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Some European officials are openly concerned about the quality of advice that Reagan receives from the men around him. They fear that the President's most hawkish advisers, notably Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and White House Counsellor Edwin Meese, may look upon the Polish crisis as a chance to loosen the Soviet grasp on Eastern Europe. Such a policy, in turn, might force Moscow to crack down even harder. Others claim to hear too many voices coming from the Administration. Says a peeved British diplomat: "No sooner does one U.S. official announce an attitude than within 24 hours another...
During the discussion, little consideration was given to more severe measures: freezing all U.S. exports, including grain, to the Soviet Union, and pressuring Western Europe and Japan to join in a boycott. Meese, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and CIA Director William Casey all shared Reagan's feeling that some action against Moscow was needed now; Haig preferred a more cautious approach until the allies could be persuaded to join in the measures, but he readily agreed to the sanctions...
...decision, announced by presidential counselor Edwin Meese III, apparently comes in response to the military crackdown in Poland and reportedly received the backing of Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger '38 and Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig...
...defense policies are seen in different lights by the public. There are more voters (26%) who have no real confidence in Secretary of State Alexander Haig than those who have "a lot" of confidence (22%) in him. By contrast, 21% have a lot of confidence in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, and only 13% express no real confidence...
...parallel other reports, he said that Gaddafi had ordered the assassination of several top American officials if no hit team could reach the President. With that, security was greatly increased not only for the President but for Vice President George Bush, Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger as well. Next, Secret Service protection was extended for the first time to Reagan's top aides: James Baker, Edwin Meese and Michael Deaver...