SHULTZ ACTS TO POSITION CAREER POLICYMAKERS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2010
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• Publication Date: December 14, 1984
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOJ
14 December 1984
Shultz acts to position
.career policymakers
By Charlotte Saikowski
Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Washington
As the second Reagan term gets under way,
Secretary of State George P. Shultz appears to be
working quietly to professionalize the making of
foreign policy and lay the groundwork for prag-
matic policies and solid achievements.
Diplomatic observers see recent and prospec-
tive personnel changes as a sign that Mr. Shultz is
moving assertively to dominate the foreign policy
scene despite continuing differences of view and
bureaucratic squabbling within the administra-
tion. He is managing to put knowledgeable people
in important posts and, according to State Depart-
ment sources, is planning further changes of
lower-level positions.
According to administration officials,
Shultz has also established a close and ef-
fective working relationship with Robert
C. McFarlane, the President's national-
security adviser. While both must stilltake account of Defense Secretary Caspar.
W. Weinberger and CIA Director William
J. Casey views, they now have more:
weight in the decisionmaking process.
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