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Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis of Greece in Paris, France ID 2475 Date 11/21/1990 Persian Gulf Crisis Q. Mr. President, did you have a breakthrough with President Gorbachev on the Persian Gulf in terms of a resolution you're seeking? Do you think there's been a little give there? The President. Helen [Helen Thomas, United Press International], I've said all along -- and please go back and look at it -- that we're on the same wavelength with the Soviet …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters in Paris, France ID 2476 Date 11/21/1990 The President. We're going to have a statement on what transpired here in the CSCE talks. And really, the first sentence, although written in the past tense, says it all: that in signing the Charter of Paris this morning, we have closed a chapter of history. I'm about to sign this, and we are closing a chapter in history. The cold war is over, and now we move on to working with the various countries in the …
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Text of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe ID 2477 Date 11/21/1990 A New Era of Democracy, Peace and Unity We, the Heads of State or Government of the States participating in the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, have assembled in Paris at a time of profound change and historic expectations. The era of confrontation and division of Europe has ended. We declare that henceforth our relations will be founded on respect and co-operation. Europe is liberating itself from the legacy of the …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Following Discussions With Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah of Kuwait ID 2479 Date 11/21/1990 The President. May I say that I just had a very useful meeting with His Highness, the Amir, and I reiterated the total commitment of the United States to the objectives that are enshrined in 10 United Nations Security Council resolutions. And as you all know, these objectives include Iraq's immediate and unconditional withdrawal …
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Statement on Signing the Bill Authorizing the Conveyance of Land by the Rumsey Indian Rancheria ID 2501 Date 11/28/1990 Today I have signed H.R. 3703, an Act ``To authorize the Rumsey Indian Rancheria to convey a certain parcel of land.'' H.R. 3703 contains numerous provisions that will promote the economic and social welfare of native Americans. Those provisions that provide for the prevention, identification, treatment, and investigation of child abuse and neglect on Indian reservations are meritorious. …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Argentine and Brazilian Compliance With Nuclear Safeguards and Nonproliferation Regimes ID 2506 Date 11/29/1990 The United States applauds the November 28 announcement by Argentina and Brazil to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to apply safeguards to all nuclear facilities and activities in their countries and to bring into force the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which establishes a nuclear weapon-free zone in Latin America. The prospects for a Latin …
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Statement on Signing the Bill on Wetland and Coastal Inland Waters Protection and Restoration Programs ID 2508 Date 11/29/1990 Today I am signing H.R. 5390, ``An Act to prevent and control infestation of the coastal inland waters of the United States by the zebra mussel and other nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program, and for other purposes.'' This Act is designed to minimize, monitor, and control nonindigenous species that become established in the …
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Remarks to the Association of Bank Holding Companies ID 2509 Date 11/29/1990 Well, thank you all very much. And it is a pleasure to do what's known in Washington as a cameo appearance, a drop-by. But I'm delighted to be here -- these very busy and very interesting times. I first want to thank Gene Miller and, of course, my friend -- I don't want to put him in an age category, but my classmate -- Lud Ashley, an old friend, and, of course, the leading lights of the banking industry here today. Back in …
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Remarks to Business Leaders on the Federal Budget Agreement ID 2287 Date 10/02/1990 Thank you very, very much for coming over. I met this morning with the Republican Members of the Congress to underscore the necessity for quick and decisive action on the budget agreement through the bipartisan leadership in both Houses. And I again am calling on the Congress to act, and act soon, on this vital legislation. Tonight I'm going to take the case for this budget agreement to the American people on a national …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Regional Newspaper Editors ID 2292 Date 10/03/1990 The President. Well, thank you all very much, and welcome to the White House. I've asked Dick Darman and Secretary Brady to be with us, though I know they've responded to many of your questions. And I want to take this opportunity to thank them and also Governor Sununu. These were our three top negotiators. They lived through every agonizing minute of the discussions that led up to an agreement that I am …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation on Trade Preference for Andean Countries ID 2301 Date 10/05/1990 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to transmit a legislative proposal entitled the ``Andean Trade Preference Act of 1990'' and a section-by-section analysis. The Andean nations are engaged in a serious struggle to combat illegal narcotics trafficking. It is incumbent upon the United States to aid them in their efforts to develop legitimate trading opportunities for …
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Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for David H. Souter as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ID 2306 Date 10/08/1990 The President. Thank you all, and good afternoon. Mr. Chief Justice, and members of the Court; Members of the United States Congress that are here today, Senate and House; members of the Cabinet; Mr. Vice President: It is truly an honor to greet you all here at the White House and particularly to welcome the friends of this extraordinary Justice to Washington. …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson of Trinidad and Tobago ID 2310 Date 10/09/1990 The President met today with Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson of Trinidad and Tobago in the Oval Office. The President expressed his sorrow over the loss of life in the coup attempt in late July, and he congratulated the Prime Minister and his government for the bravery shown in confronting the terrorists and in defending their democratic institutions. The Prime …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With House Republican Leaders ID 2317 Date 10/11/1990 The President met for nearly an hour and a half this morning with Republican congressional leaders of the committees of the House of Representatives to discuss the budget. This group parallels the Senate Republican ranking committee members that the President met with on Tuesday. The President said: ``The country needs a 5-year, 0 billion deficit reduction program to be enacted this …
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Final Order for Emergency Deficit Control Measures for Fiscal Year 1991 ID 2326 Date 10/15/1990 By the authority vested in me as President by the statutes of the United States of America, including section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99 - 177), as amended by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100 - 119) (hereafter referred to as ``the Act''), I hereby order that the following actions shall be taken to …
