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November 28, 1989
Draft Two (B:ALLIES)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1989, 6:00 P.M.
Today, we met in Malta, Winston Churchill's "tiny rock of
history and romance." Crossroads of East and West. Ancient
stepping stone to Europe.
And tonight we meet in Brussels. Tonight we stand at the
crossroads of history, and a stepping stone to a Europe that is
whole and free.
It is always a pleasure to return to Brussels. This city
represents the finest that Europe has to offer in friendship and
hospitality. It also represents the strength and vitality of
European institutions, nourished and protected for more than 40
years by NATO's security shield -- one of the great success
stories of modern times.
And Brussels symbolizes a living and growing trans-Atlantic
partnership, one that has helped foster the astounding changes we
are seeing today.
Like our meetings in Brussels, inspired by the Malta talks,
the modern Atlantic Alliance was born at sea. It was on a
battleship off the coast of Newfoundland that Franklin Roosevelt
met Winston Churchill during Europe's darkest hour, two super-
power leaders in a rendezvous at sea, a rendezvous with destiny.
The legacy of that meeting became known as the Atlantic
Charter, significant not for its details, but for its design.
2
It spoke of a day when there would be established a world in
which all the people in all the lands could choose their form of
government, and live out their lives in freedom from fear and
want. It included a VOW that the United States and Britain would
seek no new territory, and called for abandoning the use of force
to settle conflicts. And it held out the promise of new talks
concerning assistance for the Soviet Union.
Endorsed by other democratic states, it became one of the
building blocks in the creation of the United Nations.
Today, I have come to Brussels to continue the work that the
Atlantic Charter began. I have come here to share with our NATO
Allies and the E.C. Commission impressions of my informal talks
with Soviet President Gorbachev. And I have come to share our
views of the thunderous events taking place a few hundred
kilometers east of the tarmac on which we stand.
My presence here, and that of many of my NATO colleagues,
attests to the importance we all attach to political
consultations within the Alliance. I look forward to my
discussions with Prime Minister Martens, my Allied colleagues,
and with Manfred Woerner at NATO. And my meeting with E.C.
Commission President Delors demonstrates the seriousness with
which we view the European Community, an increasingly united
political and moral force in the world community.
President Gorbachev and I met in Malta with our guns lowered
and our anchors dropped, enjoying friendly talks in a harbor
sheltered from the winds of winter, but not the winds of change.
3
And there may be no better symbol of our changing times and
the challenges ahead than the Malta Drydocks, the largest
commercial venture in that land. Located on the sight where the
Royal Navy once maintained the world's most powerful fleet of
warships, today the vessels they service are commercial -- built
not to enforce free passage, but to expand free trade.
Like the Malta Drydocks, the Atlantic Alliance is working to
re-tool, working to make the problems of the past the promise of
the future. Here in Brussels, only six months ago, we pledged as
Allies to work together to end the division of Europe. And
NATO's adoption of my troop reduction initiative, along with our
talks in Malta, will help speed the Vienna negotiations to a
timely conclusion.
And in this season of hope, we can dream of the day when the
troops start coming home, home to a Christmas that is bright with
the promise of a far better world than Europe has yet known.
Just as Malta was once a bridgehead to ancient Europe, so
today it took its place as a bridgehead to a new Europe, a Europe
that is whole and free, and a beacon of bright hopes.
It is an exciting time for the Alliance. An exciting time
to be alive. And I will conclude with the way that Roosevelt
began, when he greeted Churchill on the high seas. "At last," he
said, "At last -- we've gotten together."
And so we have. I come with news of a good beginning, and I
look forward to my talks with America's old friends here.
Thank you, God bless you, and good night.
REVISED
REVISED
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Revised 11:00 am
November 29, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
BOBBIE KILBERG
DAVID BATES
SICHAN SIV
ANDREW CARD
PATTY PRESOCK
JAMES CICCONI
LINDA CASEY
DAVID DEMAREST
WILLIAM KRISTOL
MARLIN FITZWATER
TIMOTHY MCBRIDE
BOYDEN GRAY
ROSE ZAMARIA
FRED MCCLURE
PAUL BATEMAN
BONNIE NEWMAN
DAVID VALDEZ
ROGER PORTER
BILLY DALE
SIG ROGICH
JAY ALLISON
BRENT SCOWCROFT
JOHN HERRICK
CHASE UNTERMEYER
LAURIE FIRESTONE
SUSAN PORTER ROSE
PEGGY SWIFT
ED ROGERS
JEAN LAMB
JOE HAGIN
DEB ANDERSON
JIM WRAY
USSS/PPD OPS
CHRISS WINSTON
WHCA AUDIO/VISUAL
WHCA OPERATIONS
MEDICAL UNIT
PRESIDENTIAL
DOCUMENTS
THROUGH:
SIG ROGICH
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND INITIATIVES
FROM:
JOHN G. KELLER, JR. JEK
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVANCE
SUBJECT:
TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT TO MALTA AND
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM ON NOVEMBER 30 -
DECEMBER 4, 1989
For your use and planning purposes, the attached is a preliminary
outline schedule for the Trip of the President to Malta and
Brussels, Belgium. Please keep in mind that the following
information has not been finally approved and is subject to change.
Attachments
REVISED
PRELIMINARY OUTLINE SCHEDULE
Revised 11/29 11:00 am
Malta and Brussels, Belgium
Thursday, November 30, 1989
OFFICIAL PARTY, GUEST AND STAFF
INSTRUCTIONS:
2:00 pm
Baggage Call. All unlocked
baggage should be placed in
Room 89 1/2, O.E.O.B. at this
time.
5:25 pm
Those with own transportation
and baggage should arrive
Andrews Air Force Base
Distinguished Visitors Lounge
for check-in.
5:40 pm
Vans depart West Basement en
route Andrews Air Force Base.
6:10 pm
Those with own transportation
should arrive Andrews Air Force
Base Distinguished Visitors
Lounge.
6:30 pm
MARINE ONE departs South Lawn en route Andrews
Air Force Base.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
6:40 pm
MARINE ONE arrives Andrews Air Force Base.
6:45 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Andrews Air Force Base en
route Valletta, Malta.
(Flying Time: 9 Hours 5 Minutes)
(Time Change: Ahead 6 Hours)
(Interchange: Yes)
Friday, December 1, 1989
9:50 am
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Luqa Airport, Valletta,
(3:50 am
Malta.
E.D.T.)
* ARRIVAL CEREMONY
(9:55 am - 10:10 am)
- Open Press
10:15 am
MARINE ONE departs Airport en route Independence
Arena Landing Zone.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
10:25 am
MARINE ONE arrives Independence Arena Landing Zone.
10:28 am
MOTORCADE departs Independence Arena Landing Zone
en route Auberge de Castille.
