SENIOR INTERAGENCY GROUP (SIG) MEETING ON MEXICO

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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Senior Interagency Group No. 58
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United States Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520 862 02 0 3
July 1, 1986
-Mr. Donald Gregg
-Mr. Rodney B. McDaniel
-Lois dames Lemon
-Cdr. Manfred Karlisch
-Mr. John Richardson
-Mrs. Sherrie Cooksey
-Amb. Michael Smith
Interagency Group (SIG) Meeting on Mexico
The Summary of Conclusions for the SIG Meeting on Mexico
held on May 23, 1986, is attached.
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Nicholas Platt
Executive Secretary
Attachments:
1. Summary of Conclusions
2. List of Participants
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Under Secretary Armacost opened the meeting by stating
that the group needs to consider the difficult, long-term
issues of our relationship with Mexico. He said we should work
toward developing a message for President de la Madrid on
economic reform in Mexico, making it clear that we understand
that we cannot ask for reforms that are politically
unmanageable.
The Under Secretary asked Assistant Secretary Abrams for
comment on the current atmosphere in Mexico. Secretary Abrams
noted that the atmosphere is better this week than last,
referring to the outcry in Mexico following Senator Helms'
recent hearings. Secretary Abrams noted that our relationsnip
with Mexico is always prickly, although it is usually smoother
immediately preceding and following presidential visits. He
noted the strength of Mexican nationalism which is based on
anti-Americanism. He said US interests in Mexico are huge and
varied. He suggested that the long-term social and political
trends are negative, possibly leading to crisis in the 90's.
The question, he noted, is what pressure points can we find to
use in pursuit of our interests in Mexico without jeopardizing
Mexican stability?
Deputy Secretary Darman discussed the process of
incremental economic reforms in Mexico, noting that our
problems need a more fundamental, political approach to head
off crisis. He said IMF and GOM are not in agreement and that
Mexico is facing a 13.5% deficit and possible 150% inflation.
There followed a general discussion of the economic
situation in Mexico, Mexico's political will to implement
reforms, what the USG might do to induce the GOM to take
additional reforms, and the pros and cons of the political
impact of a Mexican decision to declare a debt moratorium.
Under Secretary Armacost closed the meeting with the
request that additional analytical work be done in the
preparation for a followup meeting. He asked for specific
analysis on three questions:
1. The political consequences for Mexico of a major
financial/economic breakdown.
2. The political/social/economic constraints which impede
Mexican leaders from adopting bolder reform measures, and
possible methods of overcoming them.
3. Leverage available to the USG to encourage more aggressive
strategy for reform.
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State:
CONFIDENTIAL
SIG MEETING - MEXICO
Friday, May 23, 1986, 10:00 a.m.
Room 7516, Department of State
Attendance
Under Secretary Michael Armacost, Chairman
Under Secretary W. Allen Wallis, E
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Assistant Secretary Elliott Abrams, ARA
Deputy Assistant Secretary Jim Michel, ARA
Assistant Secretary Elinor Constable, EB
ARA/MEX Director, Perry Shankle (Notetaker)
Deputy Assistant to the Vice President,
Sam Watson
Deputy Assistant to President for National
Security Affairs, Peter Rodman
Director of Latin American Affairs, Bill
Perry
CIA:
Director of Current Intelligence
- Dick
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Economist, Mexico Officer -
DOD:
Assistant Secretary Fred Ikle
Brigadier General Fred Gordon
JCS:
Major Richard French
Justice:
Assistant Attorney General Stephen Trott
Treasury:
Deputy Secretary Richard Darman
Assistant Secretary David Mulford
USTR:
Ambassador Peter Murphy
Deputy Assistant Tim Bennett
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Mr. Donald Gregg
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Under Secretary of State Armacost will chair a SIG meeting on
Mexico on Friday, May 23, 10:00 a.m., in Room 7516 of the
Department of State. The SIG will review long term problems in
the US-Mexico relationship and what can be done to address them.
An agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting.
Attendance will be Principal plus one. Please telephone the
names of agency representatives to Sheila Lopez, 647-5804.
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- Mr. Donald Gregg
- Mr. Rodney B. Mcrniel
- COL David Brown
- MAJ Michael Emerson
- Mr. John Richardson
- Mrs. Sherrie Cooksey
- Amb. Michael Smith
Senior Interagency Group (SIG) Meeting
on Mexico
Under Secretary of State Armacost will chair a SIG meeting on
Mexico on Friday, May 23, 10:00 a.m., in Room 7516 of the
Department of State. The SIG will review long term problems in
the US-Mexico relationship and what can be done to address them.
An agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting.
Attendance will be Principal plus one. Please telephone the
names of agency representatives to Sheila Lopez, 647-5804.
Nicholas Platt
Platt
Executive Secretary
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may 23,
Status of Relations
A. Current atmosphere and relationship (State)
S. Economic problems and political background (CIA)
It. Us-Desired Resican Reforms Mineral discussion)
A. 'canonic development
it. Financial, trade, and
C. Political development
D. Narcotics
B. Border issues
lnvostmoint reforms
111. Factors Affecting Mexican Ability to Matiot Refores (State)
A. Political
-- PRI dominance, nationalism, corruption
B. Economic
-- Debt, economic structure, 011-MeRicast interdependence
C. Social
-- Population growth, age sr:rectum Immigration
Iv. Possible us Actions to Bncourag* Reform* Mineral).
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Influencing structural *cattalo reforms
International financial policy
Immigration policy
Border cooperation and development
Law Enforcement cooperation
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