Department of State Bulletin articles from March 1989

Department of State Bulletin archives from March 1989

Public service in America. (George Shultz address) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... Secretary Shultz's address before the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs on January 9, 1989. I really appreciate deeply this evening all of you here, such a distinguished group of people-people I've known and worked with, going way...

Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Conference held in Paris. (George Shultz, William F. Burns addresses) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... The Conference on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was held in Paris January 7-11, 1989. Following is Secretary Shultz's address at that conference; his news conference; the text of the final declaration; and a statement by William F...

Nuclear and space arms talks conclude round 10. (Ronald Reagan address) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT, NOV. 16, 1988 Today marks the close of round 10 of the nuclear and space talks between the United States and the Soviet Union. Throughout these negotiations, my objective has been to achieve agreement with the...

The 1988 trade bill. (Alan F. Holmer, Judith Hippler Bello addresses) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... The following report was presented by Ambassador Alan F Holmer Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, and Judith Hippler Bello, General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, to a conference of foreign diplomats at the Department of...

Negotiations toward a new international coffee agreement. (W. Allen Wallis address) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... Address before the negotiating conference for a new Interplational Coffee Agreement in London on November 14, 1988. Mr Wallis is Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and Agriculture. I have followed the work of the ICA during the past...

Telecommunications and economic development in the Caribbean. (Parker W. Borg address) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... Address before the conference on the Caribbean, sponsored by the Caribbean/Central American Action (CCAA) and the Caribbean Telecommunications Council, in Miami on November 30, 1988. Ambassador Borg is Deputy Coordinator and Deputy Director...

CSCE follow-up meeting held in Vienna. (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, includes related articles) (text of concluding document, George Shultz address) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... The follow-up meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was held in Vienna November 4 , 1986-January 17, 1989. Following is the text of the concluding document, Secretary Shultz's address at the closing...

U.S., Soviet Union exchange New Year's messages. (Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev addresses) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... The following remarks by President Reagan and President Gorbachev were televised in the Soviet Union and the United States on January 1, 1989. President Reagan On behalf of the American people, I send you greetings on the coming...

Chancellor Kohl's visit. (Helmut Kohl, Ronald Reagan addresses) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany made an official working visit to Washington, D. C. , November 15, 1988, to meet with President Reagan and other government officials. Following are remarks by the President...

Prime Minister Thatcher's visit. (Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan addresses) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made an official visit to Washington, D.C., November 15-17, 1988, to meet with President Reagan and other government officials. Following are...

U.S. commemorates 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Richard Schifter, Richard S. Williamson, John C. Whitehead, Ronald Reagan, Vernon A. Walters addresses) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... Following are remarks by Richard Schifter, Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Richard S. Williamson, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, John C. Whitehead, Deputy Secretary of State,...

U.S. supports human rights conference in Moscow. (White House statement) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT, JAN. 4, 1989 President Reagan has authorized the U.S. delegation in Vienna to support, in cooperation with like-minded allies, U.S. participation in an agreed schedule of Conference on Security and Cooperation...

Libyan planes downed. (Department of Defense statement, Frank C. Carlucci address) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... DEFENSE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT, JAN. 4, 1989 At about 5:00 a.m. EST (1000 GMT) today, two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger aircraft were shot down by two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft operating over international waters in the...

Libya's chemical weapons plant. (Department of State statement) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... DEPARTMENT STATEMENT, JAN. 1, 1989 We have discussed with a number of governments, including but not limited to the Federal Republic of Germany, the serious danger posed by Libya's chemical warfare program. We and other governments...

U.S. oil companies authorized to resume operations in Libya. (White House statement) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT, JAN. 19, 1989 The President has authorized the Department of the Treasury to modify the special licenses of American oil companies operating in Libya. In 1986, when the United States imposed broad trade...

Territorial sea of the United States. (Ronald Reagan proclamation) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... PROCLAMATION 5928, Dec. 27, 1988 International law recognizes that coastal nations may exercise sovereignty and jurisdiction over their territorial seas. The territorial sea of the United States is a maritime zone extending...

Afghanistan: Soviet occupation and withdrawal. (report of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... The following report was prepared by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research as part of an annual series of Special Reports on the situation in Afghanistan. Introduction and Summary Although 1988 has proven to be a watershed year,...

U.S. reports to United Nations on downing of Libyan planes. (U.S. letter, Herbert S. Okun address) (transcript)
March 1, 1989... Following is the text of the U.S. letter to the President of the UN Security Council of January 4, 1989, and a statement by Herbert S. Okun, Acting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in the Security Council on January 5....