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...Singapore, Shultz held a 2 1/2-hour private meeting with Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, a personal friend of the Secretary's. Sounding a theme frequently heard during the three-day ASEAN conference in Manila, Lee warned Shultz that the growing trend toward protectionism in the U.S. Congress was threatening the economic stability of the Pacific basin. Shultz was receptive to the warning. Like President Reagan, he strongly favors free trade and opposes protectionist measures. "I believe their statements of concern are justified," the Secretary said later. "We ought to pay attention." He advised Lee to show good faith by keeping...
...Shultz then paid a brief visit--the first by a high-level U.S. official--to the oil-rich Sultanate of Brunei (pop. 214,000), which sits on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo and has been ruled by the same family for 29 generations. "There are no poor people in Brunei," said one U.S. official. He added that little Brunei, with its annual per-capita income of roughly $17,000, "has no serious problems of any kind." Shultz chatted with the Sultan and took a tour of the thousand-room palace compound with its squash and tennis courts...
...stop in Manila, the Secretary's next destination, was not so & refreshingly simple. The U.S. is intent on strengthening the Aquino government, partly because of its democratic principles and partly because Washington is worried by the continuing Communist insurgency in the Philippines. Shultz came armed with a check for $200 million that was previously promised to the Philippines but then held up in the complicated U.S. foreign aid appropriation process. While Aquino gladly accepted the funds, several Filipino officials grumbled that the check was not nearly generous enough. Retorted Shultz: "It's only $200 million, but I'm still...
...Shultz supported Aquino's policy of putting military pressure on the Communists while inviting them to the negotiating table. Yet Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile seemed to undercut that two-pronged approach by stating that it would take a "miracle" to produce a political solution. Aquino and Enrile denied persistent rumors of a serious rift between them, and the two made several joint appearances. Enrile did say that he might run in the next presidential elections...
...bullish on the Philippines," Shultz told a news conference before departing. Still, such rhetorical support is about all Aquino can expect. She readily conceded that the current U.S. foreign aid allotment, which totals $500 million for the fiscal year, "is as far as American government assistance will go." To raise more money, she plans to turn a scheduled U.S. visit next fall into a private-sector fund-raising drive to encourage foreign investment in her country...