PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENTS: NOVEMBER 28 DECEMBER 5 12 19 26 AND JANUARY 3 AND 9

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THE WHITE HOUSE -
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CABINET A.F' I'.AIRS STAFFING MEMORANDU J
,:....Date:. 1/18/84 Number: 168864CA Due l3'y: ------------
Subject: -Presidential Statements: November 28, December 5., 12, 19, 26,
and January 3and 9
ALL CABINET MEMBERS
Vice President
State
Treasury
Defense
AGenerai -
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Commerce
Labor
HHS.
HUD
Transportation
Energy -
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'Selected Agencies
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CCCT/Gunn
CCEA/Porter
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CCHR/Simmons
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CCMA/Bledsoe
CCNRE/
The attached. Presidential.Statements are for your use in
speeches or written material.
Assistant to the President
for Cabinet Affairs
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Associate Director
Office of Cabinet Affairs
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^Tom Gibson ^Larry Herbolsheimer
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White Mouse Office of Policy Information
Washington
ESIDENTIAL STATE
D.C.
Number 30,
November'28,- 1983
We are .. prepared to. resume the talks ' at once. The
initiatives we have placed on the negotiating table have,'
only one objective: To reach a'fair agreement that reduces
the level of nuclear, arms. The United States and its NATO'
allies. are `united ?in, our commitment to .succeed.
Peace is too important.
States 'will never walk 'away - from the negotiating table.
is no justification for their breaking off negotiations just
as NATO,, is' beginning to restore.,, the balance. The'. United
Arms Control Talks (Soviet Walkout)
Common sense demands that we must continue [to seek
arms reductions]. We have negotiated for two years while the
Soviets have continued to deploy their SS-20 missiles.-There-'
Statement by the President in response to the Soviet..
break-off of the I.N.F. negotiations, November 23,198.3...-
- '[Secretary -James Watt] pledged, to ' the Governors of our
50 states that the Department . [of the Interior] would be a
good neighbor, that they would be included in land planning
and that small isolated tracts of land would be made
available for hospitals, schools, parks, or housing. He-also
stated that isolated small tracts would 'be sold to farmers
or heard.
Of course all this was distorted and led to
protests that he was selling national park-s. and wilderness.
What he actually did was sell, in 1982,-'55-tracts 'that
totaled only 1,300 acres and this year 228. tracts totalling
a little'over.'10,000 acres.- The largest parcel was 640
acres. That's one square mile. None of it was park, wildlife
refuge, 'wilderness or Indian Trust lands. They are not for
sale. And not one acre of national parkland was leased for
oil drilling or mining,' contrary to what you may have read
- Radio address to the nation, November 26, 1983.
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us aware, as much as we- are,
that there. cannot and must not be a nuclear confrontation in
the world `.by:.'the'only two nations that have the great
destructive eanah4 i i'..
ca a .to a strong
America and.the pursuit of the best for. all our citizens. His
leadership reflected one: of his favorite quotes from
Aristotle that defined the state of happiness as the exercise
of all a man's."vital.powers along the lines of excellence."
Message by the President on the twentieth anniversary
of the death of President Kennedy, November 22, 1983.
We all remember the bright --smile and wit [President
Kennedy] added to public life. He was dedi t d
r ants Barbara, November 23, 1983.
President 'John F. Kennedy
p
me
anal restoration program. This five-year effort is
the largest commitment to restoration and improvement of the
mark s z - m I--- ..___ I-_ ___
e ary]. Jim wart directed a billion dollar'.
im
rove
nt
y
e world. - But in
1981, they were a little frayed at the edges. Since 1978,
funds for ..upkeep ,and restoration had been cut in. half.