(Drive Time: 2 Minutes)
10:30 am
MOTORCADE arrives Auberge de Castille.
(T)
* MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
FENECH-ADAMI
(10:35 am - 11:05 am)
- Pool Coverage
11:10 am
MOTORCADE departs Prime Minister's Office en
route Independence Arena Landing Zone.
(Drive Time: 2 Minutes)
11:12 am
MOTORCADE arrives Independence Arena Landing Zone.
11:20 am
MARINE ONE departs Landing Zone en route USS
FORRESTAL.
(Flying Time: 20 Minutes)
Page Two
11:40 am
MARINE ONE arrives USS FORRESTAL.
* VISIT TO FLIGHT DECK CONTROL
(11:45 am - 11:55 am)
- Official Photographer Only
*
AIRCRAFT LAUNCH DEMONSTRATION
(12:00 noon - 12:40 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* CREW PHOTO
( (12:45 pm - 12:50 pm)
- Official Photographer Only
* AIRCRAFT RECOVERY
( (12:55 pm - 1:15 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* LUNCHEON WITH NAVY PERSONNEL
(1:17 pm - 1:45 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* ADDRESS TO NAVY PERSONNEL OF USS
FORRESTAL
(1:53 pm - 2:10 pm)
- Expanded Pool
- Brief Remarks
- Ropeline
2:35 pm
MARINE ONE departs USS FORRESTAL en route USS
BELKNAP.
(Flying Time: 20 Minutes)
2:55 pm
MARINE ONE arrives USS BELKNAP.
* PRIVATE TIME
(3:00 pm - RON)
RON USS BELKNAP
Page Three
Saturday, December 2, 1989
9:35 am
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs USS BELKNAP en route
SLAVA.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
9:45 am
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives SLAVA.
* PRESIDENTIAL ARRIVAL ON BOARD SLAVA
(9:45 am - 9:58 am)
- Expanded Pool
- Arrival Ceremony
* FIRST EXPANDED BILATERAL SESSION
(10:00 am - 12:00 noon)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Secretary Baker
Foreign Minister
Governor Sununu
Shevardnadze
General Scowcroft
A. Yakovlev
Robert Blackwill
A. Bessmertnykh
Interpreter
A. Chernyaev
A. Dobrynin
S. Akhromeev
Interpreter
* RESTRICTED BILATERAL SESSION
(12:00 noon - 1:00 pm)
- Official Photographer Only
U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Gen. Scowcroft
Notetaker
Interpreter
Interpreter
Page Four
* LUNCHEON
(1:05 pm - 2:30 pm)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
- No Toasts
2:35 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs SLAVA en route USS
BELKNAP.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
2:45 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives USS BELKNAP.
* PRIVATE TIME
(2:50 pm - 4:20 pm)
4:25 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs USS BELKNAP en route
SLAVA.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
4:35 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives SLAVA.
* SECOND EXPANDED BILATERAL SESSION
(4:40 pm - 6:45 pm)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
U.S. and Soviet Participants:
Same as First Expanded Session
6:50 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs SLAVA en route USS
BELKNAP.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
7:00 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives USS BELKNAP.
* PRIVATE TIME
(7:05 pm - 7:45 pm)
* PRESIDENT GORBACHEV ARRIVAL
(7:50 pm - 7:55 pm)
- Expanded Pool
Page Five
* DINNER HOSTED BY PRESIDENT BUSH
(8:00 pm - 9:30 pm)
- Official Photographer Only
- No Toasts
- 6 per side
RON USS BELKNAP
Sunday, December 3, 1989
On board USS BELKNAP:
* CHURCH SERVICE ABOARD USS BELKNAP
(9:00 am - 9:45 am)
- Expanded Pool
* ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT GORBACHEV
(9:55 am - 10:04 am)
- Expanded Pool
- Arrival Ceremony
* PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
(10:05 am - 10:10 am)
- Expanded Pool
* THIRD EXPANDED BILATERAL SESSION
(10:15 am - 11:40 pm)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Secretary Baker
Foreign Minister
Governor Sununu
Shevardnadze
General Scowcroft
A. Yakovlev
Robert Blackwill
A. Bessmertnykh
Interpreter
A. Chernyaev
A. Dobrynin
S. Akhromeev
Interpreter
* FINAL RESTRICTED BILATERAL SESSION
(11:45 am - 12:45 pm)
- Official Photographer Only
Page Six
U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Gen. Scowcroft
Notetaker
Interpreter
Interpreter
* JOINT PRESS STATEMENT
(1:05 pm - 1:25 pm)
- Expanded Pool
- Statement
* FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT GORBACHEV
(1:30 pm - 1:40 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* PRESS CONFERENCE
(2:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
- Open Press
* PRIVATE TIME
(2:35 pm - 3:15 pm)
3:25 pm
MARINE ONE departs USS BELKNAP en route Luqa
Airport.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
3:35 pm
MARINE ONE arrives Luqa Airport.
3:50 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Valletta, Malta en route
(9:50 am
Brussels, Belgium.
E.D.T.)
(Flying Time: 3 Hours)
(Time Change: None)
(Interchange: Yes)
6:50 pm
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Zaventem International
(12:50 pm
Airport, Brussels, Belgium.
E.D.T.)
* AIRPORT ARRIVAL
(6:55 pm - 7:00 pm)
- Open Press
- No Anthems
Page Seven
7:00 pm
MOTORCADE departs Zaventem International
Airport en route Chateau Stuyvenberg.
(Drive Time: 10 Minutes)
7:10 pm
MOTORCADE arrives Chateau Stuyvenberg.
*
MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MARTENS
(7:15 pm - 7:45 pm)
- Expanded Pool
U.S. Participants
Belgian Participants
THE PRESIDENT
Prime Minister Martens
Secretary Baker
Foreign Minister Eyskens
Ambassador Glitman
TBD
Gov. Sununu
Gov. Scowcroft
Marlin Fitzwater
Robert Zoellick
Paul Wolfowitz
Margaret Tutwiler
Dennis Ross
Condoleezza Rice
* DINNER WITH CHANCELLOR HELMUT KOHL
(8:15 pm - 9:30 pm)
- Pool Coverage
U.S. Participants
German Participants
THE PRESIDENT
Chancellor Kohl
Secretary Baker
TBD
Gov. Sununu
Gen. Scowcroft
Robert Blackwill
Interpreter
RON Chateau Stuyvenberg
Page Eight
Monday, December 4, 1989
At Chateau Stuyvenberg:
* COFFEE WITH EEC PRESIDENT DELORS
(8:00 am - 8:25 am)
- Pool Coverage
- Photo Opportunity
U.S. Participants
EEC Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Jacques Delors
Secretary Baker
Pascal Lamy (notetaker)
Ambassador Niles
TBD
Gov. Sununu
Gen. Scowcroft
Condoleezza Rice
TBD
8:30 am
MOTORCADE departs Chateau Stuyvenberg en route
Laeken Palace.
