CONCEPT PAPER FOR MY TRIP TO EUROPE AND THE VENICE ECONOMIC SUMMIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92T00533R000100060017-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2008
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: April 27, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE HOUSE
April 27, 1987
M!MOR,Ah1.DUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
THE SECRETARY OF LABOR
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY
THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE.OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
THE UNITED STATES TRADE, REPRESENTATIVE
THE CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
SUBJECT: Concept Paper for My Trip to Europe and the
Venice Economic Summit (C)
On June 3, 1987 I_ will leave on an important trip to Europe where
I will meet With our, friends in Italy, the Federal Republic of
Germany and with all the Summit Seven partners in Venice. This
trip ;presents an important opportunity for the United States and
its partners in the Alliance. The trip will.. not only celebrate
the a;nn.iversary of a number of historic events such as the
Marshall Plan, the GATT negotiations,. the Treaty of Rome and the
founding o.f'Berlin, but also gives us an occasion to mobilize our
collective resources to plan for the challenges of the. 21st
century. (C)
I havre approved the enclosed concept paper as a guide to.
substantive preparation for my June journey. In the weeks ahead,
I will be focusing on these themes and their corresponding
messages. I believe this is a useful complement to our
examipation of what we should be doing now and during the
remaiid,er of my Administration to chart a sound course toward the
interdependent world of the new century. I would ask you and
your departments. to do the same. (C)
Attacbmmnt
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LOOKING AHEAD: THE ALLIANCE AND THE CHALLENGE
OF A NEW CENTURY
Basic Cot*cjppts :
--?:.o)king Back: Forming the Alliance and its supporting
institutions demonstrated a commitment to common y held ideals of
alit ;a , economic and individual freedom.
Out of the rubble of World War II, building on the surviving
symboll; of Western civilization, religious values and commercial
enterp;,ise, there arose an alliance of democratic nations,
dedicalred to free political expression, economic prosperity and
mutual security. Forty years ago the institutional foundation
fok:.those ideals was secured by the Marshall Plan. The GATT, the
Worild sank and IMF and the North Atlantic Treaty organization
were built upon the dedication and unity of the allied nations.
Looking Within: Today, four decades of dynamic cooperation
have brought to the Summit nations and to the free world unprecedented
prosperity and security, but at the price of steady watchfulness.
This c,acr,pact has produced a western Europe united by a common
market, by mutual security commitments and by the establishment
of democratic governments in every national capital. In Japan,
it has meant the establishment of the strongest democracy in East
Asia, the world's second largest economy, and a firm political
alliance With its partners in Western Europe and the United
States. These common interests have been the vessel and engine
of our reconstruction, growth and security for ourselves as well
as for the international system. Our cohesion and our
institutions, however, continue to be tested by external threats
to securit:y, by internal complacency and by new challenges -- and
opportunities -- in East-West relations and in economic
interdependence.
-- Looking Ahead: The Summit nations, by their rededication
to vigilance and unity, will preserve for themselves and the free
world 'the principles and institutions of liberty, peace and
pros Er::i~r into the 21st century.
The strength and longevity of the current economic expansion
unders,corjis the promise which the future holds. Today, after
fort- yealps, the economic, political and defensive strength of
the A].l:ialsce has significantly increased. No force can stay its
influenced no wall can exclude its ideals. Thus, we need not
fear to negotiate, for we negotiate from strength. We need not
fear the future for the future brings new promise. However, to
.turn the promise of peace and expanding prosperity'into reality,
it is essential that the Summit democracies maintain the vigilance,
unity f,sno strength that have brought us to this moment of
opporl:u,nity.
The Suxrjt Seven nations must stand together, as we chart a
course toreard the interdependent new world of the new century.
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