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SEC. BAKER: Well, I think that, in terms of giving you a response to the comments, i suppose we would have to conclude,

But beyond saying that, I perhaps, that the honeymoon is over.

that we have very definitive would submit to you that there are

roposals for managing that relationship and that we are well on the way toward the implementation of some of those proposals.

We have reengaged the Soviet Union across the full range of our relations. We now have resumption dates for all of the arms negotiation talks which were ongoing in the last administration, including nuclear testing talks, DNS talks, START talks, chemical

We have received from the weapons, bilaterals -- the whole range. Soviets indications that they are willing to put more emphasis along with us on regional conflicts. They are discussing new issues, new They're talking to us now areas of interest to both of us with us. about transnational and global problems something that was not happening before, We are discussing with the Soviets on a bilateral basis missile and chemical proliferation. We are talking to them about environmental issues, about drugs and about terrorism.

We

Now, those are significant developments in the management of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States. are very pleased, along with our French colleagues, with the proposal that the Soviet Union made in Vienna in the conventional arms talks. It's quite close to the proposal, frankly, of the NATO and a very positive proposal. So I guess that would be my answer your question.

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Mr. Secretary, does the proposal the United States made to Germany yesterday include the reiteration of the NATO commitment to modernize its nuclear forces? And do the French share that that's in there do the French also share that?

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SEC. BAKER: Well,

let me answer the first part and then I'll ask Roland to answer the second. The proposal contemplates postponing until 1932 a decision on deployment and production. However, it would require it would constitute an agreement by the Alliance assuming again that NATO agrees with this agreement by the Alliance to keep our forces up to date where necessary, and an affirmation by the Alliance of the United States' development of a follow-on system to the Lance.

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Now,

I'd let the Minister support that.

answer whether or not the French

FOR. MIN. DUMAS: The position of France was recently expressed by the President of the Republic. The general idea is that the NATO Alliance would find grounds for agreement before the 40th anniversary in Brussels.