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
8:35 am
MOTORCADE arrives Laeken Palace.
* MEETING WITH KING BAUDOUIN I
(8:40 am - 9:10 am)
- Pool Coverage
- Photo Opportunity
U.S. Participants
Belgian Participants
THE PRESIDENT
King Baudouin
9:15 am
MOTORCADE departs Laeken Palace en route NATO
Headquarters.
(Drive Time: 15 Minutes)
9:30 am
MOTORCADE arrives NATO Headquarters.
Page Nine
*
MEETING WITH SECRETARY
GENERAL WOERNER
(9:35 35 am - 9:50 am)
- Expanded Pool
- Photo Opportunity
U.S. Participants
NATO Participants
THE PRESIDENT
Secretary General Woerner
Secretary Baker
Deputy Secretary General
NATO Amb. Taft
Amedeo deFranchis
Gov. Sununu
Mr. James Cunningham,
Gen. Scowcroft
Director of the Secretary
Robert Blackwill
General's Private Office
* FIRST WORKING SESSION
(10:00 am - 12:30 pm)
- Open Press (at beginning only)
- Photo Opportunity
U.S. Participants
THE PRESIDENT
Secretary Baker
Ambassador Taft
Gov. Sununu
Gen. Scowcroft
Marlin Fitzwater
Robert Zoellick
Paul Wolfowitz
TBD (1)
Robert Blackwill
*, LUNCH WITH NATO HEADS OF STATE
AND GOVERNMENT
(12:45 pm - 1:45 pm)
- Closed Press
- No Toasts
* SECOND WORKING SESSION
(2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
- Closed Press
U.S. Participants
THE PRESIDENT
Secretary Baker
Page Ten
Ambassador Taft
Gov. Sununu
Gen. Scowcroft
Robert Zoellick
Paul Wolfowitz
* PRIVATE TIME
(3:35 pm - 3:55 pm)
* PRESS CONFERENCE
(4:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
- Pool Coverage
- Brief Remarks
- Question and Answer
4:45 pm
MOTORCADE departs NATO Headquarters en route
Zaventem International Airport.
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
4:50 pm
MOTORCADE arrives Zaventem International Airport.
5:00 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Brussels, Belgium en route
(11:00 am
Andrews Air Force Base.
E.D.T.)
(Flying Time: 8 Hours 20 Minutes)
(Time Change: Back 6 Hours)
(Interchange: Yes)
7:20 pm
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Andrews Air Force Base.
* ARRIVAL STATEMENT
( (7:25 : 25 pm - 7:30 pm)
- Open Press
7:35 pm
MARINE ONE departs Andrews Air Force Base en route
White House.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
7:45 pm
MARINE ONE arrives White House.
Page Eleven
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 27, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
BOBBIE KILBERG
DAVID BATES
SICHAN SIV
ANDREW CARD
PATTY PRESOCK
JAMES CICCONI
LINDA CASEY
DAVID DEMAREST
WILLIAM KRISTOL
MARLIN FITZWATER
TIMOTHY MCBRIDE
BOYDEN GRAY
ROSE ZAMARIA
FRED MCCLURE
PAUL BATEMAN
BONNIE NEWMAN
DAVID VALDEZ
ROGER PORTER
BILLY DALE
SIG ROGICH
JAY ALLISON
BRENT SCOWCROFT
JOHN HERRICK
CHASE UNTERMEYER
LAURIE FIRESTONE
SUSAN PORTER ROSE
PEGGY SWIFT
ED ROGERS
JEAN LAMB
JOE HAGIN
DEB ANDERSON
JIM WRAY
USSS/PPD OPS
CHRISS WINSTON
WHCA AUDIO/VISUAL
WHCA OPERATIONS
MEDICAL UNIT
PRESIDENTIAL
DOCUMENTS
THROUGH:
SIG ROGICH
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND INITIATIVES
FROM:
JOHN G. KELLER, JR. JEK
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVANCE
SUBJECT:
TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT TO MALTA AND
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM ON NOVEMBER 30 -
DECEMBER 4, 1989
For your use and planning purposes, the attached is a preliminary
outline schedule for the Trip of the President to Malta and
Brussels, Belgium. Please keep in mind that the following
information has not been finally approved and is subject to change.
Attachments
PRELIMINARY OUTLINE SCHEDULE
Malta and Brussels, Belgium
DRAFT
Thursday, November 30, 1989
OFFICIAL PARTY, GUEST AND STAFF
INSTRUCTIONS:
2:00 pm
Baggage Call. All unlocked
baggage should be placed in
Room 89 1/2, O.E.O.B. at this
time.
5:15 pm
Those with own transportation
and baggage should arrive
Andrews Air Force Base
Distinguished Visitors Lounge
for check-in.
5:30 pm
Vans depart West Basement en
route Andrews Air Force Base.
6:00 pm
Those with own transportation
should arrive Andrews Air Force
Base Distinguished Visitors
Lounge.
6:20 pm
MARINE ONE departs South Lawn en route Andrews
Air Force Base.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
6:30 pm
MARINE ONE arrives Andrews Air Force Base.
* DEPARTURE STATEMENT
(6:35 pm - 6:40 pm)
- Open Press
6:45 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Andrews Air Force Base en
route Valletta, Malta.
(Flying Time: 9 Hours 5 Minutes)
(Time Change: Ahead 6 Hours)
(Interchange: Yes)
Friday, December 1, 1989
9:50 am
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Luqa Airport, Valletta,
(3:50 am
Malta.
E.D.T.)
* ARRIVAL CEREMONY
(9:55 am - 10:10 am)
- Open Press
10:15 am
MARINE ONE departs Airport en route Independence
Arena Landing Zone.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
10:25 am
MARINE ONE arrives Independence Arena Landing Zone.
10:28 am
MOTORCADE departs Independence Arena Landing Zone
en route Auberge de Castille.
(Drive Time: 2 Minutes)
10:30 am
MOTORCADE arrives Auberge de Castille.
* BILATERAL MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
FENECH-ADAMI
I
(10:35 am - 11:05 am)
- Expanded Pool
- Photo Opportunity
11:10 am
MOTORCADE departs Prime Minister's Office en
route Independence Arena Landing Zone.
(Drive Time: 2 Minutes)
Page Two
11:12 am
MOTORCADE arrives Independence Arena Landing Zone.
11:20 am
MARINE ONE departs Landing Zone en route USS
FORRESTAL.
(Flying Time: 20 Minutes)
11:40 am
MARINE ONE arrives USS FORRESTAL.
