REAGAN REPORT PLEASES NATO LEADERS

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THB NEW YORK TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1985
)i Summit Finale: tWestern Allieieem Encouraged'
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Reagan Report Pleases NATO Leaders
By JUDIT'H MILLER
Special to Tbe New York Times
4 BRUSSELS, Nov. 21 ? The leaders
? of several Western European nations
expressed strong support today for the
? ? outcome of the Geneva summit meet-
ing between President Reagan and MI-
khail S. Gorbachev.
.e Mr. Reagan arrived here from
Geneva to discuss the results of the
??-4 ? meeting with 13 government leaders
? and three foreign ministers of the
tee North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
).e. Afterward, the leaders expressed relief
-nee at what Mr. Reagan had told them,
eee saying foundations had been laid for 'a
.4i renewal of a dialogue between the
world's two most powerful adver-
sarieSe /
The officials here also expressed
strong satisfaction thatthe summit had
meeting had coveted the key issues of
concern to them, including reductions
" in strategic and niedium-range nuclear
arras, chemical weapons, edMr.Rea-
g
' 'S plans for a nantiballistic missile
? shield, popularly called the "Star
Wars" program.
Mitterrand Sees Hope
Few of the allied leaders mentioned
the continuing broad differences be-
? tween the American and Russian
lead-
ers over such ires as "Star Wars" re-
search.
? e'e In Paris, President Francois Mitter-
rand, who did not attend the NATO
meeting, said he welcomed the summit
as a "sign of hope." But at a news con-
ference, he said France would still
keep its separate nuclear forces and
would continue to compete in military
space research despite any superpower
agreements.
In general, the allies appeared to be
pleased that Mr. Reagan had taken the
time to report to them personally on
the summit before returning to Wash-
ington. It was the first such briefing by
an American president in the 10 Soviet-
American summit meetings since
World War II.
"We are well pleased with what we
heard from the President," said Prime
Minister Margaret 'Iliatcher of Britain.
"Wei offered our cengratulations, our
support and our appreciation that the
President himself Made an effort to
come here to meet with us," she said.
The leaders did not comment on
many specifics of Mr. Reagan's talks
with the Soviet. leader. They said de-
tails of the session and their reactions
would emerge in a series of consulta-
tions scheduled to begin early next
month with separate meetings of
NATO defense and foreign ministers.
Reagan Reluctance Recalled
They did say they were encouraged
that Mr. Reagan had "gone the extra
mile," as Prime Minister Ruud Lub-
bers of -the Netherlands put it, by
reversing his reluctance to face Mr.
Gorbachev and argue the Neret's case.
Several leaders underscored their
own contribution in encouraging Mr.
Reagan to meet Mr. Gorbachev. "This
public contact, which made it possible
to move ahead step by step," said Hel-
mut Kohl, the West German Chancel-
lor, "was a result of 'preparations in-
volving all the allies.
The Western Eureopan leaders ap-
peared to be relieved at the widely per-
ceived success of the summit meeting.
They have faced domestic unease over
growing East-West tensions, increas-
ing nuclear arsenals and the decision
by NATO countries to deploy new
American missiles in Western Europe
in response to the Soviet Union's de-
ployment of missiles.
Mr. Kohl asserted that the summit
meeting's results had vindicated the
West's increase in missiles. "Then,"
Mr. Kohl said, referring to the long dis-
pute in his nation over deployment of
the weapons, "some were predicting a
new ice age, a palisade of missiles, and
a deepening of the division in Europe."
"What nonsense," he declared.
Joint Statement Welcomed
Mr. Lubbers said that the determina-
tion ,to work for arms reductions that
was expressed in the joint United
States-Soviet Union statement issued
in Geneva indicated that Mr. Gorba-
chev "had come to grips with the fact
that the West has decided to deploy
these missiles and that Moscow wil
have to make the best of it."
Mr. Lubbers said this was needed be-
fore there could be progress on efforts
to curb American and Soviet medium-
range missiles in Europe.
Several other leaders cited the theme
that the spirit of cooperation rising
from the summit meeting had now
made such an agreement possible as a
OUSE) for optimism.
Many also said they were encour-
aged hy what they saw as the positive
chemistry between Mr. Reagan and
Mr. Gorbachev:.
Bettino Craxi; the Italian- Prime
Minister, said Mr.' Reagan had de-
scribed the Soviet leader as "a person
with whom dialogue is possible and can
be developed." Mr. Reagan had found
Mr. Gorbachev "more flexible and
open to exchange" than he had expect-
ed, Mr. Craxi said.
Gorbachev Found 'in Charge'
Similarly, Horst Teltschik, Mr.
