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Martin\Nix
Dec. 19, 1991
HARBOR
ONE
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LUNCHEON CRUISE
SYDNEY HARBOR
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 1992
11:40 A.M.
Thank you for those kind words. Barbara and I have been
looking forward to returning to Sydney since our last visit in
April 82 82
1982. As we look around, we realize everything is just as we
VPres Doc
remember it -- bright sunshine, bustling city streets, glistening
water, and, of course, a warm-hearted Aussie welcome. Let me say
NEXIS
how much we truly appreciate all Premier Grenier and the state
sp us. Embassy
Gry-ner
government of New South Wales have done to make our visit so
Mort Dwake Mort
pleasant.
As we were casting-off from the Man- to War Steps, I was Most
struck by the history in this harbor. The legendary discoverer Aus Laurel Emb
The Fatal
Capt. Arthur Phillip with understandable pride -- called this
pg.87 shore
"the finest harbor in the world". Stirred by the beauty of pink MrtD.
eucalyptus and rocky shores, one remembers // early settlers //
enterprising Mariners // Australia's brave solders who kept this
view of home locked in their memories
and travellers from
all countries who find a welcome in New South Wales.
As New South Wales begins a year-long 150th birthday
celebration -- the "Sydney Sesqui" -- your world-renowned
reputation for hospitality continues to grow. Nearly 150 years
ago the first official U.S. Government representation in
Australia was established right here in Sydney. Given the
- pen ,
longstanding ties that exist between Americans and the people of
New South Wales, it seemed only logical that Barbara and I begin
our tour of the Pacific region here.
But what links us isn't just history. We share a future.
American and Australian firms are learning to do business as
genuinely global companies. We need a strong competitive effort
to succeed in the Asia Pacific region. America and Australia can
mught
work together -- as we have in APEC -- to garner results that
build on the best from both countries. Just as "the Coat Hanger"
Aus. Pat Kay
joins two shores, our joint business enterprises can bridge the
the walp
cities of
many miles that separate our two countries.
3rd
International trade comes as nothing new for the citizens of
is
36
Sydney and New South Wales. Australia is an important site for
U.S. investors -- and in return many states within the United
States are important to Australian investors. I am proud of the
strength of Australian-American relations on the state level.
There, at the state level is where we will reap the most benefits
-- in terms of generatung revenue, creating jobs, and pioneering
solutions to social and environmental problems. We should build
May 6,1991 NEXIS
6,1991
on dynamic new ventures like the Business Development Agreement -
- concluded earlier this year between New South Wales and the
State of Colorado. We must also encourage more ties between
Into
states through sister-city relationships like the one that links
Sydney and San Francisco.
SF COC Mark Chandlier
Pg.21
. 5d
Enough business, though -- after all this is a holiday.
Premier Grenier, once again thank you. And to all of the people
of Australia: Happy, healthy New Year. God bless you all.
FROM
12.11.1991 14:24
P.1
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The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
The Starvation Years
87
rthur Bowes Smyth, after
shy stink.⁵ The blacks, in
woutheast breeze, which made it as hard for the ships to get out of port
whites. One even scalded
it had been for La Pérouse to get in. The departing English now gave
he had never seen water
kpot on the beach, for,
the French a spectacular show of fumbling. Friendship rammed Prince of
Wales, losing her jib boom. Charlotte nearly ran on the rocks, clawed off
onstrated his pistol to a
cannoned into Friendship. Lady Penrhyn just avoided ramming her
shield at several paces. It
smidships. and The blue Pacific air darkened with nautical oaths. However,
/hite whistled "the air of Mar
by p.m. the transports had cleared Botany Bay and were working north;
rmed with, and imitated
four hours later, while the pinkish-gray glow of evening began to fume
the first sign of the astound
diclicately upward from the long flat inland horizon, they rounded South
Aborigines would show
Bead and stood in for Port Jackson or, as it would presently be called,
Sydney Harbor.
what the First Fleet had
ke. "If we are obliged to
Said Capt. Arthur thillip of Sydney Harbour
five days in Botany Bay, "the
ear." In the meantime, Philip
2'1794 lead" 1st fleet on convicts
explore Port Jackson, a
HAD the satisfaction of finding the finest harbour in the
en, named but not visited
world, in which a thousand sail of the line may ride with the most perfect
urned with the news that this
security." Phillip's jubilant words to Lord Sydney suggest that he was
y Bay: a harbor with
already looking beyond the convict colony to the day when this harbor
shelter from any wind,
would become a strategic outpost for England, filled with the white-
dered the fleet to make ready
sailed emblems of a dominated Pacific. The chosen anchorage had a
small stream of fresh water flowing into a sheltered bay, where ships
erstruck to see, far out on the
could ride close to the shore in deep water. To honor the man who had
ropean ships trying to beat
sent them there, Phillip called it Sydney Cove.
ce, this was incredible; if DUE
Pink eucalypts grew thickly along its rock shores, and Phillip mar-
ent to attack the fleet? In the
velled at how stoutly they flourished in mere cracks of the rock, drawing
naze, still tacking impotently
mourishment from the thinnest soil. The work gangs stumbled and
rt Jackson the next morning
cursed among the ferns as the ground heaved beneath their legs, and "the
them to the new harbor; to
confusion," David Collins noted, "will not be wondered at when it is
edition.
considered that each man stepped from the boat literally into a wood."⁸
have worried. The ships were
Over the next few days, some military order began to emerge. "Business
by the French explorer Jean-
now sat on every brow," Watkin Tench reported,
out of Brest on a voyage
rtled to see an English squad-
and the scene, to an indifferent spectator, at leisure to contemplate it,
IS he noted in his log, "AB
would have been highly picturesque and amusing. In one place, a party
ince from home." When
cutting down the woods; a second, setting up a blacksmith's forge; a third,
ing of January 26, La Pérouse
dragging along a load of stones or provisions; here an officer pitching his
marquee, with a detachment of troops parading on one side of him, and a
0 was in a blinding hurry to
cook's fire blazing up on the other.9
politely told La Pérouse that
-except, of course, for food
e needed.
The marines had to watch for runaways. Within a few days some of
the prisoners had escaped and struggled through the bush as far as Botany
ay. There was a light south
Ray, where La Pérouse's ships still lay at anchor. They gave the French
"the finest harbour in the world" used in
30me promotional stuff about the Harbour
WHITE HOUSE COMMCTR
WED 18 DEC 91 15:06
PG.02
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Martin\Nix
Dec. 17, 1991
HARBOR
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LUNCHEON CRUISE
SYDNEY HARBOR
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 1992
11:40 A.M.
Thank you for those kind words. Barbara and I have
been looking forward to returning to Sydney since our last visit
in 1982. As we look around, we realize everything is just as we
remember it -- bright sunshine, bustling city streets, glistening
water, and unabashed friendly Aussies. Allow me to comment for
Let me say
much we
the first-time of many how truly appreciative we are of all-
that
end
Premier Grenier, the state government of New South Wales and
done
their able staffs have contributed to make our visit so very
pleasant
special.
As we were casting-off from the Man-O-War Steps, I recalled
the words of an American author, Sarah Orne Jewett, who wrote:
"A
harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since
adventures come into it as well as go out, and the life in it
grows strong, because it takes something from the world and has
something to give in return." This is certainly true of Sydney
Harbor. Throughout history, this cove has heralded the arrival
of early settlers, encouraged enterprising mariners, stood in
memory of Australia's brave solders, and even today continues to
cheerfully welcome guests of all nationalities.
As Sydney begins a year-long 150th birthday celebration --
the "Sydney Sesqui" -- your world-renowned reputation for
hospitality continues to grow. It was over 150 years ago that
the first official U.S. Government representation in Australia
was established right here in Sydney. And given the longstanding
historical and cultural ties that exist between Americans and the
people of New South Wales; it seemed only logical that Barbara
and I begin our tour of the Pacific region here.