[Interior Se~r t
Our national parks are the env
'of th
Nuclear Warr.--.'Likelihood
believe "there's Ann
er of
g
as :long as : we have,. the nuclear conflict
, deterrent: power- that we have. .. , ...I_
think .. [the 'Soviets]' m t b
Religion in America
We rejoice - in the fact'that, while we hav
i
'
e ma
ntained
separate
institutions of church and state over our 200 years
of freedom, we have at,the same time preserved reverence for
spiritual beliefs.. Although we are a pluralistic society, the
giving, of, thanks 'can be a' true bond of unity.. among our
people. We can unite in gratitude for our nation's peace and
prosperity when so many in this world have neither.
Thanksgiving Day proclamation, November 24, 1983.
Remarks of the President. upon departure"
fo S
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pd.' protection of"-our. freedoms and, [our]. people.
that-,we're going '.to do- 'whatever's .-necessary.. for `:-the. safety;
White House Of.flca of Policy Information
We.'know that you can' t--buy 'peace at' any price.' . And' when
ours national"`security 'is concerned; the`- world better know
.Disabled Americans
wrong answer.
are unjust;"unwanted,-andnon-productive ." Paternalism is the
The disabled--want' what all 'of 'us- want. .-"The opportunity
to:contribute to our. communities, to use our creativity,-and
to go as far as-our God-given talents will take us. We see.
remarkable achievements in medicine,. technol6gy'.:...edudation
rehabilitation,. ;and in preventive medicine. Voluntary
efforts by 'the private :'sector --help .: in a thousand '-ways.
America is a caring society. But-too often, federal programs.;..
discourage full part cipation by- society. :Outmoded:attitudes..=
and practices that foster dependence are still with us. They
.government a little more efficient.
This whole-``charge .'of '`fairness' is political
demagoguery. And it's done for political purposes. ... What
we've been doing is redirecting the aid actually to the
truly needy. You would be surprised at how people. who
were really self-sustaining were getting government grants
and government aid at the expense of their neighbors.-And
those neighbors weren't making as.: much money: as' they 'were.
There has been no real' cutback or -decline in 'aid to -the
people who through no fault of their own must depend on the
rest of us. for help._ We are just trying to make the
Interview with--high school ?s.tud.e:nt:s?,-r`D,eccemb:e;r ;1,4~19.8;3..
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Remarks. at signing ceremony for the Decade.,,,_.
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Families and government.
;aTragicallv:'`~too. many ; rT, i_
~__ ........+?y 1-Vu nave been asking us
o :-swallow -?a.._.whopper,., namely
.:that bi
'
.
g -governments
is : the
greatest force> for, fairness a
d
n
progress.. But this so-called
solution has ,given., most..: of
us
b
..,.
a
ad case of financial
ndigestion. How :canfamili
s
s
e
.
urvive when big government's
powers to tax, , nflate :and no
l
t
gu
a
e_.absorb their .wealth,
usurp.. their., rights and crush th
i
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r spirit?,, Was. 'there
compassion in 21-1/2
percent i
.
nterest rates, -12-1/2 percent.
inflation, and :taxes soaring
r
o
sight?
..Radio address: to the nation, December.
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F:,-Israel;'s quest for peace
d
an
securi
ty is in constant
peril..from those ;driven b
h
tr
y
a
ed and violence;
has a,., friend..in__ A-nerica Israel
,,.and good friends stand toogether.
Just so nobody gets an
idea
y
s, let me be blunt., I f
Israel is ever forced to leave the U.N., the United States
and Israal will leave together.
Remarks at.. -.celebration of
-
.:.,,4.?. 9 amily values.
I*'s'-." if, the.: family where w
-- learn to think for
oursej.,Ves, cane .: for ?others and . - acquire the' values of
self reliance, 'integrity, responsibilit
ty and compassion
Families stand at th
e center of socie
~-'future must begin-by oreservin Y_~. SO building our
Local Government
December 4,_:,1
983.
Local government 'meetin 1
fundamental principle of good, ocal needs -- .: that's a
.government. Many government
workers here. in Washington are diligent and dedicated; I've
found that out.... And yet they can't know the American people
as well as - , Congressmen or ' mayors, . county or . local
officials. If those at the grassroots are to get their jobs
done and get them done right, we must, give them the resources
they need.