* VISIT TO FLIGHT DECK CONTROL
(11:45 am - 11:55 am)
- Official Photographer Only
* AIRCRAFT LAUNCH DEMONSTRATION
(12:00 pm - 12:40 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* CREW PHOTO
(12:45 pm - 12:50 pm)
- Official Photographer Only
* AIRCRAFT RECOVERY
(12:55 ( pm - 1:15 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* LUNCHEON WITH NAVY PERSONNEL
(1:17 pm - 1:45 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* ADDRESS TO NAVY PERSONNEL OF USS
FORRESTAL
( (1:53 pm - 2:10 pm)
- Expanded Pool
- Brief Remarks
- Ropeline
2:35 pm
MARINE ONE departs USS FORRESTAL en route USS
BELKNAP.
(Flying Time: 20 Minutes)
Page Three
2:55 pm
MARINE ONE arrives USS BELKNAP.
* PRIVATE TIME
(3:00 pm - RON)
RON USS BELKNAP
Saturday, December 2, 1989
9:35 am
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs USS BELKNAP en route
SLAVA.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
9:45 am
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives SLAVA.
* PRESIDENTIAL ARRIVAL ON BOARD SLAVA
(9:45 am - 9:58 am)
- Expanded Pool
- Arrival Ceremony
* FIRST EXPANDED BILATERAL SESSION
(10:00 am - 10:55 am)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Secretary Baker
Foreign Minister
Governor Sununu
Shevardnadze
General Scowcroft
A. Yakovlev
TBD
A. Bessmertnykh
TBD
A. Chernyaev
Notetaker
A. Dobrynin
Interpreter
S. Akhromeev
Interpreter
* RESTRICTED BILATERAL SESSION
(11:00 am - 12:00 noon)
- Official Photographer Only
U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Notetaker
Notetaker
Interpreter
Interpreter
Page Four
*.
LUNCHEON
(12:15 pm - 1:45 pm)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
- No Toasts
1:50 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs SLAVA en route USS
BELKNAP.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
2:00 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives USS BELKNAP.
*
PRIVATE TIME
(2:05 pm - 3:25 pm)
3:30 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs USS BELKNAP en route
SLAVA.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
3:40 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives SLAVA.
* SECOND EXPANDED BILATERAL SESSION
(3:45 pm - 5:15 pm)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
U.S. and Soviet Participants:
Same as First Expanded Session
5:20 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE departs SLAVA en route USS
BELKNAP.
(Boat Time: 10 Minutes)
5:30 pm
ADMIRAL'S BARGE arrives USS BELKNAP.
* PRIVATE TIME
(5:35 pm - 6:45 pm)
* PRESIDENT GORBACHEV ARRIVAL
(6:48 pm - 6:55 pm)
- Expanded Pool
Page Five
* DINNER HOSTED BY PRESIDENT BUSH
(7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
- Official Photographer Only
- No Toasts
- 15 per side
RON USS BELKNAP
Sunday, December 3, 1989
On board USS BELKNAP:
* CHURCH SERVICE ABOARD USS BELKNAP
(9:00 am - 9:45 am)
- Expanded Pool
* ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT GORBACHEV
( (9:55 am - 10:04 am)
- Expanded Pool
- Arrival Ceremony
* PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
(10:05 am - 10:10 am)
- Expanded Pool
* THIRD EXPANDED BILATERAL SESSION
(10:15 am - 11:40 pm)
- Pool Coverage (at beginning only)
U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Secretary Baker
Foreign Minister
Governor Sununu
Shevardnadze
General Scowcroft
A. Yakovlev
TBD
A. Bessmertnykh
TBD
A. Chernyaev
Notetaker
A. Dobrynin
Interpreter
S. Akhromeev
Interpreter
* FINAL RESTRICTED BILATERAL SESSION
(11:45 am - 12:45 pm)
- Official Photographer Only
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U.S. Participants
Soviet Participants
THE PRESIDENT
President Gorbachev
Notetaker
Notetaker
Interpreter
Interpreter
* JOINT PRESS STATEMENT
(1:10 pm - 1:30 pm)
- Expanded Pool
- Statement
* FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT GORBACHEV
(1:35 pm - 1:40 pm)
- Pool Coverage
* PRESS CONFERENCE
(2:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
- Open Press
* PRIVATE TIME
(2:35 35 pm - 3:45 pm)
4:00 pm
MARINE ONE departs USS BELKNAP en route Luqa
Airport.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
4:10 pm
MARINE ONE arrives Luqa Airport.
* AIRPORT DEPARTURE
(4:10 pm - 4:20 pm)
- Open Press
4:25 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Valletta, Malta en route
(10:25 am
Brussels, Belgium.
E.D.T.)
(Flying Time: 3 Hours 10 Minutes)
(Time Change: None)
(Interchange: Yes)
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7:35 pm
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Zaventem International
(1:35 pm
Airport, Brussels, Belgium.
E.D.T.)
* AIRPORT ARRIVAL
(7:40 pm - 7:45 pm)
- Open Press
- No Anthems
7:45 pm
MOTORCADE departs Zaventem International
Airport en route Chateau Stuyvenberg.
(Drive Time: 10 Minutes)
7:55 pm
MOTORCADE arrives Chateau Stuyvenberg.
* MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MARTENS
(8:00 pm - 8:15 pm)
- Expanded Pool
* DINNER WITH CHANCELLOR HELMUT KOHL
(8:30 pm - 10:00 pm)
- Pool Coverage
RON Chateau Stuyvenberg
Monday, December 4, 1989
At Chateau Stuyvenberg:
* COFFEE WITH EEC PRESIDENT DELORS
(8:00 am - 8:25 am)
- Pool Coverage
- Photo Opportunity
8:30 am
MOTORCADE departs Chateau Stuyvenberg en route
Laeken Palace.
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
8:35 am
MOTORCADE arrives Laeken Palace.
* MEETING WITH KING BADOUIN I
(8:40 am - 9:10 am)
- Pool Coverage
- Photo Opportunity
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9:15 am
MOTORCADE departs Laeken Palace en route NATO
Headquarters.
(Drive Time: 15 Minutes)
9:30 am
MOTORCADE arrives NATO Headquarters.
* MEETING WITH SECRETARY
GENERAL WOERNER
(9:35 am - 9:50 am)
- Expanded Pool
- Photo Opportunity
* FIRST WORKING SESSION
(10:00 am - 12:30 pm)
- Open Press (at beginning only)
- Photo Opportunity
* LUNCH WITH NATO HEADS OF STATE
AND GOVERNMENT
(12:45 pm - 1:45 pm)
- Closed Press
- No Toasts
* SECOND WORKING SESSION
(2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
- Closed Press
* PRIVATE TIME
(3:35 pm - 3:55 pm)
* PRESS CONFERENCE
(4:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
- Pool Coverage
- Brief Remarks
- Question and Answer
4:45 pm
MOTORCADE departs NATO Headquarters en route
Zaventem International Airport.
