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Whatever his foibles, Yeltsin seems dedicated to all that is most welcome (if not most promising) in perestroika. Therefore he is a natural ally for Gorbachev. Even the disagreements between them constitute a tactical opportunity for Gorbachev. In dealing with his conservative constituencies in the military and the party apparatus, he can point to Yeltsin over his left shoulder and say, Do business with me or you may end up with that guy instead...
Several of Gorbachev's advisers added that they were concerned about his thin skin and his tendency to personalize political disputes. Hence they were upset to find the U.S. press awash in what they took to be officially instigated presummit Yeltsin bashing...
...have a big job ahead of us," said one Gorbachev associate to an American who is close to Bush. "We must persuade our leader to make common cause with Yeltsin. It's in your best interests that we succeed. So don't play to Gorbachev's sense of his own indispensability...
...WORD FROM OUR SUMMIT SPONSOR . . . White House planners are well used to the never ending demands of the network correspondents, but their patience was sorely tested at presummit requests to stage live remotes from the East Room, site of the Bush-Gorbachev signing ceremonies. Since the President has long complained about anchors doing "stand-ups" from the briefing room while he is still on the podium, the idea was nixed. "They wanted to cover it like a bowling tournament," protested one advance...
GEORGIAN ON THEIR MINDS? With his new powers as President and his handful of domestic woes, Mikhail Gorbachev is likely to relinquish the once powerful post of General Secretary of the Communist Party next month. Who will replace him? The momentum is swinging toward Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, who has also been considered a potential Prime Minister if Nikolai Ryzhkov is forced to step aside. The choice would be both surprising and plausible. If he is to succeed as President, Gorbachev will need a trusted ally to head the party; Shevardnadze has been a friend for 25 years...