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White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Larry Speakes ran interference for his boss, fending off media flak as conditions deteriorated in South Africa. It was Speakes, along with State Department Spokesman Charles Redman, who spearheaded the major development of the month, a new offensive against the Soviet Union. In a makeshift press room, the Administration's mouthpiece announced U.S. plans to test an anti-satellite weapon and charged that Soviet agents have used a toxic dust to track American diplomats in Moscow...
...time, the U.S. explicitly urged South Africa to permit the A.N.C. to take part in any discussions between the government and black leaders on the country's future. In one of the strongest comments yet made on the current situation by a Reagan Administration official, State Department Spokesman Charles Redman declared: "Banning individuals and organizations from political activity is one of the most odious practices of the South African government. It offends the democratic values of free speech and assembly, and it accentuates the anger and frustration felt by all opponents of apartheid. The South African government's contention that...
...George J. Church. Reported by Gisela Bolte and Christopher Redman/ Washington, with other bureaus
...Stephen Koepp. Reported by William Blaylock/San Francisco, Christopher Redman /Washington and Adam Zagorin/New York
...George J. Church. Reported by Neil MacNeil and Christopher Redman/ Washington