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...political gap between Western Europe and the U.S. over the Polish crisis exists, all right. But now it is measured in yards rather than miles." So said one French diplomat last week, and, indeed, the distance between Washington and its NATO allies on a joint response to the crackdown in Poland had seemingly narrowed. Meeting in Brussels, the foreign ministers of the ten-member European Community issued a statement promising that the group would avoid actions that might undercut the sanctions imposed by Washington against Moscow two weeks ago. Then, at a summit meeting with President Reagan that had promised...
...refusal to impose sanctions against the Soviet Union. U.S. officials hoped that the Chancellor's toughened stance will pay off this week at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. The ministers prepared a joint declaration, scheduled to be issued Monday, that unequivocally blamed the Soviets for the Polish crackdown. But the allies were not expected to join the U.S. in levying sanctions...
Neither side had expected the Reagan-Schmidt meeting to be especially warm. From the time martial law was declared in Poland last December, Schmidt's criticism of the crackdown has been notably mild. The Administration, meanwhile, made little secret of its annoyance with the Chancellor's cautious attitude. One seasoned European observer predicted before the summit: "Reagan is going to give Schmidt one helluva rap on the knuckles...
Administration officials denied reports that the decision was part of an effort to demonstrate American resolve in the wake of the military crackdown in Poland...
...Believe international situation, particularly crackdown in Poland was main reason for decision...