The citizens of Sydney and New South Wales realized long ago
the benefits of international trade. Australia is an important
site for U.S. investors, and in return many states within the
United States of America are important to Australian investors.
I am proud of the strength of Australian-American relations on
the state level, and will continue to encourage development of
these ties. It is at this level that we will reap the most
benefits -- in terms of revenue, jobs, and solutions to social,
infrastructure, and environmental problems. We should continue
to nurture more agreements like the Business Development
Agreement concluded earlier this year between New South Wales and
the State of Colorado. And encourage more ties between states
through sister-city relationships best exemplified by Sydney and
its sister-city, San Francisco.
Enough business though, after all this is a holiday.
Premier Grenier, once again thank you. And to all of the people
of Australia: Happy, healthy New Year. God bless you all.
#
#
#
and
WHITE HOUSE COMMCTR
WED 18 DEC 91 15:06
PG.03
the first official U.S. Government representation in Australia
was established right here in Sydney. And given the longstanding
historical and cultural ties that exist between Americans and the
people of New South Wales; it seemed only logical that Barbara
and I begin our tour of the Pacific region here.
The citizens of Sydney and New South Wales realized long ago
the benefits of international trade. Australia is an important
site for U.S. investors, and in return many states within the
United States of America are important to Australian investors.
I am proud of the strength of Australian-American relations on
the state level, and will continue to encourage development of
these ties. It is at this level that we will reap the most
benefits -- in terms of revenue, jobs, and solutions to social,
infrastructure, and environmental problems. We should continue
to nurture more agreements like the Business Development
Agreement concluded earlier this year between New South Wales and
the State of Colorado. And encourage more ties between states
through sister-city relationships best exemplified by Sydney and
its sister-city, San Francisco.
Enough business though, after all, this is a holiday.
Premier Grenier, once again thank you. And to all of the people
of Australia: A Happy, healthy New Year. God bless you all.
#
#
#
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UNCLASSIFIED
POINTS TO MAKE AT SYDNEY LUNCHEON
We face
-- There are many similar challenges and opportunities, facing
are grapplingmith
state governments in Australia and the U.S./ i in such areas
as education, health care, transportation, environmental
protection, crime, drug enforcement, and fiscal
responsibility. Expanding our cooperation in these areas
will be mutually beneficial to the health and well being of
will see even greater interdegendence between two
the peoples of our countries, as well as future generations.
countries
tate
and
Metropolitan Sydney and New South Wales are important sites
local
econ-
onles
for U.S. investors, as many states in the United States are
important to Australian investors. The Business
Development Agreement concluded earlier this year between
New South Wales and the State of Colorado exemplifies the
close ties between our countries at the state level.
-- This is not surprising given the longstanding historical
and cultural ties that have existed between Americans and
the people of New South Wales. The first official U.S.
Government representation in Australia was established in
Sydney over 150 years ago. And Sydney has a thriving
have
sister-city relationship with San Francisco.
I want to express my appreciation to Premier Greiner and
the New South Wales State Government and his able staff,
for all the arrangements that went into my visit to
Sydney. I also want to thank Premier Greiner for hosting
this wonderful lunch.
UNCLASSIFIED
- American and Austrahan firms alike have learned to do business AS genurnely global
companities. We need A strong competitive flast to succeed in the Asia Pacific
region. America and Australia com work together as we have in APEC to
garner results that drawitthe best from both countries.
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BIODATA ON JOHN CADMAN
In 1817, the Governor of the infant colony of New South Wales,
Lachlan Macquarie, appointed John Cadman the coxswain of his gig.
Cadman was 41 at the time and an ex-convict who had been sentenced
in England in 1798 to transportation to the colony for life. Being
well-behaved, Cadman had eventually been granted a pardon. Free to
return to England if he wished, Cadman preferred to remain in
Australia. He was appointed by Macquarie at a salary of 30 pounds a
year and living quarters in the coxewain's cottage. Cadman lived
there for 29 years, as superintendent of Government Boats.
The cottage which became known as "Cadman's cottage," is the oldest
building in the historic Rocks area of Sydney and also one of the
oldest buildings remaining anywhere in the city environs. It was
built in 1813 as living quarters for the Governor's coxswain. When
Cadman retired in 1846, aged 70, the cottage served as headquarters
of the Water Police. It was later used as quarters for officers of
merchant vessele and was operated by the Maritime Services Board
until 1972. In that year it passed into the hands of the National
Parks and Wildlife Service. It was declared an historic site and
restored. The cottage is now used as an information center for the
Parks and Wildlife Service.
After retiring in 1846, Cadman lived in the Hunter River district
and died there in 1848.
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FROM:
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DATE:
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Luncheon Cruise -went?
He's done this before
Toured House OperaMayl 1982
In 1982
He got on the John Cadman" ship
hosted to a luncheon
on board
The John Cadman III"
Embark from Man Q Waiteps
Jidney Wholl Harbor Aust Crateway to the lorld"
by Sidney Op House
507 100 people
Host Premir Upstairs Nick Greiner
(Griner)
mis.Walles
Bio on him twife
Digritaries from N.S. Wales
Ans. & Am. on board
Intro Premier Gitner.
FROM
12.11.1991
14:25
P. 2
New South
Wales
New South Wales (NSW). which is
located in the south-east part of the
Australian continent, was the first
colony established by Britain In
Australia. It was named by Captain
Brown
James Cook in 1770. It is the most
populous (5 605 269) and heavily
industrialised state in Australia, with a
highly urbanised population. Sydney,
its capital, is the largest city in the
nation (population 3 525 900) and one
of the world's great seaports. It is also
CANDERRA
an important international finance
Knowy
centre. Until 1825 all Australian
territory east of the 135th meridian was
known as NSW. The establishment
later of other colonies and territories
reduced Its area. The area of NSW,
which includes Lord Howe, a small
ACT
within NSW, Murrumbidgee 1°
island in the Pacific Ocean, is now
(1090 miles), Lachlan 1484km
801 4282 (309 431 sq miles), 10.4 per
miles), Macquarie-Bogan 950
cent of Australia's total area.
miles), Namoi 847km (526 mit
Gwydir 668km (414 miles) and
SHEET
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Castlereagh 549km (340 mile
Natural features divide the state into
four main zones, extending from north
CLIMATE
to south.
NSW lies in the temperate 201
on
Seaboard and coastal lowlands: The
the climate is generally free fa
coastline is 1 460km (906 miles) long. It
extremes of heat and cold. Tt
RALIA
is broken by few inlets of any size.
greatest heat is usually experte
Tablelands: Formed by the Great
the north-west; a shade tempe
Dividing Range, the tablelands
more than 51°C (124°F) has TT
recorded at Burke. The coldes
comprise an almost unbroken series
of plateau varying in width from 50km
Is the Snowy Mountains, whe
to 160km (31 miles to 100 miles) and
frosts and snow are experience
forming the main watershed where the
long periods.
coastal rivers and those which flow
Rainfall varies widely over the
inland originate. The Snowy
gradually diminishing to an a
Mountains region has the highest
average of 180mm (7.1 in) in
peak on the continent, Mount
north-west.
Kosclusko, which is 2228m (7307 ft).
HISTORY
Western slopes: This is a fertile,
undulating region with rich plains
After sailing up the east coas
along rivers flowing inland and some
Australia, Captain Cook took
rugged areas. Generally regular and
possession of the whole eas:
adequate rainfall has led to extensive
the name of King George III
cultivation.
August 22, 1770. On the hon
voyage, while writing his jour
Western plains: This area comprises
gave the name New South Wa
almost two-thirds of the state. The soil
territory he had claimed.
is fertile, but poor rainfall and limited
river water and high temperatures
in 1786 the British Parliamer
seldom enable it to realise its
authorised the dispatch of 3.
agricultural or pastoral potential.
expedition to Botany Bay. W
known as the First Fleet, 11
RIVERS
under Governor Arthur Phillip
There are two distinct groups of rivers
at Botany Bay on January 18
in NSW the short, fast-flowing coastal
establish a penal colony. Ph
streams which drain about one-sixth of
decided to settle In a cove.
the state but carry more than two-thirds
named Sydney, a few kilome
of its water; and the inland rivers, part
where there was a good spr
of the Murray-Darling system. Coastal
water. The fleet was brought
rivers: The main coastal rivers are the
Botany Bay and on January
Hawkesbury 472km (293 miles),
designated Australia Day) It
Hunter 462km (286 miles), Macleay
flag was unfurled.
402km (249 miles), Clarence 394km
in 1 792 Phillip returned to E
(244 miles), Richmond 262km (163
this time the colony's popul
miles), Manning 224km (139 miles)
4000, including a settlemen
and Hastings 174km (108 miles).
Norfolk Island in the Pacific
APP
HVC
Inland ers: The main rivers are
During the next 18 years a su
I Austrida
Darling 261 7km (1625 miles) within
of military and naval govern
W/S kington 111
NSW, Murray 1936km (1200 miles)
lieutenants-governors strugs
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BIODATA ON JOHN CADMAN
In 1817, the Governor of the infant colony of New South Wales,
Lachlan Macquarie, appointed John Cadman the coxswain of his gig.
Cadman was 41 at the time and an ex-convict who had been sentenced
in England in 1798 to transportation to the colony for life. Being
well-behaved, Cadman had eventually been granted a pardon. Free to
return to England if he wished, Cadman preferred to remain in
Australia. He was appointed by Macquarie at a salary of 30 pounds a
year and living quartere in the coxswain's cottage. Cadman lived
there for 29 years, as Superintendent of Government Boats.
The cottage which became known as "Cadman's cottage," is the oldest
building in the historic Rocks area of Sydney and also one of the
oldest buildings remaining anywhere in the city environs. It was
built in 1813 as living quarters for the Governor's coxswain. When
Cadman retired in 1846, aged 70, the cottage served as headquarters
of the Water Police. It was later used as quarters for officers of
merchant vessele and was operated by the Maritime Services Board
until 1972. In that year it passed into the hands of the National
Parks and Wildlife Service. It was declared an historic site and
restored. The cottage is now used as an information center for the
Parks and Wildlife Service.
After retiring in 1846, Cadman lived in the Hunter River district
and died there in 1848.
"A harbor
is a good thing, since adventures come into it as
well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes
something from the world and has something to give in return." "
-- Sarah Orne Jewett,
Bartlett's, p. 663.
Martin\Nix
Dec. 17, 1991
HARBOR
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LUNCHEON CRUISE
SYDNEY HARBOR
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 1992
11:40 A.M.
Thank you for those kind words. Barbara and I have
been looking forward to returning to Sydney since our last visit
in 1982. As we look around, we realize everything is just as we
remember it -- bright sunshine, bustling city streets, glistening
water, and unabashed friendly Aussies. Allow me to comment for
the first time of many how truly appreciative we are of all
Premier Grenier, the state government of New South Wales, and
their able staffs have contributed to make our visit so very
special.
As we were casting-off from the Man-O-War Steps, I recalled
the words of an American author, Sarah Orne Jewett, who wrote: "A
harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since
adventures come into it as well as go out, and the life in it
quote
grows strong, because it takes something from the world and has
something to give in return." This is certainly true of Sydney
Harbor. / Throughout history, this cove has heralded the arrival
of early settlers, encouraged enterprising mariners, stood in
memory of Australia's brave solders, and even today continues to
cheerfully welcome guests of all nationalities.
good
As Sydney begins a year-long 150th birthday celebration --
the "Sydney Sesqui" -- your world renowned reputation for
good
hospitality continues to grow. It was over 150 years ago that
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2. WE ARE FAXING THE EVENT PAPERS FOR THE MEETINGS
PURPOSE: AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE AMERICAN MISSION
WITH THE CORAL SEA COMMEMORATIVE COUNCIL AND WITH
FAMILY AND TO CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF HIGH-LEVEL
ACADEMICS, AND ARE SENDING BY SEPTEL THE ONE FOR THE
MEETING WITH U.S. BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES. INFO ON
USG OFFICIALS' COMMEMORATING THEIR VISITS WITH THE
THE MEETING WITH RURAL REPRESENTATIVES WAS SENT
PLANTING OF A TREE.
SEPTEL ON DEC. 5. THIS CABLE INCLUDES OUR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REMAINING EVENT PAPERS REQUESTED
SETTING: APPROXIMATELY 500 (OR POSSIBLY MORE -- SEE
IN STATE 395483, EXCEPT FOR THE PRE-LUNCHEON DRINKS
BELOW) MISSION STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE
AND LUNCHEON IN MELBOURNE WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED LATER.
GATHERED AROUND THE CIRCULAR GARDEN AREA IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY. THE PRESIDENT WILL
3. EVENT: LUNCHEON CRUISE IN SYDNEY HARBOR,
MAKE REMARKS FROM A PLATFORM WITH A MICROPHONE AND
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 1230, EMBARK AT MAN-O-WAR STEPS
SPEAKER, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED NEXT TO THE TREE IN
NEAR THE OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT, SYDNEY
THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN AREA. THE TREE WILL BE IN
PLACE AND A CEREMONIAL SHOVEL WILL BE PROVIDED FOR
SETTING: BEFORE EMBARKATION, OPPORTUNITY TO GREET
THE PRESIDENT TO THROW DIRT INTO THE HOLE. CHILDREN
PUBLIC NEAR OPERA HOUSE. LUNCHEON ITSELF ON ENCLOSED
WILL BE PLACED IN THE FRONT. PRESS COVERAGE BY POOL.
UPPER DECK; SEATING AT TABLES. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
BY THE HOST, NSW STATE PREMIER GREINER. THE
KEY OBJECTIVES:
PRESIDENT MAKES BRIEF REMARKS IN REPLY. PRESS
--TO MEET AND THANK MISSION PERSONNEL
COVERAGE BY POOL.
--TO PLANT A TREE TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT.
KEY OBJECTIVES:
PARTICIPANTS:
--PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH AND RELEVANT MEMBERS OF
TO NOTE THE MANY SIMILAR CHALLENGES AND
THEIR PARTY
OPPORTUNITIES FACING STATE GOVERNMENTS IN AUSTRALIA
--AMBASSADOR AND MRS. SEMBLER
AND THE U.S. IN SUCH AREAS AS EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE,
-APPROX 115 AMERICAN EMPLOYEES INCLUDING 4 JOINT
By
TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CRIME, DRUG
DEFENSE FACILITY COMMANDERS
ENFORCEMENT, AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY; AND TO CITE
APPROX 185 AMERICAN DEPENDENTS
THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF EXPANDING OUR COOPERATION
APPROX 75 FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONALS, AND
IN THESE AREAS.
-APPROX 125 AUSTRALIAN DEPENDENTS.
MILITARY EXCHANGE OFFICERS ARE INCLUDED, WE
TO HIGHLIGHT THE KEY ROLE OF U.S. INVESTMENT IN
EXPECT ANOTHER APPROX 38 OFFICERS AND 68 DEPENDENTS
METROPOLITAN SYDNEY AND NEW SOUTH WALES--AND
(TOTAL 106).
AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES--AS WELL
AS THE EXTENSIVE TRADE LINKS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND NEW
SOUTH WALES. THESE CLOSE TIES ARE EXEMPLIFIED BY THE
NARA, Date
TALKING POINTS:
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CONCLUDED EARLIER THIS
YEAR BETWEEN NEW SOUTH WALES AND THE STATE OF COLORADO.
WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE. WE ARE AWARE OF THE
HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO VISITS LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY
E.O. 12958, SEC 3.4 (B), July 21, 1997
Department of State Guidelines
DECLASSIFIED
TO CITE THE LONGSTANDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL
IN THIS CASE WHEN A DIFFICULT SCHEDULE OBLIGED US TO
COME DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WE TRULY APPRECIATE
TIES BETWEEN AMERICANS AND THE PEOPLE OF NEW SOUTH
YOUR DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE. THANK YOU FOR THE
WALES. THE FIRST OFFICIAL U. S. GOVERNMENT
SUPERB ARRANGEMENTS AND THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT YOU
REPRESENTATION IN AUSTRALIA WAS ESTABLISHED IN SYDNEY
HAVE PROVIDED.
OVER 150 YEARS AGO. SYDNEY HAS A THRIVING
SISTER-CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH SAN FRANCISCO.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH CONFIDENCE AND
IMMEDIATE
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RESPECT I HAVE FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE AND FOR THOSE
OF THE CHIEF OF STATE IN AUSTRALIA AND HIS WIFE.
WHO DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO SERVING OUR NATION
OVERSEAS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY. THAT GOES AS WELL
SETTING: PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH ARRIVE AT PORTICO
FOR ALL WHO REPRESENT THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND
AND MOVE THROUGH THE LIVING ROOM TO A SMALL RECEIVING
AGENCIES OF OUR GOVERNMENT. I ALSO AM AWARE OF THE
ROOM FOR A BRIEF DISCUSSION. AT CONCLUSION, THERE
SACRIFICES MADE BY THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE
WILL BE A POOL PHOTO OPPORTUNITY IN THE HALLWAY, AND
EMPLOYEES WHO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES
A SHORT PERIOD FOR MINGLING BEFORE DINNER IN THE
LIVING ROOM.
WITHOUT PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION AT OUR
EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES AND DEFENSE FACILITIES
PARTICIPANTS:
AROUND THE WORLD, THE U.S. WOULD NOT BE THE GREAT
US: PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
COUNTRY THAT IT IS. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT SEEMS FAR
AMB. AND MRS. SEMBLER
AWAY AND YOU WONDER IF PEOPLE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
A: GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND MRS. BILL HAYDEN
REALLY CARE ABOUT THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. BARBARA
AMB. AND MRS. COOK
AND I HAVE SERVED IN AN EMBASSY FAR FROM WASHINGTON,
AND I WANT TO SAY THAT HERE STANDS ONE WHO IS DEEPLY
APPRECIATIVE FOR IT ALL.
6. EVENT: STATE DINNER
I WANT ESPECIALLY TO THANK AMBASSADOR AND MRS.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 1930, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
SEMBLER FOR PUTTING US UP AND FOR GIVING THIS VISIT
SETTING: FORMAL (DINNER JACKET/LONG
THE PROPER LEADERSHIP.
DRESS/DECORATIONS) DINNER IN THE MAIN STATE DINING
ROOM. COFFEE IN TBD ROOM. PHOTO OPPORTUNITY (IES)
THANKS ALSO FOR ALL THE WORK ON THE MANY PAPERS YOU
TBD. BRIEF TOASTS; NO REMARKS.
PREPARED. THEY SIGNALLED WHAT I COME HERE FEELING
THAT THE FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUSTRALIA
PARTICIPANTS: 50 GUESTS TOTAL OF WHICH U.S. SIDE
AND THE UNITED STATES IS SOUNDLY BASED AND IN
12. INVITATION LIST TBD.
EXCELLENT SHAPE. IT'S ONE THAT HAS ENDURED THE TEST
OF TIME.
7. EVENT: JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY,
OUR TWO COUNTRIES SHARE MANY SIMILARITIES IN
THURSDAY JANUARY 2. 1430, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
LANGUAGE, HISTORY AND LOVE OF LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY.
WE ARE PARTNERS IN ONE OF THE STRONGEST ALLIANCES OF
PURPOSE: TO MEET SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AFTER
THIS CENTURY. IN THIS CONTEXT, THERE ARE SOME
DISCUSSIONS WITH GOA OFFICIALS.
DIFFERENCES, BUT WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO BLIND US
TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR FRIENDSHIP.
SETTING: THE PRESIDENT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE PM
TO THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE ROOF, WHERE EACH WILL MAKE A
OVERRIDING THE BILATERAL PROBLEMS THAT CROP UP FROM
SHORT STATEMENT AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR 30 MINUTES.
(AN ALTERNATIVE SITE, COMMITTEE ROOM NUMBER 1, IS
TIME TO TIME IS THE FACT THAT AUSTRALIA AND THE
ALSO UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE PM'S OFFICE.)
UNITED STATES ARE STAUNCH FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY HERE
IN THIS EMBASSY HAS IN MY VIEW DONE SOMETHING TO
PARTICIPANTS: NUMBER OF MEDIA TBD. TV/RADIO AND
ENHANCE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.
PRINT. APPROX 40 PERCENT WH PRESS CORPS, 40 PERCENT
AUSTRALIAN, 20 PERCENT INTERNATIONAL.
NEARLY NINE YEARS AGO, AS A "CORAL SEA VISITOR," I
MEYERS##
PLANTED A YELLOW POPLAR ON THESE GROUNDS AS VICE
PRESIDENT. I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT, JUST AS THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED STATES,
THE TREE IS FLOURISHING.
IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE THE FIRST PERSON TO PLANT
TWO TREES AT THE EMBASSY. MY SINCERE HOPE IS THAT
THIS PINK WISTERIA WILL PROSPER AND FLOWER AS A
REMINDER OF THE MUTUAL BENEFITS OF
AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.
I WISH I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL EACH OF YOU
PERSONALLY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE WONDERFUL HELP
AND SUPPORT. I WILL MAKE SURE THIS BEAUTIFUL TREE IS
GIVEN SOME SOIL, AND WE WILL AT LEAST GET THE CHANCE
TO SAY HELLO. THANK YOU ALL -- BOTH AMERICANS AND
AUSTRALIANS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR TWO
COUNTRIES. WE ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE.
5. EVENT: CALL ON GOVERNOR-GENERAL,
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 1900, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
PURPOSE: TO PAY COURTESY CALL ON THE REPRESENTATIVE
CONFIDENTIAL-
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
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SUBJECT:
TRANSPORTATION BILL SIGNING
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On Wednesday, December 18th at 10:30 a.m., you will deliver
remarks (approximately 9 minutes) at the signing ceremony for the
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act in Dallas, Texas. The
speech setting is an in-progress construction site for SH 360,
a
construction project benefited by this legislation. An audience
of roughly 180 will attend, comprised mainly of construction
workers and transportation officials.
Your speech praises the merits of the transportation bill,
focusing on its job-generating potential. You also speak of the
bearing freer and faster transportation circulation has on
national productivity.
(Smith/Grossman)
Draft Seven
December 16, 1991
TRANS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TRANSPORTATION ACT
DALLAS, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1991
Acting Secretary Busey. Sam Skinner -- former
Transportation Secretary and now our new Chief of Staff. Federal
Highway Administrator Tom Larson. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administrator Gen. Curry. Urban Mass Transit
Administrator Brian Clymer. Honored guests. Fellow Texans.