- Remarks at signing ceremony for State and
-Local Fiscal Assistance. Amendments of 1983.
--.-- na,~uxan uece 4,.'1983.'
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Whith Ho s 't ire of Policy Information
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Washington,,,D.C Number.32
December 12, 1983
.'Drug abuse in schools
We
must end the drug plagues
9 and alcohol abuse that
P. g
hundreds and,- -of our'chil
dren. Chemical abuse by
young people not only damages'. the lives of 'individual
users:.:..I t can_ create a drug culture -at school.'. . We' need to
teach -our sons and daughters the dangers of. drug 'and.:'al.cohol.
abuse, enforce the law, and rehabilitate the users. Whatever
it takes, we must make certain that America's schools are
temples of- learning,, and not drug dens.
- Remarks '? at the National'' Forum on
Excellence in Education,.. October 8, 198.3.
Investment funds
Today investment money, so crucial to driving the whole
economy and creating more jobs, is becoming .`available.
again. . During the first nine months of 1983, the venture
capital industry raised some $2.5 billion, nearly -three
times.as much as in all of 1980. Together with our personal
income tax cuts, [the 1978] capital gains tax cuts helped
rescue the eennnm
and start t
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he
Lebanon
i.,aLituze reception, December 8, 1983.=
Success in Lebanon . is- central to sustainin
th
b
g
e
roader
peace process. We have vital interests in. the Middle East
which depend on peace and stability in 'the region. Indeed,
the entire world has vital interests there. The-region is
central to the economic vitality of the western world. If we
fail in' Lebanon, what happens to the prospects for peace,
not just in Lebanon, but between Israel and her neighbors
and in the entire Middle East?
Radio address to the nation, December 10,.1983.
STAT
- Remarks at .: the ' American Enter
r; se
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continue to do whatever is.: needed to ensure the safety of. our..'
We have acted. with great: restraint despite repeated
Lebanon - rotect?.nc~1 S. tr201s
flights have only one purpose, and the Syrians know it? to
provocations and__?murderous attacks. `Our reconnaissance
-__give.. the ?greatest . possible protection to our troops We wi11
Our investment in. space has been an exceptional
bargain. -By-products now ::touch our lives ves in so many 'ways
This .hook-up [to :the space shuttle] , as well as the calls
every .; day..;; of.,,millions: of. people.;around the world, are :made
communications - ..,satellites. ;.,Weather `-rand navigation
satellites-.guide.; us-
:.and help us protect our" lives and
property.. The high-tech. spinoffs of..our space effort are` too
;:numerous to list. The experiments on this shuttle mission
will. add .,,..to the treasury. of human knowledge and be put to
practical use?;improving our lives right.here on earth.
Remarks during conference call to. the
space shuttle, December 5, 1983..
':tnai "531:vf _
bcnooi lscip ine
many. schools across the. land,.- teachers can't teach' because
they lack.. the authority to make students take tests and. hand
in homework.. Some don't even have the authority to quiet down
their class. In some schools, teachers suffer verbal and
physical. abuse.I .can't,-say it too forcefully. This must
,-1983.
We need. to restore good old-fashioned discipline In ton
Remarks. -at ..the National Forum on
..Excellence in Education, December 8,.1983.
Teaching basic values
It isn't.':-just basic subjects that need to be'taught '[in
our schools]it's also. basic values. I believe. that unless
we -educate our. children, ..all, that we. are the great
devotions, the crucial writings and. technical knowledge that
have permitted millions to live in abundance and freedom -
then all these successes are in danger. If we fail to
instruct our children in justice, religion, and liberty, we
....will be condemning them to a world without virtue. They will
live in a twilight of civilization where great truths were
forgotten.
Remarks at the National Forum on
..Excellence in Education, December 8, 1983.
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White H01U. 3 Othiee Of PCv`1)cy Inlorn- Lion
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.Washington,.D.C.
~NT9AL STATE
:Number 33 December ' 19, 1983=
r:.:.