Kohl's senior foreign policy adviser,
said Mr. Reagan had found Mr. Gorba-
chev. "a man he can deal with.' Mr.
Teltschik said Mr. Reagan had told the
Western allies that he had come away
with the "firmest conviction" that Mr.
Gorbachev was "the man in charge."
He said Mr. Reagan had based this im-
pression not only on Mr. Gorbachev's
demeanor, but also on that of his aides.
Agence
NATO BRIEFING: President Reagan talking with Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher of Britain yesterday in Brussels before briefing
NATO leaders pn his meeting with Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
Reuters
MEETING OF ALLIES: President Reagan and Lord Carrington, center, chief of NATO, listening to
Prime Minister Brian Mullroney of Canada as NATO leaders met yesterday in Brussels.
Prime Minister Kare Willoch of Nor-
way said Mr. Reagan seemed willing to
abide by a 1972 treaty that limits Rus-
sian and American deployment of de-
fensive missile systems. He did not say
what Mr. Gorbachev's position was.
On a pessimistic note, the leaders ac-
knowledged that Mr. Reagan had, at
least lot now, failed to convince Mr.
Gorbachev that the "Star Wars" pro-
gram was only a defensive shield that
would strengthen nuclear deterrence.
In Geneva, Mr. Gorbachev restated at
a news conference that Moscow would
not reduce nuclear arms unless Wash-
ington agreed to halt the "Star Wars"
program. But the leaders here said Mr.
Reagan's remarks indicated there was
hope for a compromise in future meet-
ings.
Mr. Willoch said that when Mr. Rea-
gan was asked today whether Mr. Gor-
bachev would accept his interpretation
of "Star Wars" he replied, 'That re-
mains to be seen."
Separate Accords Idea Raised
"It's essential that the West find defi-
nitions to which we can all stick and
ways of verifying them," said Mr. Lub-
bers, referring to the preference of
many, in Western Europe for limiting
the "Star Wars" program to research,
and not development and deployment.
"If we can do this," he said, "I think it
will be possible for both sides to negoti-
ate separate agreements that are not
.linked to 'Star Wars.'"
Mr. Willoch of Norway said Mr. Rea-
gan had told them he had reassured
Mr. Gorbachev that deployment of an
anti-missile system was "out of the
question" unless the United States first
consulted the Soviet Union.
Mr. Reagan and his wife, Nancy,
were greeted this afternoon at Bel-
gium's snow-swept Zaventem airport
by King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola.
Mr. Reagan made nopublic apprear-
t
ances during his brie stopover.
In the austere NAT briefing room,
Mr. Reagan chatted animatedly with
Mrs. Thatcher, one of his strongest
supporters, before the opening of the
briefing.
Security was heavy for the visit. The
police reported that members of Bel-
gium's tiny Fighting Communist Cell
terrorist group had set off a bomb at
the European headquarters of the
eneva Ceremony lave on Soviet
. By PHILIP TAUBIVIAle
Special to rat NeW York Time*
4- MOSCOW, Nov. 21 Soviet televi-
='? siert broke into normal -programming
at neon today for a live broadcast from
e; Geneva of the joint appearance of
President Reagan and Mikhail S. Gor-
!: bachev.
The broadcast, which Was unusual
for a television system that generally
e? avoids anything unpredictable or spon-
taneous, showed Mr. Reagan com-
menting, through a Russian voice-over
translation, on his meetings with Mr.
e Gorbachev, the Soviet leader.
.? The broadcast included the signing of
a new cultural exchange agreement by
Secretary of State George P. Shultz and
Eduard A. Shevardnadze, the Soviet
Foreign Minister.
Western -diplomats said it was the
longest appearance by an American
President on Soviet television since
s Richard M. Nixon was permitted to ad-
dress the Soviet people during a visit in
? 1972.
The evening tetevision news re-
peated the broadcast from Geneva for
- its prime time audience.
Unusual Exposure to Russians
The coverage was a continuation of
the extraordinary exposure Soviet tele-
vision and the press have given to the
summit meeting and to Mr. Reagan.
"It is something'unbelievable to find
the President of the United States on
Out television," a Muscovite said; "It is
even more unbelievable that his ap-
pearance was shown without editing,
without commentary."
' Beginning with the publication of az
John Corry reviews American tele-.
vision coverage of the Geneva sum-
mit conference. Page C33.
interview with Mr. Reagan by four
Soviet journalists earlier this month,
followed by the suspension of jamming
On three frequencies during a radio
broadcast by Mr. Reagan, the Soviet
? authorities have given Mr. Reagan un-
usual access to the Soviet people.
