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CONF IDENTIAL
2111 ADD ON
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMCON
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
SUBJECT:
Telephone Conversation with President Mubarak
of Egypt
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
President Mubarak
Dennis W. Cheney, Situation Room, Notetaker
William Owen, Situation Room, Notetaker
DATE, TIME
March 17, 1990; 7:27 - 7:32 a.m. EST
AND PLACE:
The Oval Office
President Hosni Mubarak initiated the call to the President. (U)
President Mubarak: George, how are you? (U)
The President: Fine Hosni, and you? I'm pleased that democracy
is on the move everywhere. (U)
President Mubarak: It's due to your efforts. (U)
The President: What's going on in the Middle East? With all the
changes in Israel the peace process appears to be in a hiatus.
(f)
President Mubarak: Peace is coming. (U)
The President: We hold to our positions. Egypt is very
important to the process; you are a most reliable and sure friend
to us. (U)
President Mubarak: We will continue our efforts. We consider
you a sincere friend. (U)
The President: Did you get our message about that place in your
neighborhood? (c)
President Mubarak: We told Qadhafi that the U.S. was not
involved. (C)
The President: I wanted you to be dealing with the truth. If we
were involved I would tell you. It looks like it was an
accident. We didn't like the plant and believed it was producing
chemicals. (C)
DECLASSIFIED
PER E.O. 12958,
CONFIDENTIAL
AS AMENDED
Declassify on: OADR
CONFIDENTIAL
2000-0429-F
H 8/31/09
CONF IDENTIAL
2
President Mubarak: I received your message. We told Qadhafi
that the U.S. was not involved even before I received the
message.
The President: It looks like he is now suspicious of Germany.
(C)
President Mubarak: I told him not to go on suspicions without
proof; he appears calmer now. After I return from Namibia, I
will meet with Qadhafi. I'm trying to contain him. (f)
The President: Jim Baker is looking forward to seeing you there.
(f)
President Mubarak: I saw your press conference on television.
It was remarkable. How is Barbara? (U)
The President: She is fine. (U)
President Mubarak: And your family? (U)
The President: Everyone is well here. How is Susie? (U)
President Mubarak: She is well. She is coming for lunch, it is
lunch time here. George, thank you for your support with the IMF
and at the GATT. (U)
The President: We will keep trying on that and on the peace
process. (U)
President Mubarak: Good bye, George. (U)
The President: Good bye. (U)
CONFIDENTIAL