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...Rhone-Poulenc chemical and fiber conglomerate. Applauded the conservative Paris daily Le Figaro: "It seems that realism has finally overcome ideology." Even Pierre Charpy, a spokesman for the opposition Rally for the Republic Party, conceded that the long-dreaded move by the Socialist government of President Francois Mitterrand was "not a scandal...
Tsongas joined a recent chorus of voices--including those of West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Francois Mitterrand--in stating that loose talk from U.S. government officials about the "winnability" and "containability" of nuclear war has severely limited the credibility of the Administration among Europeans...
...these reasons, the decision of President Mitterrand's administration to back the contract signed between GDF and Soyuzgas-export is hardly surprising. Already this fall, several members of the European Economic Community--including France and West Germany--entered into joint venture with the Soviet Union for the construction of a natural gas pipeline that is to run from Siberia to Western Europe. Besides, eight billion cubic meters of gas is the equivalent of five nuclear reactors. Hence the deal with the Soviets will allow Mitterrand to slow the growth of the French nuclear industry, an avowed goal of the president...
...signing of the French gas agreement. One minister said he thought it would have been hypocritical to wait until Poland was forgotten to sign what he called "an inevitable deal." While this is no doubt true, it hardly seems consistent with the philosophy enunciated by then-opposition leader Mitterrand on the occasion of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. "Anything that contributes, no matter how little, to better the position of the aggressor is a mistake." It seems moreover, especially two-faced of Mitterrand, since he saw fit to postpone immediately a scheduled visit to Israel after the annexation...
...Even among the foreign leaders who indulged the U.S. requests for videotaped messages, enthusiasm was not unanimous.* Said an aide to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: "She didn't know she was going to be on with people like Sinatra." An aide to French President François Mitterrand was more derisive: "It was pure show business, and demeans the idea of showing solidarity with the Polish people...