Department of State Bulletin articles from August 1984

Department of State Bulletin archives from August 1984

Terrorism: the problem and the challenge. (George Shultz before the House Foreign Affairs Committee) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... I welcome this opportunity to discuss with you the problem of international terrorism and the challenges it poses to our country. This subject was discussed thoroughly at the recent meeting in London of heads of state and government and by...

Nuclear arms control and the NATO alliance. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (address before the Royal United Services Inst.) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... More than 6 months have passed since the Soviets walked out of the INF (intermediate-range nuclear forces) talks in Geneva and refused to set a resumption date for START, the strategic arms reduction talks. These Soviet actions are as...

Preserving freedom and security. (statement before Senate Foreign Relations Committee) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... No issue is of greater importance to the Administration or to the American people that war and peace. As President Reagan has said, "We must both defend freedom and preserve the peace. We must stand true to our principles and friends while...

Steel: domestic industry in a global market. (address before the Convention of the Iron and Steel Society) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... I may say more about steel than about foreign policy, but this group should not object if I do that. My comments will be based on some principles of a free-enterprise, market economy. These principles are accepted widely on faith but often...

The near West: America and the Pacific. (address before the World Affairs Council) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... Since I am an economist, it will not surprise you that from the three foci of your meeting--economics, politics, and security--I have selected economics. And since this meeting is about Asia, it will not surprise you if I duscuss our evolving...

Cyprus: reports of Turkish Cypriot settlement in Varosha. (department statement) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... We now have evidence that the Turkish Cypriots are permitting settlement by some of their people in a formerly closed sector of the city of Varosha, or Famagusta. The area involved is in a portion of the city which has remained uninhabited...

Soviet active measures. (address before the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... I'm delighted to be here and appreciate this opportunity to help shed some light on one of the aspects of Soviet clandestine activities which attempt to influence world public opnion. One of the activities that falls within the purview of my...

Baltic Freedom Day. (presidential proclamation) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... It has been over 40 years since invading Soviet armies, in collusion with the Nazi regime, overran the three independent Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and forceably incorporated them into Moscow's expanding empire. The new...

Berlin's status in European Parliament elections. (joint response to Soviet protest) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... On instructions of my government, I would like to state the following with regard to the statement of the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of June 11, 1984: The three powers, in accordance with the established procedures and insofar...

Doctrine of moral equivalence. (address before the Royal Institute for International Studies) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... I am honored by the invitation of the Royal Institute for International Affairs to appear here today. I thought a good deal about what I might speak about and was greatly tempted to offer a lecture on American presidential nominating politics,...

U.S. position on Jerusalem. (statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... I appreciate the opportunity to meet with the members of these subcommittees to discuss the Administration's position on H.R. 4877, which provides for the u.S. Embassy and Ambassador's residence in Israel to be moved from Tel Aviv to...

U.S. policy in the Pacific Island region. (Reagan responds to questions by Pacific Magazine) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... Q. Is it possible to state in a few concise words what the basic principles and goals are of U.S. policy in the Pacific island region? A. First of all, we are part of the Pacific island region. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the...

Refugees: overseas aid and domestic admissions. (address before the National Legal Conference on Immigration and Refugee Policy) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... The refugee crises of the second half of the 1970s posed an immense challenge to the international community and to the United States in particular. The takeover of the Indochinese countries by communist regimes, the expulsion of thousands of...

East-West relations and technology transfer. (address before the Federal Bar Association) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... My remarks will be directed primarily at the nature and setting of U.S. policy, as well as a brief description of our activities at the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Security Controls (COCOM). Many of you will recall, as I do, the...

The role of science and technology in foreign affairs. (address before the Council of Scientific Society Presidents) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... I am honored to have this opportunity to speak to this distinguished gathering today and to discuss with you the ever-growing role of science and technology in our country's foreign affairs. As you will have gathered from my title, the bureau...

Iran-Iraq war. (statement made in the Security Council) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... AMBASSADOR SORZANO This Council has long been seized with the tragic war between Iran and Iraq. This war has dragged on for much too long-almost 4 years. It has already inflicted perhaps as many as half a million casualties among...

Future opportunities for U.S.-Latin American Trade: the U.S. perspective. (address before the National Center for Export-Import Studies) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... It is a special pleasure for me to participate in this conference on U.S.-Latin american trade relations. Trade is important to all of us. It affects not only our economic relationship but also the whole range of political, social, and...

U.S. Central American policy at a crossroads. (statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... In 1979, one of my predecessors testified before this subcommittee that Central America was at a crossroads, with one path leading to violent and radical change, the other to democratic reform. Yet many believed that a foreign policy for...

Visit of Dominican Republic president. (Salvador Jorge Blanco) (joint declarations) (transcript)
August 1, 1984... ARRIVAL CEREMONY, APR. 10, 1984 President Reagan President and Mrs. jorge Blanco, it's indeed an honor for me to welcome you, the first President of your country to make a state visit to the United States. This is a special...