :11-27-90 ; 1:19PM ; CABINET AFFAIRS- 978684221# 5 3 I And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # # # THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 28, 1990CT 29 A9: 18 MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON FROM: ROGER B. PORTER RBP SUBJECT: Presidential Remarks: State Dinner, Buenos Aires We have reviewed the attached draft and have no suggested changes from a policy standpoint. We approve of the draft remarks in their current form. CC: James W. Cicconi Document No. 193544 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT. RESIDENTIAL MARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN 0 SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS DEMAREST PINKERTON FITZWATER WINSTON PORTER ROSE GRAY HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ((President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket.) ) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy // your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on visiting Argentina in 1913. / "Our likenesses," he said, "are 2 more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds. " // Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns -- values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good -- for both God and man. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: --- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; -- To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # # # Document No. 193544 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 90 OCT 28 P5: 38 DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT: RESIDENTIAL MARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN 0 SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS 0 DEMAREST PINKERTON D FITZWATER WINSTON PORTER ROSE GRAY HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: I have not received anything from Treasury. If they send something I will bring it by. Thanks. Holly 11-28-90 Williamson Hw James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 Xtra Destroy for you after use NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL TIME STAMP EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT STAFFING DOCUMENT ED 90 OCT 28 P4: 20 00 NOV27 A 9 : 10 SYSTEM LOG NUMBER: 9319 ACTION OFFICER: JOHNSON DUE: 1:00PM, 28 NOV Prepare Memo For Scowcroft/Gates Appropriate Action Prepare Memo For Cicconi Prepare Memo for Sittmann URGENT Prepare Memo SCOWCROFT to WINSTON W/ INFO CICCONI 4592 CONCURRENCES/COMMENTS* PHONE* to action officer at ext. Concur FYI Concur FYI Concur FYI Barth Hutchings Poneman Basora Jackson Popadiuk Beers Johnson Pryce Broome Kanter Rademaker Burns Kitchen Rice Canas Kuehne Rostow Charles Lampley Tilley Coulson Lundsager Tobey Davis Melby Van Eron Deal Menan Watson Dorminey Merchant Welch Dyke Miller Whitley Frasure Needles Wilson Fry O'Leary Working Gordon Paal Zelikow Gompert Pacelli Haass Pavitt Hayden Pilling INFORMATION Sittmann Hill Exec Sec Desk Scowcroft (advance) Gates (advance) Secretariat November 28, 1990 COMMENTS Blair Dorminey, Sandy Charles, Eric Melby and Nick Rostow concur with changes annotated in text. William T. Pryce Logged By e Return to Secretariat 379 OEOB (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. 90 OCT 28 P4: 19 DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ( (President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara DORO -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was for a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket. )) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that RE GREAT has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's BOLD Economic REFORMS democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy It your inviting American companies to participate in privatization H and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this I SPOKE AT SOME Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how TR was LENGTH ABOUT THESE IDEAS, WHICH ARE OF IMMENSE # IMPORTANCE TO me, progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on leader AURING MY SPEELH AT YOUR CONGREES EARLIER TODAY. PRESIDENT visiting Argentina in 1913. t "our likenesses, II he said, "are for Don MENEM HAS TONIGHT GIVEN AN ELOQUENT RESPONSE, the [AND I AM GRATEFUL To NIM.] in bes stick 11 2 more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds " 11 BOTH of NATURAL Think of our Nations beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. 11 Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, We BOTH honor what surpasses even these concerns values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // NATION These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf NAKED AGGRESSION. against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good for both Cod and man // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; FRIENDSHIP To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 CARCOS Monom -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the n President of Argentina. # # # # are NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL TIME STAMP EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT STAFFING DOCUMENT 90 OCT 28 P4: 20 SYSTEM LOG NUMBER: 9318 10 ACTION OFFICER: JOHNSON DUE: 12:00PM, 28 NOV Prepare Memo For Scowcroft/Gates Appropriate Action Prepare Memo For Cicconi Prepare Memo for Sittmann URGENT Prepare Memo SCOWCROFT to WINSTON W/ INFO CICCONI CONCURRENCES/COMMENTS* PHONE* to action officer at ext. 4592 Concur FYI Concur FYI Concur FYI Barth Hutchings Poneman Basora Jackson Popadiuk Beers Johnson Pryce Broome Kanter Rademaker Burns Kitchen Rice Canas Kuehne Rostow Charles Lampley Tilley Coulson Lundsager Tobey Davis Melby Van Eron Deal Menan Watson Dorminey Merchant Welch Dyke Miller Whitley Frasure Needles Wilson Fry O'Leary Working Gordon Paal Zelikow Gompert Pacelli Haass Pavitt Hayden Pilling INFORMATION Sittmann Hill Exec Sec Desk Scowcroft (advance) Gates (advance) Secretariat COMMENTS November 28, 1990 Blair Dominey, Nick frostow and Don Johnson concur with annotated changes in text. Ryce William T. Pryce Logged By AC Return to Secretariat 379 OEOB 9318 Document No. 193544 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 90 OCT 28 P4: 20 DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT: