__ --_ _ -r -'-'- -- c - I' I -_ ' r r- e90Q liS' 11 I 8 United States II 3-v I J L ----- - - Department of - tal Washington D C 20S20 -_ __ May 22 1990 BRIEFING MEMORANDUM SIS UNCLASSIFIED TO The Secretary FROM PA - Margaret DeB Tutwi1er'n 1 SUBJECT White House Press Briefing White House Briefing Room Wednesday May 23 1990 12 15 p m 30 minutes PURPOSE I o - J 12 00 Noon Depart State Department accompany you o 12 10 p m Arrive White House Proceed to Marlin Fitzwater 4 s office o 12 15 p m Marlin Fitzwater accompanies you to the briefing room ON THE RECORD briefing begins with your opening statement o 12 45 p m Attachment Ta lkin points S1A 1r _ - --- t I ' ' d ' sGBP jY oy D '-' _ li l D -L ' -'1 OEP R 1 'OE1 GBP SE '-1''' ISC t Ph E I C e In Q ' ' - 1' Re or61'1' v 'I E1 C Non- -' D E Y emptioOS--- 011' tioOS PI E l elllP ' _ '_ _ ' - I '--c-r -- v r'-'-- PA JeO 4 Nei 1 j UN CI A S S I F I ED o 's I I co vee 5 22 91b _4 r ' l i - __ E- 0 -' 1 i ' I ' If Y rJ l '-' i L l GI _ o I - o I ' ' It j il 0 - tt ' _ ---- f ' 647-7405 I will conClU I - l nllENi of 0 0 Briefing - ' ' SCENARIO II To brief the White House and State Department press corps ON THE RECORD on the upcoming Summit Meeting between President Bush and President Gorbachev o o flo flo o oo o z a'y' 2 oooooooo ' o 199 a oo 1lI oo TALKING POINTS SECRETARY BAKER'S BRIEFING TO MEMBERS OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS Overview o When Presidents Bu h and Gorbachev met last December in Malta they laid out priorities to prepare for the Washington summit We have since been intensively engaged on the full U S -Soviet agenda o I look forward to a results-oriented summit one that produces a number of significant accords reflecting major progress in arms control and other bilateral areas ' o The summit will be held against the backdrop of the Baltic crisis The President will reiterate our support for self-determination for the Baltic peoples and our belief that the sides must engage in a serious dialogue Arms Control o Arms control will be a principal focus at the summit the sides will record several agreements in th9ir effort to build a more stable and transparent strategic relationship o START In Malta the Presidents set a goal of resolving all major substantive START issues by the summit Progress at the Moscow ministerial has certainly put them in a position where that is possible In particular the sides resolved the issues of limits on air- and sea-launched cruise missiles We still have considerable work to do before the summit Soviet arms control experts will come to Washington before the Summit to try to iron out remaining differences Once the major questions have been resolved we hope to finish a treaty as quickly as possible o CFE We are urging the SOvlets to work for progress toward an early agreement In Moscow we suggested ideas to move the process forward but our co terparts apparently could not respond meaningfully dt that time o Chemical Weapons We are destruction agreement for DE PARTMENT OF 1 m iLEASE V '- EXCiSE TE FOiA PA I Exemptions - a bilateral CW lr u q'I f o t' f IF' t'- '5 l 'l'l t o l o 'L b e - t AR r Non-Re IJonSI e cxempt ons fina lzing sign r th Pr 7iden 5 t FI'CI ' lL-i ij STA - ' _' -- i ' ' ' - Gel ' ' Y '7 l 1 - _ - i lTO o o 'O KIt J DJWIJ i I l o r - 2 - - - ----- Under terms of this trail-blazing agreement the sides will halt production of chemical weapons reduce CW stocks to 5000 agent tons and cooperate in developing destruction technology This accord will provide an impetus to the negotiations on a multilateral convention banning chemical weapons o o Nuclear Testing Verification protocols to the Threshold Test Ban and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions treaties are ready for signature at the summit Non-proliferation The leaders plan a joint statement on controlling the proliferation f ballistic missiles chemical and nuclear weapons Developments in Europe o I expect the Presidents will discuss ongoing changes in Europe and the process of German unification President Bush will reaffirm our support for German Ul lification and our view that a united Germany's membership in NAtO is the best guarantee of 10ng- term stability in Europe The President will be prepared to discuss overall changes in the European order but will reiterate our view that a united Germany must be fully sovereign In part to address these issues the President has proposed steps for NATO to consider early CFE follow-on negotiations accelerated talks on short-range nuclear forces a strengthened CSCE process and a review of NATO strategy Regional Proolems o Regional conflicts are an important part of the U S -Soviet agenda and can affect the overall relationshlp o Afqhahistan We have been underscoring to Moscow the need for a political settlement and have made a nwuber of proposals to advance the process Now the ball is in the Soviet court on the role of Najibullah in a transition o Central America We are encouraging the Soviets to use their influence with Cuba to end the flow of arms to the FMLN in El Salvador and to get Havana to act more responsibly in the region o We are concerned about the deteriorating situation in Ka hrr ir ar d c re tryi l ttl Work in parallel with the Sovie 't P t rq e tC Sl l raam 0'1 I viliJ ' and Pakistan Kashmi t It 'i - ' - i'- I I r oo Q o o e o Co o eo o e o o II - 3 - o l' 4 _ ' ' ooo Human Rights o This topic will be -- as always -- a high priority The Soviets have made considerable progress but more remains to be done o The President proposed in Malta that the Soviets zero out the remaining refusenik and divided family cases -- now approximately 60 in number While some have been allowed to leave others continue to be denied the right to emigrate o We are concerned by signs of anti-Semitism in the USSR and are urging Moscow to speak out definitively against it Bilateral Matters o Bilateral relations -- exchange programs people-to-people contacts and better conditions for diplomatic operations -- have improved in parallel with the overall relationship o The sides will conclude several agreements at the summit including accords on the specifics of implementation of the President's Malta proposal to increase university-level student exchanges establishing cUltural-information centers in Washington and Moscow fixing the Pacific maritime boundary between the U S ' and USSR and cooperation in ocean studies Economic Relations o At Malta the President advanced a number of initiatives aimed at expanding U S -Soviet economic relations At the summit we will sign a long-term grains agreement and a maritime transportat1on agreement o A trade agreement which will provide the basis for expanded commercial relations between the U S and USSR is almost ready for signature This agreement along with Presiden- tial waiver of the Jackson-Vanik amendment is necessary for extension of most-favored-nation trading status The President conditioned MFN on passage of new Soviet emigration legislation the Supreme Soviet is due to consider such a law on May 31 o o _ 11 I'l ' _ J ol In sum we ei pae 'a bUSy 'sJ ITlloi t YO l 'ihOllld see a lot come out of it This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu