THE SECRETARY'S TRIP TO GUATEMALA, BRAZIL ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, BOLIVIA, AND ECUADOR; JULY 31- AUGUST 11, 1988

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• Publication Date: July 13, 1988
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United States Department of State
STAT
Washington, D.C. 20520
July 13, 1988
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MEMORANDUM TO:
SUBJECT:
- Mr.
- Mr.
_ Mr.
- Mr.
_ Mr.
- Mr.
will tehead
Armacost
Wallis
Derwinski
Spiers
Kampelman
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A
- Mr.
Faulk, Acting 8821627
A/OPR/LS
- Mr.
Obst
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AF
Mr.
Crocker
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ARA
_ Mr.
Abrams
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CA
- Ms.
Clark
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CIP
- Mr.
Borg, Acting
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EAP
- Mr.
Sigur.
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EB
- Mr-
McAllister
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EUR
- Ms.
Ridgway
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HA
- Mr.
- Mr.
Fox
Schifter
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INM
- Ms.
Wrobleski
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INR
- Mr.
Abramowitz
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INR/B
- Ms.
Thompson
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IO
Mr.
Williamson
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- Mr.
Sofaer
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NEA
- Mr.
Murphy
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OES
_ Mr.
Smith, Acting 8821644
PA
_ Mr.
Redman
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PM
- Mr.
Holmes
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RP
Mr.
Moore
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S/CPR
- Mrs.
Roosevelt
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S/NP
- Mr.
Kennedy
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- Mr.
Kauzlarich,
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Mr.
Bremer
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S/SE
Mr.
Busby
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AID
Ms.
Hageboeck
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USIA
Mr.
Taylor
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CIA
The Secretary's Trip to Guatemala, Brazil
Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Ecuador;
July 31 - August 11, 1988
COORDINATOR: Robert Gelbard, ARA, Room 6263, 647-6754
DEPUTY COORDINATORS: Greg Lagana, ARA/CEN, Room 4915, 647-4010
Mike Skol, ARA/AND, Room 5906, 647-1715
S/S-S ACTION OFFICER: Robyn Hinson-Jones, Room 7241, 647-834k
This memorandum assigns responsibilities for the Kl\;
preparation of briefing materials for use by the SecretatY (,5)
during his trip to Guatemala, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil,
Bolivia, and Ecuador on July 31 through August 11. BurOps'
wishing to suggest additions or changes to this taskeihOuld
contact the S/S-S Action Officer as soon as possible:
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All papers submitted to the Secretary while he is
travelling should be in the TOSEC cable format and in hard copy.
I. PRELIMINARY PAPERS
scope Papers:
A. ARA should prepare a two-page, overall think-piece
(briefing memo format) which includes a general view of why the
Secretary is going to Central and South America, what he hopes
to accomplish there, themes he wishes to stress with
interlocutors and global issues on the minds of regional
leaders. This is due in S/S-S by COB July 18.
B. ARA should draft country specific scope papers for the.
Secretary discussing the goals and strategies for each stop.
They should address the following questions: 1) Where does our
relationship stand? 2) What do we want from the visit? 3) What
does the host country want? 4) What can we realistically
achieve? The papers should be cleared by P and by other bureaus
as appropriate. It should not exceed five pages in length. The
scope papers are due in S/S-S by COB July 18.
II. BRIEFING MATERIALS FOR THE SECRETARY: The following
briefing materials should be prepared for use by the Secretary:
A. Background Materials:
Fact Sheets: The following one-page fact sheets
should be prepared according to the attached format and cleared
appropriately. They should be delivered to the ARA Coordinator
no later than July 20.
TOPIC DRAFT CLEAR
REGIONAL ISSUES
(1) Group of Eight ARA
(2) Southern Cone Regional ARA EB
Economic Integration
(3) Nuclear Issues OES T, ARA, ACDA
S/NP, PM
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(4) Panama ARA
(5) Central American Peace
Process Update .ARA
(6) Past US Involvement in
Peace Negotiations ARA
(7) US Economic Assistance to
Central America ARA EB, AID
BILATERAL ISSUES
GUATEMALA
(1) Internal Political and
Economic Climate ARA
(2) Military Aid ARA PM
(3) Human Rights ARA HA
ARGENTINA
(i) Political Issues ARA
(2) Economic Situation/Debt ARA EB, Treas.
(3) Trade Issues ARA EB, USTR
(4) U.S.-Argentine
Security Relations ARA PM, DOD
(5) Falkland/Kalvinas ARA P, EUR, PM
(6) Narcotics INM ARA
(7) Regional Intergration ARA EB
(8) UN Role/Voting Record IO ARA
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BRAZIL
(1)
Political Situation
ARA
(2)
Economic Prospects
ARA
EB, Treas.
(3)
Bilateral Relations
ARA
(4)
Trade Disputes
ARA
EB, USTR
(5)
Trade Policies
ARA
EB
(6)
Agricultural Trade
ARA
EB, USDA
USTR
(7)
Debt Issues
EB
ARA, Treas.
(8)
Narcotics
INM
ARA
(9)
Regional Political Role
ARA
(10)
Arms Export/Tech Transfer
ARA
T, PM, S/CT
(11)
UN Role
IO
ARA
(12)
Nuclear Policy
OES
ARA, ACDA,
S/NP, PM, T
URUGUAY
(1)
Political Situation
ARA
(2)
Economic Situation/Debt
ARA
EB, Treas.
