BRIEFING MATERIALS FOR THE DCI ON THE BUSH TRIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85T00287R000500780001-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 10, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Vice President's trip mainly focused on US policy on INF. In
addition, Bush discussed economic issues with several European
officials. The "talking points" provided to you yesterday
public comment on the trip.
Embassy reports on the Vice President's conversations with selected
West European leaders are highlighted below:
Administration would fulfill the FRG's Alliance
responsibilities, including--if necessary--deolovment some
INF missiles. He acknowledged, however, that the SPD's
primary purpose was to make deployments superfluous.
Colombo told the Vice President it is important to stress
that the negotiations were moving forward and that the zero
option was not a "take it or leave it proposition."
Belgian Foreign Minister Tindeman s said that proposing an
interim solution now would underct the US negotiating
position at Geneva.
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-- Dutch Prime Minister Lubbers said the zero option represented
the best outcome at Geneva, but he too favored reaching
interim agreements with zero aftd the ultimate goal.
the Vice President
discussed economic matters with officials at the EC in Brussels and
with other officials in Rome and Paris. In those discussions:
-- EC Commission President Thorn brought up the recent US sale
of subsidized wheat flour to Egypt--a traditional EC market--
and said EC retaliation was possible.
-- In Brussels, Paris, and Rome, officials emphasized that the
European public would look to the US to combat the recession
and stressed the importance of lower interest rates and
monetary stability.
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