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...boats. The effect of these measures, the President hoped, would be to encourage the Polish government to bring a quick end to its state of emergency. Like Reagan, Western European leaders were concerned about the Polish crisis but deeply divided over how to deal with it. French President Francois Mitterrand was outraged over the repression in Poland and convinced that the Soviets were behind it. He disagreed, however, with Reagan's view that Western governments should retaliate by suspending food shipments to Poland. "After all," Mitterrand told a French newspaper, "those who are hungry aren't the ones...
French President Mitterrand...
...Mitterrand also tried to close a debate that was launched by Finance Minister Jacques Delors, the most outspoken moderate in his Cabinet, who declared in a radio interview last month that he favored a "pause" in the pace of reform. Mitterrand disagreed. The President is anxious to placate important supporters within the governing coalition: the Communists, who hold four seats in the 44-member Cabinet, and a group of impatient, occasionally raucous Socialist backbenchers known as "maximalists" because they want a maximum number of campaign promises implemented...
Extensive as they are, Mitterrand's difficulties are early warning signals, not immediate liabilities. The latest polls show confidence in his administration holding steady at 57%. And for all the acrimony over economic policy, a surprising degree of harmony prevails on foreign affairs and defense. Mitterrand's request for $22 billion in military spending, up 3.6% after inflation over last year's level, passed the Senate without dissent this month. It was the upper chamber's first unanimous vote in 30 years. Nonetheless, it is Mitterrand's handling of the economy and of domestic social...
...Mitterrand also responded to rumors that he was suffering from a mysterious illness. Confirming that he had undergone a series of unspecified tests, he explained that he has been beset by back and leg pains, that he now "felt better" and that a full report on his health would be published this week...