(3)
Trade Issues
ARA
EB, USTR
(4)
US/Uruguayan Military
Relations
ARA
PM, DOD
(5)
Uruguayan/Soviet/Cuban
Relations
ARA
P, EUR
(6)
UN Role/Voting Record
IO
ARA
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BOLIVIA
(1) Political Situation ARA
(2) Economic Policy Reforms ARA EB, Treas.
(3) Narcotics Programs INM ARA
(4) New Narcotics Law ARA EB
(5) Gold Swap ARA EB.
(6) U.S. Assistance AID ARA
(7) Return of the Peace Corps ARA P.C.
(8) Outlet to the Sea ARA USOAS
ECUADOR
(1) Political Situation ARA
(2) Economic Prospects/Debt ARA EB, Treas.
(3) President-Elect
Borja's Government ARA
(4) Transition from President
Cordero ARA
(5) Narcotics INM ARA
(6) The Ecuadorian Military ARA Pm
(7) Human Rights/Terrorism ARA HA, S/CT
COLOMBIA
(1) Internal Security/
Guerrillas ARA P, PM
(2) Economic Situation ARA EB
(3) Human Rights ARA HA
(4) Narcotics INM ARA
(6) Military Assistance ARA P, PM
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CHILE
(1) Political Situaion ARA
(2) Economic Sitution ARA EB
(3) Human Rights ARA HA
(4) The Letelier Case ARA HA
VENEZUELA
(1) Political Situation ARA
(2) Relations with Colombia ARA
(3) Economic Situation, Trade
and Debt ARA EB
(4) Narcotics INM ARA
Economic Data Sheets: ARA should prepare an economic data
sheet (sample attached) for each stop. It is due in S/S-S by
July 20.
B. Scenarios/Schedules: ARA should continuously update
schedule which shows meetings and public events at each stop.
C. Meeting Outlines: ARA should prepare briefing
outlines and talking points for each meeting in which the
Secretary will participate. These should provide the Secretary
a summary of the setting and main themes at a glance. These
memos, with talking points on separate pages (use standard
talking points format) are due in S/S-S by COB July 25.
D. Interpreter Requirements: Language Services
(A/OPR/LS) should prepare a memo with details on how
interpreters will be provided for Secretary's meetings or for
Mrs. Shultz. This memo, cleared by ARA, is due in S/S-S by
July 18.
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III. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
ARA should prepare drafts of public statements and
remarks expected to be made by the Secretary during the trip.
These should be substantive and designed to lay out the basic
rationale of his visit to each country. This includes public
statements specific to meetings and statements for the
Secretary's arrivals and departures. All public statements
should be cleared with PA and S/P and MUST be accompanied by 8
inch Wang diskette. Cleared drafts (double-spaced) should be
attached to an briefing memorandum from the regional Assistant
Secretary to the Secretary and are due ift S/S-S by COB 'July 22
IV. PRESS THEMES
ARA should prepare a set of substantive press themes (no
more than one page per country) which could be used for
departure ceremonies or other press events as appropriate.
These papers, cleared by PA are due in S/S-S by COB July 22.
V. BIOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
S/S-S will request appropriate biographic material. By
July 12, ARA should provide the S/S-S Action Officer with a
list of names-of officials ahd their wives thern Secretary is
expected to meet.
VI. THANK YOU LETTERS
ARA should draft substantive thank you letters which the
Secretary should send to his foreign hosts/counterparts after
each stop. These draft letters are due in S/S-S by COB July 22.
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PLEASE NOTE: S/S-S requires the original, three copies and the -
Wang diskette for all papers. Drafting and clearing
information should appear on a separate page. All papers for
the trip should be delivered to the S/S-S Action Officer
through the ARA Coordinator. They should not be logged in with
S/S-I.
Melvyn Levitsky
Executive Secretary
Attachments:
Sample Fact Sheet.
(Bureau Deputy Coordinator has been
provided with all other sample formats.)
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
UNCLASSIFIED BRIEFING PAPER
AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC POLITICS
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FAC1 S4C-C-T
I. POLITICAL PARTIES
o Hawke government, while committed to many traditional
labor policies, has shown political realism by
floating currency, deregulating financial markets,
cutting federal spending and holding down wages.
Strongly supportive of U.S. alliance.
o Hawke's Labor government holds 82 seats in the 148
seat House of Representatives, the Liberal Party 45
seats and the National Party 21 seats. In the 76 seat
Senate, Labor holds 32 seats, Liberals 28 seats,
Democrats six seats, Nationals 5 seats and
Independents four seats.
o Long time coalition of Liberal and National parties
broke up in April, as a result of Queensland Premier
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's efforts to control
conservative agenda and somewhat quixotic ambitions to
be Prime Minister.
o Petersen has announced Federal aspirations, backing
down from "Joh for PM" to "Joh for Canberra", on a
platform of lower taxes, small government and weak
unions.
Liberal Party has been weakened by leadership
struggle. Howard replacing former-leader Peacock, and
then removing Peacock and the "wets" from his shadow
cabinet.
II. ELECTIONS
o On May 27, Hawke called a snap general election for
July 11 with a double dissolution of parliament. His
term of office does not run out until March 1988.
o In April, Hawke said he would not call an early
election, but changed his mind as economic conditions
seemed more favorable to an early election and
opposition disarray continued.
o Labor has a five percent lead in the polls. Hawke's
personal popularity almost doubles Howard's in the
polls, but election could still be close because of
high inflation, high unemployment, high interest rates
and a widely perceived erosion of living standards.
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