RESIDENTIAL MARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN 0 SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS DEMAREST PINKERTON FITZWATER WINSTON PORTER ROSE GRAY HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: November 28, 1990 TO: CHRISS WINSTON The NSC Staff concurs with changes annotated in text. James W. Cicconi Brent Scowcroft Assistant to the President CC: James Cicconi and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 Document No. 193544 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 90 OCT 28 P2:44 DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT? RESIDENTIAL RMARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN 0 SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS DEMAREST PINKERTON FITZWATER WINSTON PORTER ROSE GRAY HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: to comment James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ( (President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket. " // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. 11 Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy // your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on visiting Argentina in 1913. / "Our likenesses," he said, "are 2 more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds. II // Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns -- values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good -- for both God and man. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; : To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # # # Document No. 193544 90 OCT 27 P WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 11/26/90 4:00 p.m. 11/28 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT? RESIDENTIAL MARKS: STATE DINNER, BUENOS AIRES (11/26 2:00 p.m. draft) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN 0 SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH CARD UNTERMEYER CICCONI ROGERS 0 DEMAREST PINKERTON FITZWATER WINSTON PORTER ROSE GRAY HAGIN HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 4:00 p.m. on 11/28, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 90 NOV 26 PM 5: 19 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ((President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket. )) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy // your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on visiting Argentina in 1913. / "Our likenesses," he said, "are 2 more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds. II // Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." 11 Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns -- values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good -- for both God and man. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; -- To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # # # (Smith/Garmey) November 26, 1990 2 P.M. DINNER PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ( (President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. // Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket. )) // We are delighted to be here in this beautiful country that has joined the ranks of the world's democracies -- a democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. // Mr. President, you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy // your inviting American companies to participate in privatization // and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from these overtures. // Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues -- and how best to bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. / We recalled progress already made. And of how progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on visiting Argentina in 1913. / "Our likenesses," he said, "are 2 more important than our differences both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds. " // Think of our Nations' beauty. One of America's patriotic songs -- "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" - - would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR-ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." // Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. // Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on equality and liberty. // We know that none of us can be free unless all of us are free. Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns -- values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. // These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good -- for both God and man. // In that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; -- To an alliance that has never been more strong; 3 -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # # # FROM P 1 WHITE HOUSE FAX-1 WED 21 NOV 90 22:08 PG.10 (Smith/Garmey) November 20, 1990 8 A.M. DINNER oft PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER BUENOS AIRES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990 Thank you for those very kind words. It is a very great honor for us to be received in this magnificent room, and to be received so warmly by our friend -- the President of Argentina. ((President Menem and I are tennis enthusiasts. He told me that since I brought my secret weapon -- Barbara -- to Argentina, he should be allowed a secret weapon of his own. His choice was a doubles partner: Gabriella Sabatini. 11 Unfortunately, Mr. President, I forgot to bring my racket.) ) 11 As you know, it has been thirty years since a man noted more for golf than tennis - and most of all, for peace -- visited this capital. I will not soon forget how President Eisenhower spoke of the friendship between our peoples captured by a lyric phrase - en su casa. we are delighted to be 11 here in this hear toful country Today like then We have marveled at the kindness of that has pined the sonics of the world's democraces your people. 11 Our Nations were friends thirty years ago and are more so now. Above all, we know - like beloved Ike HOW democracy sclipses boundary. Democracy built on what your National Anthem refers to as the "sacred cry" of freedom. 