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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Danzansky, Stephen I.: Files Folder Title: Soviet Union (3) Box: RAC Box 12 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ WITHDRAWAL SHEET Ronald Reagan Library DOCUMENT NO . AND TYPE SUBJECT/TITLE DATE RESTRICTION 1. memo to Directorate of Intelligence re: Nikonov's visit to the United 10/-/87 P-1 States (1 Opp) 2. memo from Fritz Ermarth to Colin Powell re: US -Soviet trade (2pp) 10/1/87 P-1 3. memo from from Am. Conslu, Frankfurt to Sec. of State re: preliminary 6/-/87 P-1 assesment of the June Plenum (5pp) 4. report re: Soviet issues foreign counterintelligence - Russia, includes 6/26/87 P-1 copy (4pp) ,,. ~ 5. vax from Am. Embassy, London to Sec of State re: 4/-/87 P-1 fol Ju Thatcher/Gorbachev discussions - further details (6pp) - J. meme _ .fu>m Scott Sullivan to Peter Rodman, S. Danzansky and Tyrus 6/4/86 D 1 \..\ Cobb re: Soviets exclu ""fi'oni-euro---- ---- --,.--. .::1-e· , .., '~,_t' PJ . fo\~d ---- ---...__ - ------ --~ COLLECTION: DANZANSKY, STEPHEN I.: Files db FILE FOLDER: ('31) ~~) Soviet Union fl ot: JJ- Re,e 918t8 f2._A- C. B" )<' 1-;2_ 12/5/94 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Record• Act - 144 U.S.C. 22041al) Freedom of Information Act - (5 U.S.C. 5521bll P-1 National security claHified information [la)l 1 I of the PRAI. 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October 30, 1987 JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT Building on progress in u.s.-soviet relations, including high-level exchanges and the discussions between Foreign Minister Shevardnadze and Secretary of State Shultz in Washington on · October 30, as well as their talks in Moscow, President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev have agreed to meet in the United States beginning on December 7, 1987. The President and the General Secretary attach the highest importance to holding a substantive meeting which covers the full range of issues between the two countries -- arms reductions, human rights and humanitarian issues, settlement of regional conflicts, and bilateral relations -- and which makes significant headway over the full range of these issues. The two sides have agreed on a plan of action for further development of the u.s.-soviet dialogue, including the following. They have agreed to complete as soon as possible the treaty on the total elimination of U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles. At their meeting in the United States, the President and the General Secretary will, in addition to reviewing the full range of u.s.-soviet relations, sign the treaty on the total elimination of U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles; set the agenda for future contac~s between the leaders of the two countries; and consider thoroughly the development of instructions to delegations on a future treaty on 50 percent reductions in U.S. and Soviet strategic oftensive arms and on the observance of and non-withdrawal from the ABM Treaty for an agreed period. The President and the General Secretary envision a further meeting between them in the Soviet Union in the first half of 1988, where they would also seek progress across the entire range of u.s.-soviet relations. Toward this end, both sides will work towards early achievement of a treaty implementing the agreement to reduce strategic offensive arms by SO percent, which could be signed during the President's visit to Moscow. Foreign Minister Shevardnadze and Secretary of State Shultz will coordinate closely to ensure thorough and expeditious preparations of the forthcoming summit in Washington • I • • RONALD W. REAGAN LIBRARY THIS FORM MARKS THE FILE LOCATION OF ITEM NUMBER __I__ LISTED ON THE WITHDRAWAL SHEET AT THE FRONT OF THIS FOLDER. ,... , , ' Edward Mortimer on the latest round of the East-West debate Giving Gorbachev a chance HOW SHOULD the West re capable of taking the decisions spond to Gorbachev's chal that would be expected of them lenge? Is he, in fact, challenging in the newly decentralised eco us, or merely responding to a nomic system, and therefore the Western challenge that has benefits of reform would be been on the table for some very slow in coming. time? Should the more sophisti cated and reasonable approach The Soviet leader would then now adopted by Moscow in in need a 'Western response to ternational diplomacy be re help him move forward,' and Mr garded as an opportunity or a Kendall hoped this would be danger? Can the West 'help' forthcoming · 'a backward Sovi ment could have very negative Gorbachev? Is it in its interests et U:nion is not in our inter~st.' consequences for Western Eu to do so, and. if so, how? How rope, since 'the probability of much is really new in his 'new He gave short shrift to a pro conventional war is much great thinking'? What are his chances posal from Senator Bill Brad er than that of nuclear war.' of success and, if he succeeds, ley, the New Jersey Democrat, Mr Coste was clearly even what is the nature and extent of to make Soviet economic reform more disturbed by Mr Gensch the change in the Soviet system and cuts in military expendi er's speech than he was by the we should expect to see? ture a criterion for Western report of the Task Force (to bank lending. Mr Kendall said which he and his British col AH those questions were vig he saw no way of imposing such league had acted as 'special ad orously debated last weekend political controls on Western visers'). He reacted strongly to by a large gathering of politi banks and that, in any ca~e. it Mr Genscher's remark that cians, officials and pundits was 'not free enterprise.' 'whoever takes the worst case from all the maiJl Nato coun- scenario as the sole basis of his tries held at St Paul. Minnesota, The conference and the Task Force report were clearly in action, including his action vis by the Jpstitute of E~stcWest Se a-vis the Soviet Union, becomes ~urity ·Studies. It w like a tended to move American poli cy towards a more positive ap a political dead weight,' and m -brie.f[ng for tb~xpected warned that Soviet efforts to re Reagan-Gorbachev summit. proach to the Soviet Union. In this; the organisers received ea move the US nuclear presence Why Minnesota? Because it is ger support from Hans-Dietrich from Western Europe might al the 'home of Mr Whitney Mac Genscher, the West German so open up 'a growing rift be millan, c~hairman both of the Foreign Minister, who gave the tween France and Germany.· He Institute itself and of the Task opening keynote address. and urged the West 'not to play with Force whose report on the im from his Icelandic and Norwe nuclear deterrence in Europe,'. plications of Soviet new think gian colleagues. They seem to and to make self-determination ing was the reason the confer have had some impact on the the main criterion in judging ence was convened.· Mr Reagan Administration since the 'newness' 'Of Mr Gorbachev's Macmillan is also chairman of Mr John Whitehead, the Under thinking. · Cargill Inc, the biggest private Secretary of State, welcomed His British colleague, Mr ly-owned company in America. the report as evidence of a de David Gore-Booth, associated Cargill is an international grain veloping 'bipartisan' approach himself with these remarks, trading firm, and Minnesota is to the Soviet Union in the US - though he also endorsed the re the heart of North America's in effect, claiming that the Ad port's 'agenda for action' and grain belt. ministration was already doing said he very much hoped it Not that grafn-growers and most of the things recommend would be implemented. The Eu ed. ropeans, he suggested, were traders are the only ,American 'both behind and in front' of the businessmen with a strong in The main discordant f\Ote was Americans, meaning that they terest in improved US-Soviet struck by the British and espe were ahead in exploring the relations. Mr Donald Kendall, cially the French governments, prospects for, specific changes head of PepsiCo, told the con each repre11ented by the head of in Soviet policy - most notably• ference that Moscow would be policy planning in its Foreign in Eastern Europe and the Mid obliged to expand its opening Mini,try.