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(laughter)
Well, sorry
I wanted to ask Secretary Baker if
if you could be a bit more specific as the US proposal you've given to the Germans in terms of when you see the trigger for SNF? Must you have completion of a conventional force agreement before you start those talks or is it enough to be well on your way toward
SEC. BAKER: I don't want to get into a negotiation right here -in this press conference.-- We have given them the language and
will speak for itself. And I really don't want to get into that much detail about it.
Q
On China, what can France and the United States be doing? Is there something which one can be doing?
FOR. MIN. DUMAS: As the Secretary of State said, it has been talked about
this morning, between both of us and also
--
China
between the two Presidents. We conducted a study and analysis of One can well see the situation and we exchanged our conclusions.
But you will what the problem is which is posed to China today. understand it
(Laughter? too early to tell yet; wait and see.
Q
Mr. Secretary, have you conferred with the British on your counter proposal and do you anticipate a problem there?
SEC. BAKER: Yes, we have consulted with the British and we don't anticipate a problem.
Q
Mr. Secretary, with the communist world in such turmoil, there's been an undercurrent of criticism in the United States of the Bush administration. Senate Majority Leader Mitchell said the other day that there's been a lack of imagination in our response, particularly to Gorbachev. Could you respond to this criticism and tell us if President Bush has some ideas for how he intends to creatively manage the changes taking place in the East.
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