Fellow Americans. Ladies and gentlemen. //
That great observer of democracy, Alexis DeTocqueville, once
called America "a land of wonders, in which everything is in
constant motion and every change seems an improvement." //
Today, we celebrate an improvement that can keep America in
motion: The most important transportation bill since President
Eisenhower started the Interstate system 35 years ago. //
This bill will launch the post-Interstate era of America's
surface transportation system. // It will enable us to build and
repair roads, fix bridges, and improve mass transit -- keeping
Americans on the move and our economy on the mend. // But
really, it's summed up by three words -- jobs, jobs, jobs. //
We Americans are united by the idea that tomorrow will be
even better than today. / Shortly, I will sign a bill that puts
that idea into action. Its full name is the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act. It is short-hand for progress:
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Progress for our infrastructure / for the economy / and I'm proud
to stand here and say this bill is progress for working Americans
all across this great country. //
This Act will pump $10 billion into the economy immediately
-- supporting more than 600,000 jobs in the 1992 Fiscal Year --
in Texas alone, more than 41,000 jobs. Many of those workers
will develop sites like these -- demonstrating the combination of
transportation planning, high technology, and teamwork America
needs to prevail in the world marketplace. //
Today's event confirms that America will prevail. // As a
result of this bill -- on this site alone -- it means 150 jobs
and $31 million dollars in spending. / And the benefits won't
stop at this site. Not far from here, in Plano, a company called
Luminator Mark Four makes products for mass transit systems. I
understand that Luminator hopes to use funds provided by this Act
to expand its work force by 35 percent -- that would be another
150 new jobs -- jobs right here in Texas. //
Across America, the Transportation Act will help companies
put people back to work. It is among the government programs I
have ordered speeded up -- putting $9.7 billion extra into the
economy during the first two quarters of the fiscal year. //
This bill also means investment in America's economic future
-- for an efficient transportation system is necessary for an
efficient and productive economy. // Give Americans the tools to
compete and I'm confident we can out-think / out-perform / and
out-produce anybody, anywhere. //
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Our bill gives the private sector new incentives to support
our road system. // For instance, this land has been donated by
local business. I am especially proud that Congress accepted our
proposal to help private firms build and operate new private toll
roads. // Private toll roads can pay their way -- creating
higher state and local revenues, better services, more
investment, and again, more jobs. //
Here's another part of the bill I like: We have set aside
150 million dollars for an incentive program to prevent drunken
driving and to improve occupant safety. Especially in the
holiday season, it just breaks my heart to see needless tragedy
on our nation's roads. // It's time we got drunk drivers off the
road once and for all. //
As much as anything, by improving our transportation system,
today's signing will help America compete in the global
marketplace. When we move America -- America moves the world. //
It doesn't require genius to know that in an international
marketplace, a Nation moves no more rapidly than its
infrastructure permits. // Yet, too often, goods are held up or
workers are late to their jobs, because our surface
transportation system isn't up to the job. // I'm glad to say
this bill is going to start changing that. //
Each year, eight billion hours are wasted in traffic delays.
The
This Act will curb congestion through projects that link highways
like SH 360 and mass transit like the rapid- light rail system
between Dallas, Fort Worth, and DFW Airport. // We have to help
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the employee who's stuck in traffic -- so that he or she can get
to work and help the economy. The place to start is here. The
time to begin is now. //
All of us know the state of some of our highways. I'm
reminded of them when I read in Isaiah of the admonition that
"The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain."
// ((Although I'm not sure he had in mind the shape of our
Interstate system.) // Our Transportation Act will straighten /
smooth out / and streamline our Nation's highways. It increases
highway spending by forty-eight percent over the next six years -
- enhancing our transportation efficiency by investing in our
155,000-mile National Highway System. //
I want to salute Congress for passing our proposal to
designate this system. I am pleased that the increased funding
will improve road conditions / ease traffic congestion / and
reduce delays for the trucking industry -- thus, letting them
move consumer goods more quickly and at lower cost, and reducing
our dependence on foreign oil. // The new National System will
represent only 4 percent of all public roads -- but will carry 75
percent of intercity truck traffic and 40 percent of all travel.
This system will increase access to American products and
services -- and, ultimately, prosperity. // That's good for
Dallas, good for Texas, and good for America -- and I'm proud of
a bill that makes it happen. //
Transportation is an $800 billion a year business. [[That's
almost as much money as the total of all the gifts on my
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grandkids' Christmas wish list this year. ]] // As world trade
grows larger -- as our planet becomes smaller -- an efficient
transportation system will become even more important than it is
today. //
I want to congratulate you, Sam, and the congressional
leaders who got the job done on this legislation. To the rest of
you here -- our many partners in this process -- my appreciation
for the tireless effort -- long hours -- and determination you
invested in the bill. //
I also want to thank the state highways and transportation
administrators -- indeed, every American. // You knew that
transportation can help keep America "a land of wonders" -- and
you made your voices heard. //
The future of American transportation begins today. So God
bless all of you, and America -- and let me sign this bill so we
can get some projects underway and get people back to work. //
Thank you again for being here.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
WASHINGTON
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SUBJECT:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND
TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
On Wednesday, December 18th, at noon, you will deliver
remarks (approximately 15 minutes) to the American Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) at the Hyatt-
Regency in Dallas, Texas. The audience of approximately 600 will
be comprised mainly of AASHTO and guests from the signing
ceremony (construction workers, other state and local
transportation officials from around the country).
Your remarks praise the merits of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act you will have just signed,
stressing the bill's job-generation potential. You also focus on
the importance of transportation efficiency for national
productivity, and touch on the human, day-to-day impact of freely
circulating transportation for ordinary Americans.
10:30 December 18
Transportation Bill
Signing - Dallas, TX
(Snow/Grossman)
AASHTO
Draft Four
December 17, 1991
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY
AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
HYATT-REGENCY HOTEL
DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NOON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1991
[Introductory acknowledgements]
I look out at all of you, people I had the good fortune to
see just a few months ago, and I recall the words of the great
sage, Lawrence Peter Berra: "It's like deja vu all over again."
Yogi always has had a way with words, but since we met in
the Rose Garden this June, a lot of things have happened. The
most important for you: a revolution in transportation.
What we dreamed about then -- a new transportation bill --
today became a reality, not far from here. I signed the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act -- a law that
will bring our transportation policy into the 21st Century and
will let us build -- literally -- a road to the future. 11
This bill culminates more than two years of hard work by my
administration. It also shows off two themes that define our
approach to making things happen. First, define a mission and
accomplish it. Early on, we defined our mission -- to lay the
foundation for the most significant revolution in American
transportation history. We understood that a transportation
system provides mobility, the lifeblood of the modern economy.
Second, don't define your missions in isolation. Know how they
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will make life better for everyone. We pursued our revolution
because it moved us closer to our three top domestic priorities:
jobs, jobs and jobs. 11
Sam Skinner did a splendid job in framing our National
Transportation Strategy, and in building its cornerstone, the law
I signed today. He did such a good job that I named him chief of
staff after John Sununu resigned.
Sam pushed and pleaded, he fought and tussled -- and when
things got tense and tough, he even resorted to using reason with
our friends on Capitol Hill. But it paid off: our dream -- at
least the vast majority of it -- became reality.
Many people contributed to our effort, and I want to thank
everyone who supported us. As you know, we sought your opinions,
and I must say, you weren't shy in offering them up. 11
But through the gruelling business of negotiation and
compromise, we never lost sight of our mission. We understood
from Day One that America can't move ahead in the international
marketplace any more rapidly than its infrastructure will allow.
Ideas fly around the globe at light speed -- because the
infrastructure can handle the traffic. We need that kind of
competitiveness in surface transportation as well.
Our National Transportation Policy begins with a big dose of
common sense. We know that you don't get anywhere in a traffic
jam. A worker can't do much for the economy, the family, or the
community by sitting on a highway, listening to the radio.