Drunk Driving
A:drunk "or drugged person behind the wheel of an automobile
isn't a... driver;.'.-he or she . is a' machine for destruction. ,_The
American.-'people, have paid the bills, seen .thel.damage, felt: the
heartache; and I=-think. they're saying,`-., "Enough.-."-- y c ,5 r
t. ' x Remarks in a' ceremony"`for Drunk `and Drugged
ti Driving Awareness Week -December'1.31983
Drunk Driving
Some of our citizens have been acting irresponsibly.'
D:r.inking and driving has cau'sed_'_,the death of.:. manyJ,innocent
people. It is up to us to put a stop to it, not in a spirit. of
vengeance,' but in a spirit of love.-
Every once in a while. [the press-have. found] an
the private sector's doing. And this [Task Force. on...Food.,,,
'1 want to know why._ Because I know what we're doing. I_ know what-
individual or a family. that is doing without and that is hungry.
we want,` "to- find ' out how do we communicate better, and. save someone-
distribution system?. Is 'it because of people who don't 'know.-'the'
wav to` find these.. programs? It--could be' some of both.- And if 'so,
[but i' how `widespread this is.. 'How many people -rare `-these -who
o
are =suffering '`th.is? -'And' is it because'' of some "bungling 'in: Jr:
who is ' f hungry 1 . -::.'
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Radio adress to'-the nation; December; '17; : 1983.
York Daily News, December 12,.1983.
Ass'i'stance] was' sent out" not to find if. there's hunger In America
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Military Preparedness:
Interview with. the New York Daily. News, December 12,-1983.
History doesn't offer many crystal clear... lessons for thosec--
-who manage our -nation`'s affairs, but there are a few. And one. of
them surely is:` a::lesson : that weakness on ',the. "part of- those who
cherish freedom - inevitably -brings =a threat ..=.to .. that freedom.
,Tyrants are .-tempted.- With the- best ; intentionswe have tried
turning ."our swords., into plowshares.,.., hoping. that others will...
follow. 'Well, our days of weakness are over.. Our military. forces
are.*back*,onr.thektufeet and standing tall.
`Remarks to the 1983 'Convention of the
Congressional Medal of Honor, Dec ember 12.1983.t
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Peace
a, ... ];':1 .. 1 37 a.S ~.Jfj a .~}e? : < ?. r t f r
The bedrock: of our-;,strength is. America's :moral ands spiritual:;
charac,te.r..: Peace.' with.'; f,reedom is. the highest. aspiration of. the.''
American:;peopleWe negotiate ;, for. -peace. :We. sacrifice for it. We
wil1:_neyer ? surrender. for ;.it _
Remarks. to. the-1983 Conven.ti.on. of-. the
Congressional Medal of Honor, December . 12,;-1983....
Soviet= Involvement, in the Middle- East
I think very much they want, to be involved and have a :J.stake
in the. Middle East. And you cannotJ:'ignore the things that
they've done...in:,;Yemen and. Ethiopia --..,-in. the::horn of Africa. You
can't.-...ignore A'fgh.anistan. You can't ignore the divisions:--that
they have at the border-of :Iran.
START .:Talks
talks.:: So--we';re.;rstitll determined on the: reduction...... of nuclear..
weapons, -and 7:,am, determined that once we ;start down that. path, .
we must -come -to the. realization that those weaponsY,.,should be.,
table ] becau.ae ;;ia i.s:. to. their advantage, to;. come back....They. stand
to::'.;gain.:,as `.much; or J-more than. anyone in ;.coming ;back. to :-those`.
-!We_. e.r,e trying. :to.. stay. in communication, with., them. And;. I?. have..
to.- :be;Id:ev.e ,that,.f,they.:will :..come :.back :;.[to' 'the; START , nego.tiat-in
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itlawed worldwide torever.
Remarks during question and answer session
with the press, December 14, 1983.
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White House Oflico. of Policy. Information
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Washington,
All-Voluntee.r.Military Force
December 26,-1983.