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
4:50 pm
MOTORCADE arrives Zaventem International Airport.
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5:00 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Brussels, Belgium en route
(11:00 am
Andrews Air Force Base.
E.D.T.)
(Flying Time: 8 Hours 20 Minutes)
(Time Change: Back 6 Hours)
(Interchange: Yes)
7:20 pm
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Andrews Air Force Base.
* ARRIVAL STATEMENT
( (7:25 : 25 pm - 7:30 pm)
- Open Press
7:35 pm
MARINE ONE departs Andrews Air Force Base en route
White House.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
7:45 pm
MARINE ONE arrives White House.
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SIXTH 4 PEACE 4
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Speech.
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WELCOME ABOARD
PASS PLeASePASS
to STephANie
WRITING
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* UNITED U.S.S. STATES SHIP *
BELKNAP CG26
'89 13:55 FROM
USS BELKNAP (CG-26)
"FIGHTING FLAGSHIP"
NOV 22
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BELKWAP
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7 November 1964
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Mrs. Leonard B. Cresswell
commissioned
20 December 1975
Captain
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JOHN F. SIGLER
estoration at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
9 January 1978
United States Navy
commissioned
10 May 1980
amenced Flagship Modification
1 May 1985
isumed Sixth Fleet Flagship
7 July 1986
Captain John F. Sigler was born in Richmond, Virginia,
and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Entering the U.S. Naval Academy directly from High School,
ARMAMENT
he graduated with distinction and was commissioned as an
Ensign on 8 June 1966.
Captain sigler's first assignment was as Missile and Fire
395-4076
Control Officer in USS JOHN KING (DDG-3), Following
TERRIER/SM-2 Guided Missile System
Graduate Education at the Stanford University School of
HARPOON Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles
Engineering, he reported via Destroyer School as Weapons
5 Inch 54 Caliber Gun
Officer in USS FRANCIS HAMMOND (FP-1067). Returning to the
MK-15 Close-In Weapons System
Naval Academy he taught courses in Naval Operations Analysis
MK-32 Torpedo Launchers
and applied mathematics, lle returned to sea as Executive
Officer In USS RAMSEY (FFG-2), followed by a tour as Chief
ASROC
Staff Officer for Commander Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN. A
proven subspecialist in Financial Management, he proceded to
Washington D.C. to serve as a cost and program analyst in
the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Captain Sigler
HISTORY
assumed command of USS REASONER (FF-1063) in November 1984.
During his command REASONER was awarded the Arleigh Burke
Fleet Trophy, the COMNAVSUREPAC ASW Award for the number one
Pacific Fleet 61 rface ship in ASW Operations, and the CIII
547 Feet
ength
Lamps Safety Award. During a 1986 seven month deployment,
REASONER participated In contingency operations in the
55 Feet
Philippines, escort of U.S. flag ships in the Gulf of Oman,
cam
and vicinity of Libya operations with USS ENTERPRISE
26 Officers
(CVN-65) in the Mediterranean. Following command Captain
hip's Company
33 Chief Petty Officers
Sigler reported to Commander SEVENTH Fleet as Fleet Plans
and Policy Officer. He received orders to USS BELKNAP
401 Enlisted
(CG-26) in March 1989.
Captain Sigler's personal awards include the Defense
taff
31 Officers
Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal,
15 Chief Petty Officers
and the Navy Commendation Medal,
75 Enlisted
Captain Sigler is married to the former Gail Freed of
Flourtown, Pennsylvania. They have one daughter, Brooke, a
student at James Madison University in Harrisonburg,
virginia.
THE REMARKABLE BELKNAPS
USS BELKNAP
USS BELKNAP (CG-26) is the second ship of the Navy to bear the BELKNAP
name. The first, CO-215 launched January 14, 1919, was named in honor of Rear
Admiral George X agene Belknap, USN. Decommissioned in 1922, she was
RADM GEORGE E. BELKNAP
recommissioned BE a seaplane tender (AVD-8) in 1940, and served in various
roles (Destroyer -- DD-215, High Speed Transport - APD-34) throughout WILL
Damaged by a Japanese suicide plane in early 1945 near Luzon, Philippines, she
was decommissioned in 1945.
The current HELSNAP was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath Maine and
commissioned on November 7, 1964. The lead ship of a new class of guided
missile frigates, she was named in honor of Roar Admiral George Bugene Belknop
and his son, Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknep. Redesignated as a guided
missile cruiser (CG) on July 1, 1975, the ship departed in mid August for
operations with the Sixth Fleet. On the night of November 22, she was
extensively damaged in a collision with the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67).
USS BELKNAP (CG-26) is named in honor of Rear Admiral George Eugene
Decommissioned on December 20, 1975, she was towed to Philadelphia Naval
elknap and his son, Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap.
Shipyard. Following an extensive planning and survey period, she was restored
and modemized, and recommissioned on May 10, 1980. Chosen in January 1985 to
Rear Admiral George R. Belknap's carcer spanned 47 years, from his
become the Sixth Fleet Flagship, she entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard on May 1,
ppointment as midshipman in 1847 at age 15 until his 62nd birthday when he
1985, for modification and updating, and completed the modification on February
crepted mandatory retirement.
8, 1986.
His service included deployments to Africa, South America, and the Far
Powered by four bollers which develop 85,000 shaft horsepower through twin
last; riverine combat operations in Chinas extensive Civil Mar combat
screws, HELSNAP cal sustain speeds in excess of 30 knots. Equipped with long
operations; a survey for an inter-ocean canal through Panama; and
range digital radirs and sonar, the Naval Tactical Data Systems (NTDS), the
internationally acclaimed coastal and deep ocean surveys in the Pacific,
latest communications systems, and extensive command and control systems; and
armed with long range. SSM-2 (Standard Missile) missiles, Anti-Submarine rocket
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His son, Reginald R. Belknap, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in
(ASROC), HARPOON anti-surface missiles, a 5"54 caliber gun mount, and two Close
1891, cubarking on a career that continued for 36 years ontil his retirement
with the rank of Rear Admiral In 1926 plus one year of post-retirement active
In Weapons Systems (CIMS); the ship can operate offensively with & Battle Force
in & multi-threat environment as well as act as the command ship for the
luty.
embarked Fleet Commander. One of the world's most modern and powerful
crulsers, she is well suited to her mission as a "Fighting Flagship."
As Commander, Nine Squadron ONE, Mine Force, North Sea, during World Mar
1, he received the Distinguished Service Medal for "...Jaying mines in the
Sea, and for excellent work...equipping these ships for nine laying
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buty." Admiral lienry T. Hayo, CINCLANIELT during WII, commented in 1925 that,
The Navy and our country owe to Captain Belknap a debt which can hardly be
over estimated; for it was the knowledge and experience acquired and the
locurine and methods established in the Nine Force under command of Commander
FROM
Belknep that enabled the Navy to, first, fit out improvised but very efficient
rinelaying vessels and, second, to operate them under war conditions in a
"DDDCT which brought ecemendation from all."
