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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 25, 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID L. CHEW
STAFF SECRETARY
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
20
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Signing Statement for S.J. Res. 228
Jordan Arms Sales
Counsel's Office has reviewed the proposed signing statement
for S.J. Res. 228. In line 8, "Letter of Agreement" should
be "Letter of Offer," the term used in S.J. Res. 228 and the
Arms Export Control Act.
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Signing Statement for ST. Red 228- Jordan
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Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, DEOB).
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Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11-23-85
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 a.m. on 11-25-85
SUBJECT: SIGNING STATEMENT FOR S.J.RES. 228 -- JORDAN ARMS SALES
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
OGLESBY
REGAN
MILLER
RYAN
BUCHANAN
SPEAKES
CHAVEZ
SPRINKEL
CHEW
P
SS SVAHN
DANIELS
THOMAS
FIELDING
TUTTLE
HENKEL
HICKS
KINGON
LACY
McFARLANE
REMARKS: Please submit any comments/recommendations on the attached
signing statement to my office by 10:00 a.m. on Monday,
November 25. The President must sign the bill Monday.
RESPONSE:
David L. Chew
Staff Secretary
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
On October 21, I submitted to the Congress a formal
notification of the proposed sale of fighter aircraft, air
defense missiles, armored vehicles, and other equipment to
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The number and type of arms
included in our proposal were selected only after careful
study of Jordan's legitimate defensive needs.
I have today signed into law Senate Joint Resolution 228,
which provides that no Letter of Agreement for any of the
advanced weapons systems, including advanced aircraft and
advanced air defense systems, included in our proposed sale
to Jordan will be valid before March 1, 1986, unless Jordan
enters direct negotiations with Israel before that date. This
legislation expresses Congress' belief that the peace process
should be our primary concern.
Peace remains my main concern as it is that of
King Hussein, Prime Minister Peres, and other responsible
leaders throughout the Middle East. King Hussein has taken
dramatic steps towards peace, steps which have exposed him and
the people of Jordan to strong pressure and bloody violence
from those adamantly opposed to any peaceful settlement. Our
arms proposals are designed to strengthen Jordan's ability to
pursue its demonstrated commitment to peace.'
In the months between now and March 1, we will
continue to work towards achieving the goal we all share,
the goal King Hussein outlined in his recent speech to the
United Nations General Assembly, prompt, direct negotiations
between Jordan and Israel. I remain equally committed to
providing Jordan the defensive arms it requires. These
weapons are neither a reward nor penalty for Jordan's actions,
but tangible proof that we remain committed to providing a
good friend of many years with the tools needed to protect
itself during the search for peace in a troubled region.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
November 25, 1985
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
On October 21, I submitted to the Congress a formal
notification of the proposed sale of fighter aircraft, air
defense missiles, armored vehicles, and other equipment to
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The number and type of arms
included in our proposal were selected only after careful
study of Jordan's legitimate defensive needs.
I have today signed into law Senate Joint Resolution 228
which provides that no Letter of Offer for any of the advanced
weapons systems, including advanced aircraft and advanced air
defense systems, included in our proposed sale to Jordan will
be valid before March 1, 1986, unless Jordan enters direct
negotiations with Israel before that date. This legislation
expresses Congress' belief that the peace process should be
our primary concern.
Peace remains my main concern as it is that of
King Hussein, Prime Minister Peres, and other responsible
leaders throughout the Middle East. King Hussein has taken
dramatic steps towards peace, steps which have exposed him and
the people of Jordan to strong pressure and bloody violence
from those adamantly opposed to any peaceful settlement. Our
arms proposals are designed to strengthen Jordan's ability to
pursue its demonstrated commitment to peace.
In the months between now and March 1, we will
continue to work towards achieving the goal we all share,
the goal King Hussein outlined in his recent speech to the
United Nations General Assembly, prompt, direct negotiations
between Jordan and Israel. I remain equally committed to
providing Jordan the defensive arms it requires. These
weapons are neither a reward nor penalty for Jordan's actions,
but tangible proof that we remain committed to providing a
good friend of many years with the tools needed to protect
itself during the search for peace in a troubled region.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 16, 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID L. CHEW
STAFF SECRETARY
FROM:
H. LAWRENCE GARRETT,
IID
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
S.J. Res. 238 -- Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement Between U.S. and China
Per our telephone conversation, Counsel's Office has
reviewed the above-referenced resolution, and finds no
objection to it from a legal perspective.