Until this week, television coverage
of Mr. Reagan was almost negligible.
There was never anything similar to to-
day's broadcast, in which Soviet view.
ers saw Mr. Reagan without censor-
ship. ?
, The consensus among diplomats was
that the anti-American tone that ufu?
ally permeates most reporting abinit
the West would resume once interest in
the summit meeting faded.
Today's newspapers published front-
, .
t
page photographs of Mr. Reagan and
Mr. Gorbachev meeting in Geneva.
The dispatches generally limited their
accounts to how long the discussions
lasted and who attended.
Coverage of Mr. Gorbachev domi-
nated television. It began at noon with
the live broadcast of his appearance
with Mr. Reagan, continued at 1 o'-
clock with a broadcast of his 90-minute
news conference in Geneva, and con-
cluded at night with the rebroadcast oi
both on the regular evening news.
The evening proerana also showed
film of the meeting in Prague in which
Mr. Gorbachev briefed his allies on the
summit meeting. At the briefing, the
Soviet bloc leaders endorsed the joint
statement issued by Mr. Gorbachev
and Mr. Reagan.
The Soviet Government press agency,
Tess distributed dispatches from for-
eign capitals reporting praise,for the
efforts of Mr. Gorbachev and Mr. Rea-
gan to reduce international tensions.
Western diplomats said that even if
Soviet news coverage of the United
States and the West in general returned
to its usual negative emphasis after the
summit meeting, it would be difficult tc
remove the positive image of the meet-
ing and of Mr. Reagan left by the re-
porting this week.
Reuters
IN RED SQUARE: A Muscovite
reading account of summit
meeting in Pravda, the Commu-
nist Party newspaper.
Motorola electronics company. Dam-
age was heavy, the police said, but
there were no injuries.
Other Allies Hail Talks
In Tokyo, Prime Minister Yastiliiro
Nakasone also hailed the two leaders'
decision to meet again. "The agree-
ment provided the people of the world
'with a sense of security," he said in a
statement. "As long as they continue
dialogue, it will assure lasting peaei of
the world."
The Israeli Foreign Minister, Yitz-
hak Shamir, said he was disappointed
that the Soviet Union had pot changed
its stance on Soviet Jews.
"I would have been happier if we
would have received reports or, a
change in the Soviet policy," he said.
"But it was difficult to expect that all
a-
in such a e r
the numerous and complicated prib-
lems would be solvedtively short meeting."
The United Nations Secretary Gen-
eral, Javier Perez de Cuellar, said in a
statement that he welcomed' tie
"spirit" of the joint statement et the
end of the summit conference.
Director of Group on Soviet Jews
Says Summit Meeting Aided God
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (AP) ? Al-
though the Geneva surfirnit meeting did
not produce an agreement providing
for the increased emigration of Soviet
Jews, the director of the National Con-
ference on Soviet Jewry said today that
he was optimistic that discussions of
human rights would continue.
"Without the summit, the process for
opening up the gates would be a long
time away," Jerry Goodman, the exec-
utive director of the Conference, said.
"The summit helped push it up for-
ward,"
'Hard Bargaining Must Continue'
He added, "We're somewhat disap-
pointed, of course," that the Soviet
leader, Mikhail S. Gorbachev, did not
agree to increase the emigration of
Jews. "But," he said, "we did not an-
ticipate a radical breakthrough."
The Soviet Government's only move
on emigration in recent days was an
announcement prior to the summit
meeting that it would allow the depar-
ture of 10 Russians with American
spouses or other ties to the United
States. t
The summit meeting served as "only
a beginning of a dialogue on a variety
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of issues," Mr. Goodman said in a tele-
phone interview from his New York Of-
fice. "Now that the dialogue has begun,
the hard bargainieg must continue ,at
all levels."
Mr. Goodman said that his group,
which organized nationwide defnon-
strations on behalf of Soviet Sews be-
fore the summit meeting, wOuld cOn-
tinue to press the issue when Congreiss
reviews the cultural accords signed py
President Reagan and Mr. Gorbachey.
The accords include people-to-people
exhanges involving students, profes-
sors, performers and athletes.
Advocates of rights for Soviet Jews
will urge Congress to consider in its ?ie.
view of the agreements the plight of
several hundred Soviet scientists who
have been denied permission to emi-
grate.
Kenneth A. Myers, a Senate Foreiin
Relations Committee aide, said it was
not immediately clear whether SenateNe
ratification would be required for the
accords. The agreents would be re-
viewed in any event, he said, because
the money to implement cultural ex-
changes must be approved by bOth
houses of Congress.
Mr. Goodman said he had not ex-
pected Mt. Gorbachev to changer his
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