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CONFIDENTIAL
NOTES OF A MEETING BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR___
AND SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL ON 4 MAY 1993
Present: Governor
Senator McConnell
Mr. Dick Williams (USCG/HK)
Mr. Brian Riendeau (Aide to Senator McConnell)
PS/GH
The Governor said he had an interesting day yesterday with
He understood the meetings at the White House, State and Treasury.
Administration was trying to find a compromise on the MFN argument.
He suspected that ап
solution to the issue.
executive order might be
order might be considered
as
a
The
2. Senator McConnell said he shared the Governor's view.
Administration might be drawing on a parallel with what had been done during President Bush's time with Chinese student dissidents. Legislation would be considered as a possible fall back solution. He envisaged that probably the Administration would give one year
He also understood a number to China to improve on various fronts.
of senators such as Senator Nunn and Senator Mitchell were seeing
the President and testing out the extent of cooperation between
Congress and the White House.
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