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We know that a vital piece of equipment, trapped on a truck,
trapped in traffic, won't do much for the factory that needs it.
We know that a loved one, rushing for an airport, can't
rejoin the family if back-ups on the expressway or the subway or
the mass transit system put everything in gridlock.
And we know that Americans have become tired of waiting for
improvements. Everyone pretends to be a transportation expert,
but too often they have become experts in enduring delays.
Last week transportation expert Jay Leno did a little comedy
performance at the National Press Club. I know, the press does a
good enough job with political comedy on its own. 11
Well, he was making fun of a proposal to put microwave ovens
in cars -- that's right, microwave ovens -- so drivers can feed
themselves while they wait. It sounds crazy, but the proposal is
serious, and it shows that some people accept traffic delays as a
fact of life. Well, I think we'd better dedicate ourselves to a
microwave-free future for our highways.
The reason's simple: Every hour wasted on overburdened
transportation systems costs us a piece of our future. Every
wasted hour robs us of an hour's labor, and hour's time with
family and friends, an hour's chance to build a nest-egg.
Congestion caused more than 8 billion hours of delay on our
roads. That's the amount of time 4 million workers spend on the
job each year!
In other words, Americans nationwide waste more time each
year in traffic delays than workers spend on the job at all our
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auto companies / all our electronics companies / all our textile
companies / all our lumber companies / and all our furniture
manufacturers -- combined. And people wonder why AASHTO members
get so worked up about the importance of their work! 11
The waiting drains away 34 billion dollars in delays and
fuel costs in the nation's 39 largest metropolitan areas alone.
The point is simple: We can't afford not to invest in
transportation. No matter how much people might want to ignore
the rest of the world, we must make a choice: Take the lead, or
let others pass us by.
will,
Sam Skinner and I prefer to lead. That's why we decided
early on to keep America moving -- and to adopt your battle cry:
"Let's get there."
We decided that half-measures wouldn't work. We wanted a
transportation law that would address road and bridge needs
around the country; a law that would complete important mass
transit projects; and a law that would encourage innovation in
every aspect of our transportation network, from road
construction to high-tech rail systems.
Our law accomplishes that mission. It will help finish our
155,000-mile National Highway System. When completed, these
roads will comprise only four percent of our total public road
mileage, but they'll carry 75 percent of our intercity truck
traffic and 40 percent of our highway travel. That's efficiency.
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Our law encourages states to build the roads they need, not
the roads some far-away central planner thinks they should have.
That's common sense.
The Highway System created by Dwight Eisenhower in 1956
revolutionized American life forever. It spawned suburbs,
cultivated more than 200 new centers of commerce and culture --
edge cities, as they're called in a new book. Where bare fields
stood 30 years ago, American enterprise now thrives -- with
office space, shopping centers, entertainment areas; regions that
function as workplaces by day and recreational hubs by night.
Our new transportation law will pump new life into these
newest cities, and support their further evolution.
It will rejuvenate centers like the Dallas-Fort Worth area,
where roads and rails have paved the way to more than 500,000 new
jobs in the past decade alone.
This law also will revolutionize transportation by
enouraging local governments to invest in innovations, such as
privately built toll roads. Construction on such a road will
begin soon just outside of Washington, and that's just a
beginning. Wall Street has begun to develop a brand-new market
for financing privately built and operated infrastructure.
Investors know a winner when they see it.
These roads will pay for themselves. In addition, they can
support other projects. Operators of the Dulles Toll Road will
pay taxes, which can leverage even more transportation
investment. In short, private projects of this sort get the most
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bang for the buck -- and give us a better shot at meeting our
vast transportation needs. That's innovation. And that's good
government. 11
Consider other items in our new transportation law:
It provides 38 billion dollars to improve our new national
highway system.
It sets aside 24 billion dollars to fund a variety of
highway and transit projects.
It simplifies the means by which truckers register their
vehicles, liability insurance, Interstate Commerce Commission
operation authority and mileage for state fuel tax payments.
That simple act of streamlining could save trucking companies as
much as as 1 billion dollars this year.
Our law will help states meet their environmental
responsibilities without casting aside their duties for building
these roads, and providing the means for future prosperity,
future growth -- and jobs.
Our law will encourage exploration into new transportation
technologies -- such as high-speed rail systems.
Last, but not least, our law will create good American jobs
today, good American jobs tomorrow, and it will build a
foundation for creating more good American jobs for years to
come. The funding in the law will support up to 600,000 jobs in
this fiscal year.
But that's just the start. Privately constructed projects
funded with this money will generate even more work for Americans
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-- and as I've been saying all along, these projects will give
America the ability to move forward as never before. The biggest
bang in this law comes not from construction projects, but from
the life they will breathe into towns, counties and cities across
America.
I'm proud of our law. We defined our mission, and after
lots of thoughtful policymaking and hard work, we accomplished
that mission. Now, thousands of Americans can get back to work.
I've instructed the Department of Transportation to get the
money moving now. We will make available the vast majority of
state money from the Highway Trust Fund. And we'll accelerate
the release of 300 million dollars for mass transit projects. I
encourage you to do your part in making sure this money gets to
its destination swiftly, gets used wisely, and helps Americans
build the foundations for the Next American Century. Moreover,
I'd like to challenge you to look past the old ways of doing
business and dare to innovate, to create new means of moving
American forward.
So think of this bill as a highway bill, a mass transit
bill, an environmental bill, a safety bill -- and a jobs bill.
It's all of those. But it's also the single most revolutionary
transportation breakthrough in American history.
Earlier today, I stood at a construction site not far from
here, and I thought of the incredible vigor of this region -- all
fueled by transportation infrastructure. A new kind of
exploration and vigor assails the senses -- the hustle, the
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bustle, the tornado of activity. Today I saw a domestic vision
in sweat and toil, concrete and steel: Not an abstract proposal,
but a program that will produce real results -- now.
This law will not solve all our transportation challenges,
but it will make a huge difference -- in every life. It will
help young fathers rush their wives to a delivery room. It will
enable buses to ferry children safely and swiftly to school. It
will help just-in-time manufacturers receive the parts they need,
when they need them. It will help auto companies get new cars
from factories to showrooms. It will keep America where it
belongs -- in the passing lane.
Every American understands transportation's role in our
progress as a Nation. When we talk about economic renewal, we
say we want to get America moving. When we talk about progress,
we talk about getting things moving. And when we talk about
roads and rails, we call them arteries. Well, the time for
talking about such essentials has come to an end. Today, we
start doing. We start improving our roads and bridges and
railways -- our equal opportunity escorts to the future. 11
Thank you. May God bless you and the United States of
America.
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December 17, 1991
Dave:
Fine with a couple of minor changes.
I think we need a little bit more of a disclaimer . Perhaps at
top of '8'.
We rave about the bill so much that I think people will think
this will solve all our transportation needs and problems.
After "challenges" line 4 page 8... how about some realistic
asessment of the remaining problem.
Much will remain to be done after all the funds provided in this
bill are spent. Not every community that has a transportation
infrastructure problem will have its requirments met by this
bill; but it will make ah ug difference.
I;m not proud of my language. Maybe there is soem estimate as
to what it will take to 'do' the entire country. that would go:
"Let's face it, to get oru entire transportation system where we
want ity it will take many billions more, but the key point here
is we are on the move.
Just a thouight.
gb
FROM THE PRESIDENT
THEMES AND TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S AUSTRALIA SPEECHES
(November 26, 1991)
There will be two opportunities for the President to make
major speeches while in Australia. The first will be in
Canberra on Thursday, January 2, when he addresses a joint
session of parliament. The general focus of this address
should be on the bilateral relationship, although global
regional themes should also be included. A second speaking
engagement will be on Friday, January 3, in Melbourne, where he
is invited to speak on regional/global themes at a luncheon for
business executives and others hosted by Victoria State Premier
Joan Kierner.