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Remarks at a Republican Fundraising Reception in Omaha, Nebraska ID 2329 Date 10/15/1990 Oh, how nice it is to be out where the real people are -- outside of Washington, DC. Gosh, what a wonderful welcome. Thank you so much. Kay, thank you. Please be seated, audience. [Laughter] Thank you. What is it about Nebraska that just gives you this warm feeling of welcome? Barbara was here not so long ago and came home raving. It was at that point that our dog wrote a book. [Laughter] But she does send her love, …
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Remarks on Lighting the National Christmas Tree ID 2557 Date 12/13/1990 Joe, thank you very much. Thank you, Joe Riley. And thank you, Jane Powell and Willard Scott and Ricky Van Shelton and Ruth Brown and the Army Band, the magnificent University of Wyoming Chorale and our members of the clergy, the California Raisins and, of course, Santa Claus. And may I give a special welcome to the American hostages, just home from Kuwait and Iraq, who are with us here tonight. And my thanks to Secretary Lujan and the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Export Control Initiatives ID 2558 Date 12/13/1990 The President has approved a series of export control initiatives that reflect changing strategic concerns of the United States. These include a package of procedural reforms to streamline and clarify export license processing, while enhancing our export controls to stem the spread of missile technology and nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. The President also decided a number of pending …
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Remarks on Cabinet Nominations and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters ID 2560 Date 12/17/1990 The President. I have a brief statement, and then I will ask the two with me to make comment, and then I'll be glad to take maybe two questions and turn the meeting over to both of these. On Friday, I announced that Congresswoman Lynn Martin of Illinois had agreed to take on the job of Secretary of Labor, and I've been visiting with her again about that just now in the Oval Office. And it is very clear …
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Presidential Determination No. 91 - 10 -- Memorandum on the Cancellation of Egyptian Military Debt ID 2574 Date 12/27/1990 Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Defense Subject: Presidential Determination on Egyptian Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Debt Section 592(d)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101 - 513) (the ``Act'') authorizes me, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the context of certain …
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Appendix B -- Nominations Submitted to the Senate ID 2579 Date 12/31/1990 The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers. Submitted January 23 Everett Ellis Briggs, of New Hampshire, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Portugal. Paul C. Lambert, of New …
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Nomination of Arthur J. Hill To Be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ID 2590 Date 01/03/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Arthur J. Hill, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He will serve as Federal Housing Commissioner. He would succeed Austin Fitts. Since 1989 Mr. Hill has served as President of the Government National Mortgage Association at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC. Prior to …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Canada-United States Fishing Agreement ID 2594 Date 01/04/1991 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public Law 94 - 265; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Fisheries Enforcement, signed at Ottawa on September 26, 1990. Under the Agreement, the United States and …
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Remarks on the United States Discussions With Iraq and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters ID 2595 Date 01/04/1991 The President. Let me just make a brief statement and take a couple of questions; then I've got to be on my way. But as you all know, Iraq has accepted my initiative for a meeting between Secretary Baker and Foreign Minister `Aziz. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 9th, in Geneva. And this is a useful step. I hope that Iraq's acceptance of the meeting indicates a …
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Nomination of Stanford E. Parris To Be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation ID 2600 Date 01/08/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Stanford E. Parris, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, for a term of 7 years. He would succeed James L. Emery. Congressman Parris served as the United States Congressman for the Eighth District of Virginia from 1981 to 1990. Prior to this, he …
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Appointment of Gregory S. Walden as Associate Counsel to the President ID 2601 Date 01/08/1991 The President today announced the appointment of Gregory S. Walden, of California, to be Associate Counsel to the President at the White House. Since 1988 Mr. Walden has served as Chief Counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration at the Department of Transportation. Mr. Walden served with the Department of Justice in several capacities: Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1986 - 1988; Deputy Associate Attorney …
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Statement on Signing the Market Reform Act of 1990 ID 2333 Date 10/16/1990 I am today signing H.R. 3657, the ``Market Reform Act of 1990.'' This bill addresses concerns with regard to the stability of U.S. securities markets as a result of many factors, including the extraordinary volatility that transpired in the market break in 1987 and the less severe break in 1989. The bill provides a number of worthwhile measures to enhance financial market stability that have been strongly recommended by the …
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Statement on Civil Rights Legislation ID 2343 Date 10/20/1990 Today I received S. 2104, the Kennedy-Hawkins ``Civil Rights Act of 1990.'' As I have said before, in its current form, this bill is a quota bill. Throughout congressional consideration of this bill, I have said repeatedly that I want to sign a civil rights bill this year that addresses certain Supreme Court decisions regarding employment discrimination. There are reasonable compromises that I would support that address legitimate issues raised …
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Statement on Signing the San Carlos Mineral Strip Act of 1990 ID 2346 Date 10/22/1990 I am today signing H.R. 4593, the ``San Carlos Mineral Strip Act of 1990.'' H.R. 4593 is intended to resolve the status of an area of the San Carlos Apache Mineral Strip that has long been administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Coronado National Forest in Arizona. The bill would resolve the issue by transferring to the Secretary of the Interior the administration of the surface rights in the land …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Report on the State of Small Business ID 2349 Date 10/22/1990 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to submit my first annual report on the state of small business, which documents the progress of small firms in 1989. Over the record-breaking past almost 8 years of economic expansion, the economic environment for small business growth has been remarkable. Entrepreneurs have seized the opportunity to create millions of new enterprises, innovative …