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The surprising new U.S. offer reflected the intensity with which both sides are maneuvering in advance of the long-awaited first summit between Reagan and Soviet Communist Party Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev, set for Nov. 19 and 20. The President authorized the latest proposal just a week after he had tried...
In his televised briefing, Reagan noted that the Soviet proposal delivered to him in September by Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze "had certain positive seeds which we wish to nurture." The President refused to discuss the details of his new response, but said, "I would characterize our arms- control position as...
The briefing was designed to bring together "a number of leading experts in different areas" to inform the President about "a broad range of issues relate to Soviet relations," according to White House spokesman Michael Guest.
Pipes said that he doubted yesterday's briefing would significantly alter the President's views on Soviet affairs, stressing that this was only one of many sessions the President would attend in preparation for the summit.
The other experts attending the meeting included both those with background in government and academics. Also present at the briefing were Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger '38, Vice President George Bush, and several national security advisors and other members of the administration, Pipes...