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/14/85
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 8:00 A.M. 12/16/85
SUBJECT: S.J.RES. 238 -- NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND CHINA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
REGAN
OGLESBY
MILLER
RYAN
BUCHANAN
SPEAKES
CHAVEZ
SPRINKEL
CHEW
P
SS SVAHN
DANIELS
THOMAS
FIELDING
TUTTLE
HENKEL
CLERK
HICKS
KINGON
LACY
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations on the attached
enrolled bill memo and signing statement NO LATER THAN
8:00 A.M. MONDAY, December 16th. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
David L. Chew
Staff Secretary
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
DEC 14 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT: Enrolled Resolution S.J.Res. 238 - Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement Between the United States and the People's
Republic of China
Sponsor : - Senator Lugar (R) Indiana
Last Day for Action
December 24, 1985 - Tuesday
Purpose
Approves the implementation of the Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement between the United States and the People's Republic of
China (PRC) and requires a Presidential certification and report
in advance of the issuance of any nuclear export licenses or
retransfer approvals for the PRC.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of State
Approval (Signing
statement attached)
National Security Council
Approval (Informally)
Department of Energy
Approval (Informally)
Department of Commerce
No objection (Informally)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
No objection (Informally)
Department of Defense
No response
Discussion
On July 24, 1985, you formally submitted the proposed Nuclear
Cooperation Agreement (Agreement) between the United States and
the PRC to Congress.
S.J.Res. 238 approves the implementation of the Agreement and
requires a one-time Presidential certification and report in
advance of the issuance of any nuclear export licenses or
retransfer approvals for the PRC. Specifically, S.J.Res. 238
requires that:
0 no license be issued or transfer or retransfer approved for
export of any nuclear material, facilities, or components to
the PRC until the expiration of a 30-day period of
continuous session of Congress after a Presidential
certification that: (a) the arrangements for visits and
exchanges of information made pursuant to Article 8 of the
Agreement have been designed to be effective in ensuring
that exports shall be utilized solely for peaceful purposes;
(b) based on additional information from the PRC and all
other information available to the U.S. Government, the PRC
is not in violation of paragraph (2) of Section 129 of the
Atomic Energy Act concerning conduct that would require the
U.S. to terminate nuclear exports; and (c) the obligation
for the U.S. Government to favorably consider a PRC request
under Article 5(2) of the Agreement shall not prejudice the
decision of the United States to approve or disapprove the
request;
0 the President submit to Congress a report detailing the
history and current developments in the PRC's
nonproliferation policies and practices; and
o each proposed export under the Agreement be subject to
United States laws and regulations in effect at the time of
each export.
Congressional supporters of the Agreement felt it necessary
to enact this resolution in order to preempt opponents who
proposed legislation unacceptable to the Administration -- now
contained in the Glenn Amendment described below. The opponents'
legislation was based on concerns about Chinese nonproliferation
policy which we believe are exagerated.
The substance of S.J.Res. 238 was negotiated by the
Department of State working with the House Foreign Affairs and
Senate Foreign Relations Committees. S.J.Res. 238 passed the
Senate by voice vote and the House by a recorded vote of 307-112.
We have reviewed the State Department's proposed signing
statement, which is attached, and recommend that you issue it
when you sign the resolution. State recommends issuance of the
signing statement because it would clarify the legal effect of
the joint resolution on the Agreement, would indicate how the
Executive branch interprets the certification requirement
pertaining to section 129(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, and would
clarify other technical, legal concerns. In addition, the
statement would indicate your view that the Glenn Amendment,
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contained in the Senate version of the Continuing Resolution, is
strongly objectionable. This amendment would, in effect, require
us to renegotiate the provisions in the Agreement pertaining to
ensuring the peaceful use of nuclear material and technology we
export to China. Because the Chinese would not accept this, the
Glenn Amendment would cripple the Agreement, do serious damage to
U.S. - China relations, and severely set back all the progress we
have made with the Chinese in the nonproliferation area.
Jamesic. MPP III
Director
Enclosures
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STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I am pleased to sign into law today S.J. Res. 238, in which
the Congress states that it favors the agreement for peaceful
nuclear cooperation between the United States and China which I
transmitted to Congress on July 24, 1985. The agreement will
have a significant, positive effect on the relations between
the United States and the People's Republic of China and will
lead to a continuing dialogue with China on important nuclear
energy and non-proliferation matters. It will further U.S.
non-proliferation and other foreign policy interests. I
therefore welcome Congress' support for the agreement.
Since I submitted the agreement without exempting it from
any requirement in section 123(a) of the Atomic Energy Act, no
affirmative legislation was required to permit the agreement to
be brought into force after the legally stipulated time periods
for Congressional review had been completed. The agreement may
therefore be brought into force at that time in accordance with
the procedure set forth in article 10 of the agreement.
The joint resolution does require a one-time certification
and a one-time report before exports to China under the
agreement may commence. It assigns exclusively to the
President the responsibility to review the matters to be
certified to and to decide whether the certification may be
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made. Three matters must be certified: (1) that the
arrangements for visits and exchanges of information made
pursuant to article 8 of the agreement are, as called for by
this article itself, designed to be effective in ensuring that
nuclear exports under the agreement are used solely for
intended peaceful purposes; (2) that, after examining all
information available to the United States Government,
including any additional information which China has provided,
nuclear exports to China are not precluded under section 129 (2)
of the Atomic Energy Act; and (3) that the obligation to
consider favorably a request to carry out activities described
in article 5 (2) of the agreement does not prejudice the
decision of the United States to approve or disapprove such a
request. In addition, the joint resolution requires a report
on Chinese non-proliferation policies and practices before
exports commence.