11 Mr. President you know that freedom must be economic and cultural, scientific and political Se you have helped reestablish Argentina's democratic tradition -- and I salute your reform of the economy 11 your inviting American companies to FROM P 1 WHITE HOUSE EAX-1 WED 21 NOV 90 22:09 PG.11 2 participate in privatization 11 and the reduction of Argentina's foreign debt resulting from your overtures. 11 C We share your belief that the individual - not State -- can bring economic recovery to this Hemisphere. Accordingly, last June we proposed the creation of a free-trade zone from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego called Enterprise for the Americas. / our initiative realizes that prosperity can beget liberty. And that foreign investment, free trade, and a realistic approach to debt relief can beget prospersity for Argentina and its neighbors. 11 Today, President Menem and I talked at length about these issues. We discussed the need for clear rules about doing business here and how American investments here once again enjoy OPIC insurance coverage. 11 We talked of cuts in agricultural subsidies in the Uruguay Round of GATT -- and your efforts to construct a regional common market. 11 And we spoke of the need to lift tariff and non-tariff barriers. We recalled progress already made -- the signing of the Tourism Agreement, a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and Mutual Customs Assistance Agreement, And of how progress yet to come will affirm Teddy Roosevelt's words on visiting Argentina in 1913. "our likenesses," he said, "are more important than our differences ... both young, both vast of physical area, both growing by leaps and bounds." 11 Think of our Nations' beauty. One of our patriotic songs - - "purple mountains' majesty" and "amber waves of grain" -- would define Argentina. As would the words of Jose Luis Borges [BOAR- FROM P 2 WHITE HOUSE FAX-1 WED 21 NOU 90 22:10 PG. 12 3 ges], describing this city's "silent magic that captures newcomers almost totally." 11 Think of the splendor of the Andes, the jungles of Misiones, or the valleys of Patagonia. They match the sweep of the continent that is America. 11 Think, also, of other likenesses. We both were founded on what Esteban Echeverria called "equality and liberty -- the two poles of democracy." 11 We know, as Juan Alberdi added, that "Public freedom is no more than the sum of the freedoms of all." 11 Each of us reveres the individual -- you, the gaucho; we, the cowboy. Above all, we honor what surpasses even these concerns - - values like work, family, belief in country, and in God. 11 These likenesses have helped Argentina create a world where, as President Menem said last year, "More and more every day, we all depend upon one another." I agree. And I wish to thank you and your people for standing as allies in the Persian Gulf against the curse of tyranny. Together, we will do what is right and good - for both God and man. // stat Apart, we can not succeed. Together, we cannot fail. And in that spirit, I ask our guests to stand and raise their glasses: -- To the Nation of Argentina -- an example to this hemisphere, and the world; er -- To an alliance that has never been note strong; -- And to the health of my friend and colleague, the President of Argentina. # # #14625 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Santiago, Chile) For Immediate Release December 6, 1990 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN DINNER REMARKS Patio De Los Naranjos La Moneda Palace Santiago, Chile 9:40 P.M. (L) THE PRESIDENT: President Aylwin, thank you for your hospitality and for your generosity during my visit to your beautiful country. We first met earlier this year at the White House, and I hope we will have many more opportunities to exchange views and to work together. In accepting Ambassador Silva's credentials as Chile's representative in the United States, I said, "We are happy for Chile and optimistic about its future. Your country's deep democratic tradition, its strong economy, and the richly deserved reputation of the Chilean people for dynamism and creativity reinforce our confidence." I shouldn't have been so restrained. Now that I've had the opportunity to visit Chile, I am even more convinced that Chile's future is bright. You deserve your reputation as an economic model for other countries in the region and in the world. Your economic growth is the pride of Latin America. And your commitment to market-based solutions inspires the hemisphere. It is a pleasure to hear freedom spoken of as the recognized right of all people not only to elect their own government, but to control their own destiny and follow their dreams. And it's a pleasure to listen to the language of optimism, to hear trade barriers spoken of as obstacles to eliminate -- and openness as the path to prosperity. Today, I've heard economic growth and development discussed, not as ends in themselves, but as the means to raise the standard of living and to broaden opportunity for all Chile's citizens as the means to a better life for her people. Earlier this year, Mr. President, you observed, "Chileans, with a tradition of democratic institutions, of respect for human rights, of the rule of law, have chosen to remake their society based on those values which honored their country in the past. At the same time," you went on, "we want to seek progress and economic development, based on an open and competitive system in which all creative initiatives find space for expression." And so it is with a noble spirit and honorable values that the Chilean people are remaking their society, a society founded on democracy and economic liberty. To achieve this, the people of Chile have freely chosen leaders of vision and courage. And you, President Alywin, are an outstanding example. Earlier today, when I met your children and your grandchildren, I got a glimpse of the values underlying your leadership -- family and faith in God and faith in the future. To the bright future of this nation, to the freedom-loving people of Chile, to all the government officials who MORE - 2 - came to greet me at the airport, and to you, Mr. President, I raise my glass in a toast: May the renewed friendship between our two great nations remain as strong and healthy as the optimism that characterizes our two peoples. Thank you and may God bless your great country. (Applause.) END 9:45 P.M. (L)