INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRAT UNION (IDU)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87M00539R002303780008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 24, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506
MR. DONALD GREGG
Assistant to the Vice President for
National Security Affairs
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY
Department of the Treasury
COLONEL DAVID R. BROWN
Executive Secretary
Department of Defense
MR. STEPHEN GALEBACH
Senior Special Assistant to
the Attorney General
Department of Justice
MR. STEPHEN GLEASON
Executive Assistant to the
Secretary
Department of the Interior
MRS. HELEN ROBBINS
Executive Assistant to the
Secretary
Department of Commerce
MR. DENNIS WHITFIELD
Chief of Staff
Department of Labor
MR. DAVID A. RUST
Acting Executive Secretary
Department of Health and
Human Services
MS. RUTH KNOUSE, Director
Executive Secretariat
Department of Transportation
MR. WILLIAM VITALE
Executive Secretary STAT
Department of Energy
Executive Secretary
Central Intelligence Agency
MR. RICHARD C. MEYER
Executive Secretary
Agency for International
Development
MR. WILLIAM B. STAPLES
Executive Secretary
Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
MR. C. WILLIAM LASALLE
Chief of the Executive
Secretariat
U.S. Information Agency
SUBJECT: International Democrat Union (IDU)
Attached for the information of your principal is a background paper on
the International Democrat Union (IDU) which is meeting in Conference in
Washington on July 24-26. Cabinet Members have been invited to the IDU
banquet dinner on Thursday, July 25, at which the Vice President and
Mrs. Thatcher will deliver the major addresses. A list of the IDU
delegation members and a program for the conference are also attached.
William F. Martin
Executive Secretary
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SCOPE PAPER
Leadership Conference of the International Democrat Union
THE EVENT
The Republican National Committee will host the second
leadership Conference of the International Democrat Union, July
24-26. Participants will include official delegations from the
19 political parties (soon to become 23) which are full members
of the IDU, and observer delegations from 17 other political
parties (a list of delegations and their leaders are
attached). In addition to the election of officials and
discussion of a future work program, the main purpose of the
conference will be to consider closer cooperation in the
further development and strengthening of democratic
institutions. The principal speakers at the conference will be
Vice President Bush and Prime Minister Thatcher.
The IDU was founded in July 1983, at a conference in London
hosted by Prime Minister Thatcher. It is the most broadly
representative international political organization of its kind
and includes 19 conservative/moderate political parties
representing more than 150 million voters. Its declaration of
principles commits members to support basic freedoms, with
political democracy and private property as inseparable
components of those freedoms. Members pledge themselves to
work towards ever closer cooperation among all the peoples of
democratic nations.
WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT'S ROLE?
One of the cardinal achievements of President Reagan's
administration has been the rallying of democratic forces
towards greater cooperation among themselves and in support of
strengthened democratic institutions around the world. His
Westminster speech was historic in boldly outlining an agenda
for governments and private organizations in support of
democracy. Subsequent to that speech, there was a quickening
in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America of efforts
by governments, political parties, business and labor
associations to develop programs of cooperation. The creation
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of the IDU, its principles and program of work, are very much
an outgrowth of the President's call for action. The President
originally had planned to demonstrate his support for the IDU
by hosting a roundtable discussion and luncheon at the White
House for all delegation heads on Friday, July 26. The
President was unable to participate because of his operation.
WHAT ROLE WILL THE GOVERNMENT PLAY?
The IDU is an association of parties, not of governments.
However, the United States is proud to have the meeting take
place in Washington and will do whatever it can to facilitate
its work. This will include:
-- assisting in the greeting and scheduling of delegation
members.
close attention to the security environment.
foreign policy briefings on current issues.
-- bilateral discussions with the Vice President and
senior officials of State, where those are requested.
-- staffing by State of a command center at the Shoreham
to respond to all delegate requests.
 INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRAT UNION PARTY LEADERS CONFERENCE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
JULY 22-26, 1985
SHOREHAM HOTEL
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Monday, July 22
0900-1200 USIA Briefing for Young Political Leaders
1200-1400 Young Political Leaders Lunch
1400-1700 Young Political Leaders Conference
Tuesday, July 23
0900-1200 Pacific Democrat Union (PDU)
Sixth Steering Committee Meeting and
Third Annual Council Meeting
1200-1400 PDU Lunch
1400-1600 PDU Conference Session (Continuation)
Wednesday, July 24
0730-0830 Breakfast for Heads of Delegation
Host: Secretary of State George Shultz
1000-1200 International Democrat Union
Sixth Executive Committee
1200-1400 Lunch for Latin/Caribbean Observers (Shoreham)
Host: Assistant Secretary Elliott Abrams
Media Briefing given by:
Alois Mock - IDU Chairman
Frank Fahrenkopf - RNC Chairman
Richard V. Allen - IDU Vice Chairman
Welcome Dinner - Hosted by the National
Republican Institute for International Affairs
All Delegates
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Thursday, July 25
0730-0830 Breakfast Briefing - on SDI/Geneva Negotiations
(Ambassador Paul Nitze) (Shoreham)
0830 IDU Delegations assemble for First Conference
Session of Second IDU Party Leaders' Meeting
0900-1200 FIRST CONFERENCE SESSION
Second IDU Party Leaders' Meeting
1230-1400 Luncheon for all IDU Delegations - Weinberger
to speak on Defense Issues
1400-1500 IDU Press Conference - All Party Leaders
1500-1730 SECOND CONFERENCE SESSION
1830-1930 Dinner Reception
2000-2130 IDU Party Leaders' Dinner - Hosted by ICF
Vice President/Margaret Thatcher deliver major
addresses
Friday, July 26
0830
9099-1030
1030
1200-1400
IDU Delegations assemble for Conference Session
THIRD CONFERENCE SESSION
Formal Closing of Conference
Luncheon for IDU Delegations
Department of State
European Democrat Union Party Leaders'
Conference
FORMAL PROGRAM ENDS
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IDU PARTY LEADERS CONFERENCE
List of Attendees *
IDU Dr. Alois Mock
Mr. Scott Hamilton
AUSTRALIA Mr. Andrew Peacock
Mr. Ian Macphee
Mr. Tony Eggleton
Mrs. Joy Mein
Mr. David Patten
Mr. Graham Wynn
Dr. Michael Graff
Amb. Dr. Ludwig Steiner
Dr. Andreas Khol
BELIZE Prime Min. Manuel A. Esquivel
CANADA Hon. Sinclair M. Stevens
Hon. James F. Kelleher
Jerry Lampert
COLOMBIA Mr. Misael Pastrana
Amb. Alvaro Gomez Hurtado
Mr. Hernando Barjuch Martinez
Mr. Fernando Sanclemente Molina
CYPRUS Glafcos Clerides
Learndros V. Zachariades
Prime Min. Poul Schlueter
Mr. Torben Rechendorff
Mr. Hans M. Kofoed-Hansen
 DOMINICA Prime Min. Eugenia Charles
(Amb) Franklyn Baron
Mr. Ilkka Suominen
Mr. Jussi Isotalo
Mr. Pasi Natri
FRANCE Mr. Jacques Chirac
Mr. Maurice Couve de Murville
Mr. Jean de Lipkowski
Mr. Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet
GERMANY (CDU) Chancellor Helmut Kohl
Dr. Bernhard Vogel
Dr. Ottfried Henning
Mr. Friedrich Bohl
Mr. Walther Leisler Kiep
Mr. Elmar Brok
Dr. Roland Wegener
GERMANY (CSU) Dr. Franz Josef Strauss
Dr. Gerold Tandler
Dr. Hans Klein
Dr. Dieter Schmidt
Dr. Ludwig-Holger Pfahls
Mr. Constantine Mitsotakis
Dr. John Varvitstiotis
Mr. John Tzounis
JAMAICA Prime Min. Edward Seaga
Hon. Bruce Golding
Hon. Errol Anderson
Mr. Susumu Nikaido
Mr. Wataru Hiraizumi
Mr. Tetsuo Kondo
Mr. Seiichi Ota
Mr. Susumu Mogami
Mr. Toshihiro Nikai
Mr. Masatoshi Wakabayashi
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MALTA Dr. Edward Fenech Adami
Dr. Noel Buttigieg Scicluna
NEW ZEALAND Mr. Brian Talboys
Mr. Barrie Leay
Mr. John Tremewan
NICARAGUA Mr. Arturo Cruz
Mr. Mario Rappaccioli
Prime Min. Kaare Willoch
Mr. Erling Norvik
Mr. Nils Morten Udgaard
Mr. Fridtjov Clement
PORTUGAL Dr. Francisco Lucas Pires
Dr. Abel Gomes De Almeida
Eng. Miguel Anacoreta Correia
Mr. Pedro Jose Del Negro Feist
Mr. Carlos Noia Nunes Da Silva
SPAIN (AP) Mr. Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Amb. Luis Guillermo Perinat Elio
Mr. Ulf Adelsohn
Mr. Lars Tobisson
Mr. Goran Lennmarker
Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher
Mr. John Selwyn Gummer
Mr. Jim Spicer
Mr. Richard Ryder
Mr. Stephen Sherbourne