Parliament Address on U.S.-Australia Bilateral Relations
Themes to Include: Though largely focused on bilateral issues,
including what we can learn from Ass trulia
in the area of education /comp tweness
global themes should be included. The address should recognize
the close strategic relationship that has existed bilaterally,
the success of this relationship, and the need to maintain our
partnership in the face of post-Cold War era challenges.
Bilateral, regional and global economic issues should also be
touched upon. Finally, there should be reference to expanding
cooperation in other areas of particular relevance to younger
(post-WW II) Australians such as culture and education, the
environment, economics and narcotics.
Continuing
Our long-standing strategic alliance has served us well.
Stress contuning Importance need of correltation the Alliance: basedon mutual interests. Convey verpect as mere for jumpartner. Auskalea team
Next year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Battle
of the Coral Sea. It will be a special commemoration of
the close and special defense partnership that had origins
in the Second World War. (The President's personal
en
involvement in the Pacific theater during that war can lend
era
special significance to this testimonial.)
I
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However, looking ahead over the next fifty years, the
post-Cold War Era presents new challenges for our
bes
alliance. While East-West tensions have diminished, other
beware
problems such as ethnic rivalries, nationalist aspirations
new
THE
and territorial or political disputes -- suppressed during
era
the Cold War period -- are now arising.
- Stress enduring importance of cooperation
is
Austine
- - Note the need for new generations to come to the
relations
fore to assume responsibilities arising in new era.
THEMES
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In these endeavors, Australia has and continues to play an
positive Correct &
important role:
role Joint faults
Note contributions to the Gulf War, refugee assistance
and the ongoing naval interdiction effort in the
region. Express appreciation for Australian public
support during the Gulf War for the Coalition and its
Gulf
policies, includy sole of joint facil, hes and Aus. Navy contribution.
war
Note Australia's active role in developing a framework
for the current peace process which is taking place in
Cambodia, as well as Australia's contribution to the
peace keeping force.
L facts (prov. sep. to speechne.)
Note strong efforts on proliferation issues,
G.S
particularly regarding nuclear and chemical weapons
proliferation.
Our partnership on these and other issues has become
increasingly important, especially in the wake of the
tremendous changes that have occurred in the world over the
last two years.
Stress Cooperation on Multilateral Trade Issues:
o
The New Order that is being shaped encompasses not just the
political realm but the economic. Both our countries have
been at the forefront, pushing hard for free and open
markets in the world. We must avoid the creation of
economics theme
trading blocs. And we must continue our joint efforts to
shape an international trading system which will foster
years
rather than obstruct free trade, particularly through a
successful conclusion of the GATT Uruguay Round.
for teat m comfries terr speeds
--
Acknowledge Australia's leadership in establishing
APEC and in shaping its development as an important
on trip the
international economic entity.
Note Australia's bipartisan efforts to press the EC to
end agricultural subsidies and for a successful
conclusion to the Uruguay Round.
Note that what we are pursuing in the NAFTA is not a
bloc. We intend to lower internal barriers, not
create external barriers. NAFTA will be GATT
consistent.
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THEMES US 3 t Austula nations.
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Reassure on U.S. Engagement in the Region:
dynamic
Australin and the US share common persjuctives on
Asia
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Our reasons for remaining engaged and active in Asia and
the Pacific are obvious. The Asia-Pacific region is now
America's largest trading partner, with trans-Pacific
commerce totalling more than $300 billion in annual two-way
trade. This is nearly one third larger than that across
the
Atlantic. We're involved commercedly He Asca Pautu region for the long -houl. Investment America's fiture.
We will remain committed to our allies and to fulfilling
our security obligations. The U.S. will remain engaged in
Asia and the Pacific.
Our bilateral and multilateral arrangements in this region
have worked well. These arrangements will continue to be
key to our mutual security in the decades ahead.
The regional partnerships which the U.S. enjoys with
Australia and other countries have provided the foundation
for economic and political stability in the region.
Future Relations Between Australia and the U.S.
We have points of differences, but overall our relations
are excellent. We share common histories and similar
values. And we see this relationship strengthening further
in the years ahead. Some trends to point to:
In Increasing culture fertile and excluye education: between Americand
incl. in
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Australian culture, increasingly influences American
music, cinema and sports.
There is also a solid basis of bilateral academic
interchange, including the 40-year-old Fulbright
program in Australia and numerous private exchanges
involving younger Australians at the secondary level.
The U.S. 4-H organization, Future Farmers of America,
and Rotary are among the groups with active exchange
programs with Australian counterparts.
THEMES
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In bilateral economic relations:
The importance of bilateral trade: after Japan, the
U.S. is Australia's largest trade partner. Annual
bilateral trade exceeds US$ 13 billion.
--
U.S. firms have over US$ 15 billion invested in
Australia, the second highest in Asia after Japan,
much of it in leading edge technology in
telecommunications, aviation, and informatics, as well
as manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and energy.
--
Tourism remains very big business for both countries.
Nearly one-half million people travel each way each
year. United Airlines and Northwest both inaugurated
new routes to Australia in 1991.
We are broadening economic dialogue, this year
initiating bilateral consultations on agricultural
issues and continuing our consultations and joint
efforts in important international economic fora such
as APEC and the GATT.
In environmental and resource management:
:
Cooperation in conservation and environmental
protection is expanding; we have many shared interests
and similarities in resource endowments (i.e., coal,
oil, gas, hard rock minerals) and topography. There
are many recent examples of cooperation:
Our two governments have established a High Level
Group on Energy to exchange information on energy
policy, programs, demand; to review ongoing research
and development; and to engage in joint research
efforts.
--
US Interior Department (DOI) Minerals Management
Service has recently signed a bilateral MOU with
Australia's Department of Primary Industries and
Energy (DPIE) for sharing data on offshore minerals
development, including environmental protection
aspects.
THEMES
Page 5
DOI Bureau of Land Management has initiated a dialogue
with DPIE that is focused on the need to balance the
extraction of minerals, oil, gas, and timber with the
growing demands for recreation, and management of
cultural resources, and wildlife and fisheries
habitats. Plans include an exchange of technical
personnel between our countries.
USDOC/NOAA officials have recently met with their
Australian counterparts to discuss ways in which our
two nations can strengthen efforts regarding the
important environmental problems of driftnet fishing,
endangered species, and the monitoring/assessment of
the global warming threat.
In APEC, where Australia leads the Energy Working
Group, our two governments are cooperating closely to
establish a regional clean coal technology utilization
center.
The U.S. and Australia recently co-sponsored the
creation of an International Forestry Research
Institute to focus on issues related to the
conservation of tropical forests and the arrest of
deforestation and environmental degradation.
In fighting illicit narcotics:
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Australia has done much to assist regional countries
in their counternarcotics efforts and is an active
member of the "Dublin Group" of donor nations that
coordinates counternarcotics aid to producer nations.
:
Our countries are united in the worldwide fight
against drug abuse and trafficking, which is becoming
a security threat of the 1990s.
THEMES
PAGE 6
Points of D. fference ma Mature Relationship:
Other issues:
o
There are some issues on which we do not meet eye-to-eye
but which should also be mentioned.
Encourage continued Australian support for an
ambitious Uruguay Round package including disciplines
on Trade Related Investment Measures (which Australia
continues to oppose) and services, where Australia has
been more forthcoming recently and urge progresson
bilateral trade issues.