:- A few." years.;: ago, everyone said .the 'volunt'eer military
wouldn't_work
....Well,_it is working, and there is. an es
corps, there.! s..a: pride-out there among Pirit de
And ., this puts..a lumpin.mythroat. [servicemen and women]
- Interview with People Magazine, December. 6,, 1983..
Armed Forces -- Self-Defense
I will not okay a mission or order our armed forces 'to.
.go someplace where there is a danger and tell them that they. do
not have the right to defend themselves. As far as I'm
concerned, when an.,American military man is shot-at, he can shoot
bark -
Republic of China] that the people of Taiwan area long-time
friends and,.. in- fact, once were allies of ours...We have.
recognized that there is one China and that its capital is,
Peking. But we believe that the differences between Peking. and.
Taiwan should.be settled by peaceful negotiations.
- Interview withII S N
We have ., reiterated time and time a ai
ews and World Repor
We should remember - that government is onl
y as good as the
people who make it work one day at a time. Government must limit
what it does b t i
, u t must still perform its responsibilities with
care and professionalism. You can't have good programs without
good` people.
Remarks during presentation of Presidential Rank. Awards for
the Senior Executive Service, December 19, 1983.
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rresraential press conference, Decemher',.20, 1983.,
L STATEMENTS
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Lebanon ----Political Considerations
There have been some suggestion.smade - with
d
regar
t
o
bringing `[the troops home from,'?,Beirut] that some of 'my
considerations- might be based.on the f-act that.. [it 'is ]
an
election. year.. and - politics are- coming up ?. I will tell
:
h
. you.
t
is c
Ysr x No decision regarding the lives and, safety .of our- service ,
We- are not-demanding the overthrow of .[the Nicaragua
agreement. 'leading to the end -of the Som.oza -regime-' Ratncmhur
m i
ocrat. C
Comm meets "they ;made., to'. the..OAS as part of -the "politicl
government....Al.l.,,they have to -. do 'is- go back '- to-' the de
.-.v+a+I-&V waa Cb111Ag - 0
With .all this talk about' -t
suDDosed strain ir,
coun ry to ours. We didn t walk out on negotiations and
refuse to give.. a date for when we would, return.. If there is a
o
Y ng .
down a civilian.'--airplane. _..We `didn't attempt. to conquer. an
adjacent t - I
it. is our..fault.. But we didn't kill Russian citizens b sho
ts
Interview with U.S.'News and World Report,. December 15,'1983.
-The one thing' we can't do is what so many Deonle.' even o,
o
d
g ng _to in itself under the control of the
terrorists. You ,have -tostand up against that- and not let.it
attacks against our forces-in Lebanon.'That --is to bring home the
Marines .. If terrorism.-can succeed in its goal, then the
world is -
f f
Interview with U.S.'News-and World Report,
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"Nah-'HOUSO Office of ift",Hc
Washington, . D.C ::.Number 35 January 3,-1984
Afghan Freedom Fighters
For four..long years, the Afghan people have held the' might:
of a Soviet occupation force at'bay.- These Islamic fighters _in._a.
faraway.: land..;. have :. given.. :'.new meaning.:'. to the words.- courage,
determination,.'.'and-strength. They have. set the standard for.' those
who value .freedom and-independence. everywhere in the world..
Statement by the President on the fourth anniversary of.the.
Soviet invas.ion.of Afghanistan,-December 27,.1983.
Economic Progress-- 1983
rough.
college,, buy homes", or borrow money to start a new business than*-
it had been in. many years. .... The. American eennnmv hna ~,e.......
In 1-983, it was easier 'to - pay bills, but children th
run rOM
it. 'This is. not to say we're not working as urgently as possible'
to create political conditions in Lebanon that 'will make it
possible for us to remove our forces. But we must not delude
ourselves into. believing: that .terro.rism.will-vanish on.-the happy
day that m7T f^--c. L_-.._
The Problem of terrorism will not -disappear if we f
- Radio addresss to the nation, December 31, 19831
Lebanon -- Terrorism
- .Statementon:the Long Commission report, December 27, 1983.