RADM REGINALD R. BELKNAP
22
The first USS BELKNAP (DD-215)
THANKSGIVING ADDRESS
TO THE NATION
NOV. 22, 1989
GOOD EVENING. LIKE YOU, I'M SPENDING TOMORROW
WITH MY FAMILY. WE'LL SAY GRACE, CARVE THE TURKEY, AND
GIVE THANKS FOR SO MANY BLESSINGS -- A STRONGER
ECONOMY, A KINDER, GENTLER AMERICA
AND PEACE.
AND MANY OF YOU CAN COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS BY THE TIME
YOU SHARE WITH LOVED ONES.
THIS HOLIDAY ALSO MARKS THE ADJOURNMENT OF
CONGRESS. AND IN WORKING WITH CONGRESS, I'VE EXTENDED
MY HAND ACROSS THE PARTY AISLE, ADVANCING LEGISLATION
TO FREE OUR STREETS OF THE FEAR OF CRIME AND DRUGS. WE
PROPOSED WAYS TO CLEAN THE AIR, THE WATER AND THE LAND
AROUND US. WE'VE JOINED WITH THE NATION'S GOVERNORS TO
ENTER AN HISTORIC COMPACT TO BETTER OUR SCHOOLS. AND
WE ARE ESPECIALLY TOUCHED THAT so MANY AMERICANS HAVE
ANSWERED THE CALL FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, THE THOUSAND
POINTS OF LIGHT INITIATIVE, BY ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES
AND PITCHING IN ((FOR THE HOPELESS, THE HELPLESS))
EACH VOLUNTEER, A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR SOMEONE WHO
HAS LOST HIS WAY.
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THIS WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL THANKSGIVING. IT
MARKS AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR. BUT BEFORE OUR FAMILIES
SIT DOWN TOMORROW, WE WILL GIVE THANKS FOR YET ANOTHER
REASON: AROUND THE WORLD TONIGHT, NEW PILGRIMS ARE ON A
VOYAGE TO FREEDOM\\
...
AND FOR MANY, IT IS NOT A
TRIP TO SOME FAR-AWAY PLACE, BUT TO A WORLD OF THEIR
OWN MAKING.
ON OTHER THANKSGIVINGS, THE WORLD WAS HAUNTED BY
THE IMAGES OF WATCHTOWERS, GUARD DOGS AND MACHINE GUNS.
IN FACT, MANY OF YOU HAD NOT EVEN BEEN BORN WHEN THE
BERLIN WALL WAS ERECTED IN 1961. BUT NOW THE WORLD HAS
A NEW IMAGE -- REFLECTING A NEW REALITY -- THAT OF
GERMANS, EAST AND WEST, PULLING EACH OTHER TO THE TOP
OF THE WALL -- A HUMAN BRIDGE BETWEEN NATIONS. ENTIRE
PEOPLES IN EASTERN EUROPE, BRAVELY TAKING TO THE
STREETS DEMANDING LIBERTY. THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE
BOOK OF HISTORY, BUT IT'S A JOYFUL END TO ONE OF
HISTORY'S SADDEST CHAPTERS.
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NOT LONG AFTER THE WALL BEGAN TO OPEN, WEST GERMAN
CHANCELLOR KOHL TELEPHONED, AND ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU A
MESSAGE OF THANKS. HE SAID THAT THE REMARKABLE CHANGE
IN EASTERN EUROPE WOULD NOT BE TAKING PLACE WITHOUT THE
STEADFAST SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES. FITTING PRAISE
FROM A GOOD FRIEND. FOR FORTY YEARS, YOU, THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE, HAVE NOT WAVERED IN YOUR COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM.
AND TO OUR AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM -- WE ARE
GRATEFUL. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL TO OUR POSTWAR
LEADERS. YOU SEE, WE HELPED REBUILD A CONTINENT
THROUGH THE MARSHALL PLAN, AND WE BUILT A SHIELD, NATO,
BEHIND WHICH EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS COULD FORGE A
FUTURE IN FREEDOM.
FOR SO MANY OF THESE 40 YEARS, THE TEST OF WESTERN
RESOLVE, THE CONTEST BETWEEN THE FREE AND THE UNFREE,
HAS BEEN SYMBOLIZED BY AN ISLAND OF HOPE BEHIND THE
IRON CURTAIN: BERLIN.
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IN THE 1940's, WEST BERLIN REMAINED FREE BECAUSE
HARRY TRUMAN SAID: HANDS OFF. IN THE 1950's, IKE
BACKED AMERICA'S WORDS WITH MUSCLE. IN THE 1960's,
WEST BERLINERS TOOK HEART, WHEN JOHN F. KENNEDY SAID: I
AM A BERLINER. IN THE 1970's, PRESIDENTS NIXON, FORD
AND CARTER STOOD BY BERLIN -- BY STANDING WITH
NATO. 11 AND IN THE 1980's, RONALD REAGAN WENT TO
BERLIN TO SAY: TEAR DOWN THIS WALL.
NOW WE ARE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 1990's. AND AS
WE BEGIN THE NEW DECADE, I AM REACHING OUT TO PRESIDENT
GORBACHEV, ASKING HIM TO WORK WITH ME TO BRING DOWN THE
LAST BARRIERS TO A NEW WORLD OF FREEDOM.
WE CAN MAKE SUCH A BOLD BID BECAUSE AMERICA IS
STRONG, AND FORTY YEARS OF PERSEVERANCE AND PATIENCE
ARE FINALLY PAYING OFF. MORE RECENTLY, QUIET
DIPLOMACY, WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, HAS ACHIEVED
RESULTS. WE CAN NOW DARE TO IMAGINE A NEW WORLD, WITH
A NEW EUROPE, RISING ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF DEMOCRACY.
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THIS NEW WORLD WAS TAKING SHAPE WHEN MY PRESIDENCY
BEGAN WITH THESE WORDS: "THE DAY OF THE DICTATOR IS
OVER." I SET FORTH A VISION OF THIS NEW WORLD IN
MICHIGAN, LAST APRIL, SAYING "LIBERTY IS AN IDEA WHOSE
TIME HAS COME IN EASTERN EUROPE." THEN, IN TEXAS IN
MAY, WE ASKED THE SOVIETS TO JOIN US IN MOVING BEYOND
CONTAINMENT TO A NEW PARTNERSHIP. IN FACT, WHEN I SAID
THEN THAT WE WANT PRESIDENT GORBACHEV'S REFORMS, KNOWN
AS PERESTROIKA, TO SUCCEED, SOME WONDERED IF WE WERE
ASKING FOR TOO MUCH TOO FAST. NOW, THOUGH WE ARE STILL
ON THE COURSE WE SET LAST SPRING, EVENTS ARE MOVING
FASTER THAN ANYONE IMAGINED OR PREDICTED.