Australia remains on the Special 301 Priority Watch
list for local content requirements on television
Reduce ove
broadcasting. This is barrier to cultural
interchange. We hope to see a phase-out, not a
phase-in, of local content requirements.
general tick
IPR: On parallel import of books, there have been
slight improvements in this area, but we urge the GOA
to adopt provisions that would completely exempt
foreign textbooks from parallel imports.
--
IPR: We also are concerned by the Australian
Attorney-General's rejection of a proposed amendment
to the copyright law to provide an exclusive rental
right for sound recordings. While Australia works for
tronger standards for IPR in the Round, its actions
at home are not consistent with this.
One particularly difficult issue is Australian continuing
concern over the impact on Australian farmers of the U.S.
Export Enhancement Program for agriculture. This issue
should be confronted sympathetically but directly:
--
Note the plight of American as well as Australian
farmers, our legitimate stake in world grain markets,
our intention to continue EEP as leverage on the EC,
and our hope that export subsidies will be sharply
reduced in the Uruguay Round.
THEMES
PAGE 7
--
Recognize and regret that EEP is a factor affecting
Australian farmers, but note other factors --
especially EC dumping, higher global production,
Australia's transport/port inefficiencies affecting
competitiveness, the drought, the high cost of
agricultural inputs, and the simultaneous collapse of
the wool market.
Stress that we take Australian interests into account
in implementing EEP, including setting up a bilateral
consultative mechanism that met in August for the
first time, and will continue.
Melbourne Luncheon Speech on Global/Regional Issues
Overall themes: L Begin with/the the changes in Europe and move on
Touch on Historical Address Se thing, need to stand Fogether in face of challenges. new
to the latest initiatives in the Middle East and Southeast
Asia. While addressing the changing political winds in the
world, the President should also assure continued U.S.
commitment to regional stability in Asia and the Pacific.
Finally, focus should be placed upon international economic
issues of mutual concern.
Recognize Australia's Growing International Role:
Express appreciation for the leadership role Australia has
assumed in the world.
Australia's contribution to the Gulf War, incl. joint facilities
--
--
Active role in working toward a settlement in Cambodia
--
Leadership in forming APEC
--
Strong efforts on proliferation issues, particularly
regarding nuclear and chemical weapons
Our partnership has become increasingly important,
especially in the wake of the tremendous changes that have
occurred in the world over the last two years.
THEMES
PAGE 8
U.S. Regional Role to Remain Strong:
o
The regional partnership which the U.S. has enjoyed with
Australia and other countries has been the foundation for
economic and political stability in the region.
Despite the changes elsewhere in the world, the U.S. will
remain engaged, concerned and active in Asia and the
Pacific, both in strategic and economic terms.
Shoulder to- shoulder,
Facing Challenges Ahead:
This is not to say that there are no challenges ahead:
--
The proliferation of chemical, nuclear and biological
weapons of mass destruction remains a problem;
Australia's role in achieving international safeguards
to reverse the proliferation trend has been critical
to this effort, complemented by us security mitiatives globally +14 the region.
--
We share a common view that the formation of
protective trading blocs must be avoided, and support
for cooperative frameworks such as APEC must be
vigorously continued.
--
We should do all we can to open markets and foster
free trade in order to strengthen international
economic cooperation, confidence and recovery.
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Nicholas Frank GREINER
AUSTRALIA
(Phonetic: GRYner)
Premier, New South Wales
(since March 1988)
Addressed as: Mr. Premier
Nicholas Greiner is Australia's youngest
premier. A former businessman, he has streamlined
upper levels of management, improved law
enforcement, promoted development projects,
encouraged new investment, and moved to reduce
the state's debt by selling public assets and
reducing government payrolls.
Greiner was born on 27 April 1947 in
Hungary; his parents immigrated to Australia
when he was a child. He graduated first in his class
©
with a degree in economics from the University of Sydney and holds an MBA degree with
distinction from Harvard. He returned to Australia in the mid-1970s. Before entering
politics, he worked in the construction and publishing industries. He was chairman of
Harper and Row (Asia) during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has also served on federal
government boards, including the Housing Board. Greiner joined the Liberal Party in 1967
and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in 1980. During 1980-83
he served as state shadow treasurer and shadow minister for housing and cooperative
societies. He led the opposition in New South Wales from 1983 until assuming his current
post.
Greiner enjoys most spectator sports, playing squash and skiing, and attending the
theater and opera. He is an active member of the Harvard Club in Sydney. Married to
Kathryn Callaghan, he has a son and a daughter.
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UNCLASSIFIED
Nicholas Frank GREINER AUSTRALIA
(Phonetic: GRYner)
Premier, New South Wales
(since 1988)
Addressed as: Mr. Premier
Nicholas Greiner is considered by most local observers
to be one of New South Wales' brightest politicians and, at
44, is Australia's youngest premier. He has received good
marks for his efforts to restore integrity and efficiency to
a government plagued by corruption scandals under the
previous Labor administration. Nevertheless, Greiner's
popularity dropped during 1990, and his coalition failed to
maintain its parliamentary majority in a state election in
May 1991. He began his second term with a minority
government reliant upon support from independent MPs.
Despite his recent electoral setback, Greiner is
generally considered a rising star in the Liberal Party. He
denies national political ambitions and recently recanted
his promise to serve only two terms as state premier, saying
he will remain as long as the Labor Party wants him as its
leader. A former businessman, he has streamlined upper
levels of management, improved law enforcement, promoted
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UNCLASSIFIED
development projects, encouraged new investment, and moved
to reduce the state's debt by selling public assets and
reducing government payrolls. Greiner has led trade
delegations to Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Moscow.
He and his wife frequently make private visits to this
country to meet with political contacts, to catch up on the
latest in campaign technology and innovations in government
management, and to attend Harvard reunions. (He holds an
M.B.A. degree with high distinction from Harvard.) He has
also shown particular interest in US reform of social
service programs at the state level.
Greiner was born on 27 April 1947 in Hungary; his
parents immigrated to Australia when he was a child. He
graduated first in his class with a degree in economics from
the University of Sydney before going to Harvard. He
subsequently worked in the timber, construction, and
publishing industries. He was chairman of Harper and Row
(Asia) during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has also
served on federal government boards, including the Housing
Board. Greiner joined the Liberal Party in 1967 and was
elected to the New South Wales Parliament in 1980. During
1980-83 he served as shadow treasurer and shadow minister
for housing and cooperative societies. He led the
opposition from 1983 until 1988. Concurrent with the
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UNCLASSIFIED
premiership, Greiner holds the treasury and ethnic affairs
portfolios.
Greiner enjoys watching most spectator sports, playing
squash, skiing, and attending the theater and opera. He is
an active member of the Harvard Club in Sydney. Greiner is
a devout Catholic. Married to the former Kathryn Callaghan,
he has a son and a daughter.
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AND TERRITORY
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FINDIAN
OCEAN
In 1854 gold miners at the Eureka
Stockade in Victoria revolted against
corrupt police, limited suffrage, and
other political and economic injus-
tices. Their flag was blue with five
eight-pointed white stars on a white
cross, symbolizing the sky which is
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sequent designs.
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Unification of six British colonies in
the Commonwealth of Australia on
1 January 1901 called for a national
flag. Chosen in a competition which
drew more than 30,000 entries, this
flag displays the Southern Cross con-
stellation reminiscent of the Eureka
Stockade flag. In addition a seven-
pointed star (changed from six points
in 1909) represents the Common-
wealth with its six states and its
territories. The Union Jack is a re-
minder of the historical and political
links which Australia has with Brit-
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA
TASMANIA
The golden sands of the 700 Ba-
hamian islands are reflected in the
center stripe of the flag. while the
aquamarine stripes bring to mind the
various shades of ocean waters
around those islands. The black
triangle indicates the unity of the
Bahamian people and their determi-
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