The joint resolution also states that U.S. exports are
subject to U.S. laws and regulations in effect at the time of
export. This is a restatement of existing U.S. law and does
not conflict with any obligations undertaken by the United
States under the agreement. Finally, the joint resolution
contains a section intended to ensure that the provisions in
the China agreement that are textually different from
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provisions of the type contained in other U.S. peaceful nuclear
cooperation agreements will not be the starting point for
future nuclear cooperation agreement negotiations with other
countries.
This joint resolution serves our interests in promoting
peaceful nuclear cooperation and a non-proliferation dialogue
with China. For this reason, I have decided to sign the joint
resolution.
I appreciate the efforts of Senators Lugar and Cranston and
Congressmen Fascell, Broomfield, Bonker, Solarz, as well as
others, in developing a joint resolution text which both the
Administration and the Congress could accept.
I understand that an amendment relating to the U.S.-China
peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement is currently under
consideration in the conference on the continuing resolution.
I strongly object to that amendment.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 19, 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID L. CHEW
STAFF SECRETARY
FROM:
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL 070- TO THE PRESIDENT
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
S.J. Res. 32 -- Ethnic American Day
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced enrolled
resolution, and finds no objection to it from a legal
perspective.
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/19/85
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
6:00 P.M. TODAY
SUBJECT: S.J. Res. 32 - Ethnic American Day
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARILANE
REGAN
à
OGLESBY
MILLER
RYAN
BUCHANAN
SPEAKES
CHAVEZ
SPRINKEL
CHEW
SVAHNI
DANIELS
X
THOMAS
FIELDING
TUTTLE
HENKEL
HICKS
KINGON
LACY
REMARKS: Please give your recommendations to my office by 6:00 p.m.
today. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
David L. Chew
Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
B
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
DEC 19 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT: Enrolled Resolution S.J. Res. 32 - Ethnic American Day
Sponsors - Sen. Pressler (R) South Dakota and 27 others
Last Day for Action
December 28, 1985 - Saturday
Purpose
To designate September 21, 1986, as "Ethnic American Day.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of Justice
No objection(Informally)
Discussion
The United States has been, and remains, a refuge for
persons from overseas seeking freedom and opportunity. Many of
these ethnic Americans have defended our Nation with their lives.
Others have made major contributions to the arts and sciences.
The enrolled resolution, which passed both Houses by voice
vote, requests that you designate September 21, 1986, as "Ethnic
American Day" and that you call upon the people of the United
States to promote mutual understanding among all Americans,
regardless of their ethnic origins.
A draft proclamation for this purpose will be forwarded for
your consideration at a + later date.
James James C. Miller III
MA
Director
Enclosures
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 26, 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID L. CHEW
STAFF SECRETARY
FROM:
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL JJR THE PRESIDENT
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
S.J. Res. 235 -- Truck and Bus
Safety Week
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced enrolled
resolution, and finds no objection to it from a legal
perspective.
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/26/85
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 P.M. TODAY
SUBJECT: S.J.RES. 235 -- TRUCK AND BUS SAFETY WEEK
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
REGAN
OGLESBY
MILLER
RYAN
BUCHANAN
SPEAKES
CHAVEZ
SPRINKEL
CHEW
P
SS SVAHN
DANIELS
THOMAS
FIELDING
TUTTLE
HENKEL
HICKS
KINGON
LACY
REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations by 5:00 p.m.
today. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
David L. Chew
Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE
UNITED
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
STECUTIVE
STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
DEC 24 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT: Enrolled Resolution S.J. Res. 235 - Truck and Bus
Safety Week
Sponsors - Sen. Danforth (R) Missouri and 29 others
Last Day for Action
January 1, 1986 - Wednesday
Purpose
To designate the week of January 26, 1986, to February 1,
1986 as "Truck and Bus Safety Week."
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of Transportation
Approval
Discussion
S.J. Res. 235 authorizes and requests the President to
designate the week of January 26, 1986, to February 1, 1986, as
"Truck and Bus Safety Week, " and requests the President to call
upon Federal, State and local government agencies and the people
of the United States to observe the week with appropriate
activities.
January is an especially good time to highlight the
importance of truck and bus safety because it serves as a
reminder of the special care needed to drive safely on roads
covered with ice and snow. Moreover, this special week in
January should help establish an increased safety consciousness
throughout the entire year. A draft proclamation will be
forwarded separately for your consideration.
S.J. Res. 235 passed both Houses by voice vote.
C.
MA
James C. Miller III
Director
Enclosures