LOOK AROUND THE WORLD -- IN THE DEVELOPING
NATIONS, THE PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING FREEDOM. POLAND AND
HUNGARY ARE NOW FLEDGLING DEMOCRACIES -- A NON-
COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT IN POLAND, AND FREE ELECTIONS
COMING SOON IN HUNGARY. AND IN THE SOVIET UNION
ITSELF, THE FORCES OF REFORM UNDER MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
ARE BRINGING UNPRECEDENTED OPENNESS AND CHANGE.
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BUT NOWHERE IN THE WORLD TODAY -- OR EVEN IN THE
HISTORY OF MAN -- HAVE THE WARM HEARTS OF MEN AND WOMEN
TRIUMPHED SO SWIFTLY -- SO CERTAINLY -- OVER COLD STONE
AS IN BERLIN
INDEED, IN ALL OF EAST
GERMANY. IF I MAY PARAPHRASE THE WORDS OF A GREAT
POET, ROBERT FROST: THERE IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING IN US
THAT DOESN'T LOVE A WALL.
WHEN I SPOKE TO THE GERMAN PEOPLE IN MAINZ LAST
MAY, I APPLAUDED THE REMOVAL OF THE BARRIERS BETWEEN
HUNGARY AND AUSTRIA, SAYING: "LET BERLIN BE NEXT." AND
THE WEST GERMAN PEOPLE JOINED US IN A CALL FOR A EUROPE
WHOLE AND FREE.
SEVEN YEARS AGO, I WENT TO A TOWN IN GERMANY KNOWN
AS LITTLE BERLIN. A VILLAGE, REALLY, ITS COBBLED
STREETS WERE BARRICADED BY BARBED WIRE AND CONCRETE
BLOCKS. I TALKED WITH THE TOWNSPEOPLE, NOT A HUNDRED
AND FIFTY YARDS FROM THE SPECTRE OF ARMED GUARDS IN
TOWERS. NOW I WANT TO GO BACK TO LITTLE BERLIN, AND
SEE FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS ONCE APART, 11 COMING
TOGETHER. ((HOW WONDERFUL THAT WOULD BE.))
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CHANGE IS COMING SWIFTLY. NO ONE FORESAW THAT THE
WALL WOULD COME TUMBLING DOWN BEFORE THE HANDWRITING
COULD EVEN APPEAR ON IT. THE NEW EUROPE THAT IS COMING
IS BEING BUILT -- MUST BE BUILT -- ON THE FOUNDATIONS
OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES; AND WITH IT THE DRAMATIC
VINDICATION OF FREE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS. BUT THE FASTER THE PACE, THE SMOOTHER
OUR PATH MUST BE. AFTER ALL, THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.
THAT IS WHY IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY UPCOMING VISIT WITH
PRESIDENT GORBACHEV OFF A SMALL MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND
CALLED MALTA, I WILL GO TO BRUSSELS TO CONSULT WITH OUR
NATO PARTNERS --THE VERY ALLIANCE THAT HAS KEPT THE
WEST FREE FOR FORTY YEARS. WE MUST ADAPT TO A NEW ERA,
BUT OUR TRADITIONAL UNITY OF PURPOSE IS NEEDED AS NEVER
BEFORE. I WILL ASSURE THEM THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL
CONTINUE TO LEAD THE ALLIANCE.
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FOR IN A NEW EUROPE, THE AMERICAN ROLE MAY CHANGE
IN FORM BUT NOT IN FUNDAMENTALS. AFTER ALL, THE SOVIET
UNION MAINTAINS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TROOPS
THROUGHOUT EASTERN EUROPE. STUDY THE MAP, REVIEW
HISTORY AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS PRESENCE, COUPLED WITH
THE SOVIET UNION'S NATURAL ADVANTAGE OF GEOGRAPHY,
CANNOT BE IGNORED. so EVEN IF FORCES ARE REDUCED ON
BOTH SIDES, WE MUST REMAIN IN EUROPE AS LONG AS OUR
FRIENDS WANT AND NEED US.\\
THE PEACE WE ARE BUILDING MUST BE DIFFERENT THAN
THE KIND OF PEACE YOU AND I HAVE KNOWN FOR so LONG -- A
HARD, JOYLESS PEACE BETWEEN TWO ARMED CAMPS. THE SCARS
OF THE CONFLICT THAT BEGAN A HALF CENTURY AGO STILL
DIVIDE A CONTINENT. SO THE HISTORIC TASK BEFORE US
NOW, IS TO BEGIN THE HEALING OF THIS OLD WOUND.
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WHEN I VISITED POLAND AND HUNGARY LAST JULY, I SAW
FIRST HAND ACTS OF HEALING AND RECONCILIATION. IT WAS
IN WARSAW THAT I MET A WOMAN WHO HAD WORKED, AT GREAT
PERSONAL RISK, FOR THE RELEASE OF JAILED SOLIDARITY
MEMBERS. SHE WAS ASKED: "HOW IS IT POSSIBLE, AFTER
SUCH A SHORT TIME, TO BREAK BREAD WITH THE MEN WHO
ORDERED THOSE IMPRISONMENTS -- WHY THE ABSENCE OF
BITTERNESS?" AND SHE REPLIED: "OUR JOY AT WHAT IS
HAPPENING NOW IS MORE POWERFUL THAN MEMORY."
I WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE, FOR WHAT WE
WITNESSED 11 WAS EXTRAORDINARY. THE OLD ANTAGONISMS
MELTED AWAY AS MEN AND WOMEN STOOD UP, OFTEN WITH TEARS
IN THEIR EYES, AND TOASTED THE FUTURE -- TOGETHER. A
COMMON RECOGNITION SPREAD AMONG OUR GUESTS THAT HISTORY
WOULD JUDGE ALL BY HOW WELL THEY COULD COOPERATE. 11
WELL, THEY DID COOPERATE. POLAND AND HUNGARY ARE BEING
TRANSFORMED.
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THEY DESERVE OUR SUPPORT, AND THEY'RE GETTING IT.
WE HAVE MATCHED OUR WORDS WITH ACTION -- NEW LOANS AND
GRANTS -- TEAMS OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC EXPERTS -- WORKING
TO HELP THEM ADJUST TO A FREE MARKET SOCIETY. OUR
GOVERNMENT -- CLEARING THE WAY FOR U.S. INVESTMENT AND
TRADE WITH POLAND AND HUNGARY. NOW THE PEOPLES OF
THESE TWO NATIONS CAN FINALLY EXPECT THEIR HARD WORK TO
LEAD TO A BETTER LIFE.
