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...fact, a memorandum to the President spelling out the purpose of the mission was signed by Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and CIA Director William Casey and supported by General David Jones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Taiwan's current defense needs, they agreed, could be adequately served by additional sales of the F-5E fighter jet it now uses, rather than the new, more powerful F-5G it has been seeking.* The Poland crisis, and the desire for Peking's cooperation in the anti-Soviet propaganda drive, provided an opportunity...
Although the timing inevitably linked his departure with the miniscandal, there were other reasons why Allen got the gate. He neither liked nor got along with Secretary of State Alexander Haig, and rarely hesitated to reveal that in public. He had not been effectively performing even his limited duties as a low-profile coordinator of foreign policy advice. He had been saddled with an impossible task, serving as a presidential adviser with no real clout and limited access to Reagan. With the job about to be redefined and strengthened, he simply did not have the personality or stature to handle...
Ramindar Singh, a Nieman fellow from the Indian Express of New Delhi, said in response to Lewis that some foreign nations perceive Reagan as a war-monger and overtly aggressive. He added, "Reagan and Haig send shivers up our spine with statements about intervening in Saudi Arabia...
...Reagan was Governor of California. During Senate confirmation hearings for his State Department post, Clark showed an almost shocking ignorance of foreign affairs. (He could not, for instance, name the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.) But his sober and congenial performance at State has impressed his colleagues, particularly Haig. Clark is also a longtime friend of Meese and Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver, both of whom were his deputies during the California statehouse days...
While the search went on, Dozier's wife Judith received messages of sympathy from both President Reagan and Secretary of State Alexander Haig. Maintaining a vigil at her home in Verona with her two children, Mrs. Dozier appeared for a second time on TV to thank the Italian people for their support. Said she: "Please continue to pray. You are in all our hearts, and we know we are in your hearts...