For terrorists to be curbed, civilized countries must begin
a new effort to work together, to share intelligence, to improve
our training and security and our forces, to deny havens or legal
protection for terrorist groups, and, most important of all, to
hold increasingly accountable those countries which sponsor
terrorism and terrorist activity around the world. .
Terrorism -- International Cooperation
- Statement on the Long Commission report, : December 27, 1983.
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.Central America
Solving. the social and economic problems, or helping them
solve them, themselves, (in`Central America] is essential'. Just.
as 1t's.essential that we help provide for their security while,'
IDE.NTIALSTA
,they're... instituting ..those reforms..;
Whits '.House Office of Policy Infor atio'n
Where is Cuba. heading?. If it were heading toward greater
welfare and freedom. for [the Cuban] people, that would be wonder
ful. But we know prisoners o.f-conscience convicted 'for their`
political.:- activities have been -languishing In Cuban prisons,
deprived.- of_ all freedom for. :nearly a quarter of a . century. Never
in the proud history of that country have so.* many . been
imprisoned for. so.-long for.- so-called crimes of political dissent
as during these last 25 years. Others convicted of political
crimes. this, year, can expect to. be in prison well into.- the 21s..t
Century if the present system in Cuba survives that long.
which reflect the role of the United States as a safe haven for
investment.. We do.-not think that.a high, dollar necessarily poses
difficulties for Europe. ;.,In ?fact, ..it. can be - argued. that : the
locomotive,. effect, of U.S. economic growth and - the competitive
advantage enjoyed by European exporters because of the high U.S.
.dollar are positive gains for Europe.-,While our trading partners
are unhappy with the current strength of the dollar, we expect
.they would like it even less if the value of the dollar were to
fall'sharply.
The.strong dollar is,':in part, a?:function of capital inflows
.Radio-address to the Cuban people, January-5, 1984.
.The Dollar
Response . to questions submitted by Le
Figaro Magazine, January 7, 1983.
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Military Strength -- American
While the continuing Soviet.military-build-up is`ofcourse a.
con_cern'.aad requires - ?a substantial U.S. and 'Allied.-response tali:
important..-?-strides.x-in 'the -las.t ....few years toward restoring the
milita.ry?weakness in the.-West that the .facts do not w_arrant. '4?"
of =s=_he U.S. : being "'far -'back" -suggests -an alarming state of'
enshrined in the North.. Atlantic Treaty..It is a commitment which
the United States has reiterated many times and enjoys broad
support in the=-U.S.-Congress and among the American"people.'
Allies ' as-,=an = attack. on itself.: _T-his is.. a.commitment which is
Response to-questions submitted by Le
Figaro Magazine, January 7,.1984.
The'-. United States .',would ' consider an `attack -.on its NATO
Scho.ol Discipline
Figaro Magazine,.. January 7,_1984..-
:.t.emples of learning, teaching the lessons of good will, civility,.
and - wisdom. important to the whole. *.fabric of American 'life. 'Many
schools -are.fille.d with rude,*unruly behavior and even violence.
The sad truth is, many-classrooms across the country are not
Soviet Treaty . Violations
Asia-and Afghanistan in clear violation of existing international
treaties.
Therefore;'we"insist that-: any new agreements contain strong
verification procedures to ensure Soviet compliance.-and we have
looked'at some existing agreements to see if their verification
provisions can be strengthened'. 'Agreements without adequate
procedures for-.verifying compliance are dangerous because they
invite violations. But negotiations leading to verifiable agree-
ments 'are essential if we are to build a safer and more stable
we have been concerned by evidence of Soviet actions that
are inconsistent with existing agreements. One notable example of
this is the use of chemical-and biological weapons in Southeast
world.
- Response to questions submitted by
Response to. questions submitted by Le
Figaro Magazine, January 7, 1984.
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