THESE SAME WINDS OF CHANGE ARE SWEEPING OUR OWN
HEMISPHERE, DEMOCRACY TRANSFORMING THE AMERICAS WITH
STUNNING SPEED. IN BRAZIL, IN ARGENTINA, IN CHILE, WE
HAVE SEEN THE SPREAD OF LIBERTY. IN FACT, THERE ARE
ONLY THREE HOLDOUTS LEFT IN ALL OF THE AMERICAS --
PANAMA, NICARAGUA AND CUBA. AND THESE LAST TWO ARE
HOLDING OUT AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE
MASSIVE SUPPORT OF WEAPONS AND SUPPLIES FROM THE SOVIET
UNION. so WHEN I SEE PRESIDENT GORBACHEV, I'LL ASK
HIM 11 TO JOIN WITH US TO HELP BRING FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF LATIN AMERICA.
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SO AS WE CELEBRATE THE EVENTS OF EASTERN EUROPE,
REMEMBER THAT SOME WALLS STILL REMAIN BETWEEN EAST AND
WEST. THESE ARE THE INVISIBLE WALLS OF SUSPICION. THE
WALLS OF DOUBT, MISUNDERSTANDING AND MISCALCULATION.
THAT IS ONE REASON I DECIDED, WHILE IN EASTERN
EUROPE LAST SUMMER, TO MAKE A PERSONAL EFFORT TO BREAK
THROUGH THESE LAST BARRIERS.
BACK IN MAY, I SET DOWN FIVE STEPS PRESIDENT
GORBACHEV SHOULD MEET IF WE ARE TO TAKE HIS NEW
THINKING SERIOUSLY: FIRST, REDUCE SOVIET FORCES;
SECOND, SUPPORT SELF-DETERMINATION IN EASTERN EUROPE;
THIRD, WORK WITH US TO END REGIONAL DISPUTES; FOURTH,
ACHIEVE A LASTING PLURALISM AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS; AND FIFTH, JOIN WITH US IN ADDRESSING GLOBAL
PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL DRUG MENACE AND
DANGERS TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SERIOUS PROBLEMS STILL
REMAIN, ESPECIALLY REGIONAL CONFLICTS. BUT THAT THE
SOVIET UNION HAS MADE PROGRESS IN THESE FIVE AREAS IS
UNDENIABLE.
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THAT IS WHY I INVITED PRESIDENT GORBACHEV TO MEET
ME TEN DAYS FROM NOW. THIS IS A FIRST MEETING -- A
TIME FOR EXPLORATION.
OF COURSE, I WANT PRESIDENT GORBACHEV TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE THE UNITED STATES STANDS. LET ME BE
CLEAR -- AMERICA STANDS WITH FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. WE
ARE NOT MEETING TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF EUROPE --
AFTER ALL, THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE ARE DETERMINING THEIR
OWN FUTURE. THERE WILL BE NO SURPRISES SPRUNG ON OUR
ALLIES. THE TIME FOR ARMS-CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS IS AT
NEXT YEAR'S SUMMIT. AND TO THOSE WHO QUESTION OUR
PRUDENT PACE, I SAY THAT A TIME OF HISTORIC CHANGE IS
NO TIME FOR RECKLESSNESS. THE PEACE, THE SECURITY OF
OUR FRIENDS IN EUROPE -- IT'S JUST TOO IMPORTANT.
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I WILL SEEK PRESIDENT GORBACHEV'S ASSURANCE THAT
THIS PROCESS OF REFORM IN EASTERN EUROPE WILL CONTINUE.
AND I WILL GIVE HIM MY ASSURANCE THAT AMERICA WELCOMES
REFORM NOT AS AN ADVERSARY SEEKING ADVANTAGE, BUT AS A
FRIEND OFFERING SUPPORT. OUR GOAL IS TO SEE THIS
HISTORIC TIDE OF FREEDOM BROADENED, DEEPENED -- AND
SUSTAINED. WE FIND ENORMOUS ENCOURAGEMENT IN ITS
PEACEFUL ADVANCE, AND ITS ACCEPTANCE BY THE SOVIET
UNION. WE CAN NOW RAISE OUR HOPES ON OTHER ISSUES --
OUR COMMON ENVIRONMENT, OUR COMMON WAR AGAINST DRUGS,
AND THE REGIONAL CONFLICTS THAT REMAIN.
OFF MALTA, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV AND I WILL BEGIN THE
WORK OF YEARS. WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE
ACHIEVE A NEW DESTINY, A EUROPE WHOLE AND FREE. AND I
THINK PRESIDENT GORBACHEV KNOWS BY NOW THAT AMERICA
WANTS THE PEOPLE OF THE SOVIET UNION TO FULFILL THEIR
DESTINY. THERE IS NO GREATER ADVOCATE OF PERESTROIKA
THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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WHEN WE MEET, WE WILL BE ON SHIPS AT ANCHOR IN A
MEDITERRANEAN BAY THAT HAS SERVED AS A SEALANE OF
COMMERCE AND CONFLICT FOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND YEARS.
THIS ANCIENT PORT HAS BEEN CONQUERED BY CAESAR AND
SULTAN, CRUSADER AND KING. ITS FORTS AND WATCHTOWERS
SURVEY A SEA THAT ENTOMBS THE SCUTTLED SHIPS OF EMPIRES
LOST -- SLAVE GALLEYS, GALLEONS, DREADNOUGHTS,
DESTROYERS. THESE SHIPS, ONCE MEANT TO GUARD LASTING
EMPIRES, NOW LITTER THE OCEAN FLOOR, AND GUARD NOTHING
MORE THAN REEFS OF CORAL.
so IF THE MILLENNIA OFFER US A LESSON, PERHAPS IT
IS THIS: TRUE SECURITY DOES NOT COME FROM EMPIRE AND
DOMINATION. TRUE SECURITY CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN THE
GROWING TRUST OF FREE NATIONS.
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT PEACE IS NOT THE WORK OF A
SINGLE DAY, NOR WILL IT BE THE CONSEQUENCE OF A SINGLE
ACT. YET EVERY CONSTRUCTIVE ACT CONTRIBUTES TO ITS
GROWTH; EVERY OMISSION IMPEDES IT. PEACE WILL COME, IN
THE END, AS A CHILD GROWS TO MATURITY -- SLOWLY, UNTIL
WE REALIZE ONE DAY IN INCREDULOUS SURPRISE THAT THE
CHILD IS ALMOST GROWN.
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IT IS OUR HOPE THAT MALTA WILL BE SUCH A
CONSTRUCTIVE ACT -- GUIDING BRAVE PILGRIMS ON THEIR
JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD OF FREEDOM.
I WISH YOU A GOOD NIGHT, AND SAFE TRAVEL FOR YOU
AND YOUR LOVED ONES. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
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