Memorandum from Mondale to the President Re: Meeting with the West German Ambassador
Office of the Staff Secretary (1977-07-08). Memorandum from Mondale to the President Re: Meeting with the West German Ambassador. Office of the Staff Secretary.
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Abstract: Papers include a series of letters and memos from the US Executive dealing with the appointment of a US Negotiator for Micronesian Status negotations.
"...It is of the highest importance that the special negotiator for Micronesia be appointed as soon as possible. Negotiations are about to recommence in mid-July in Guam, and it is extremely difficult to make progress without a designated negotiator. It is the view of the Department of State (concurred in by numerous outsiders, including many close to the Micronesians themselves) that this Administration can capitalize on President Carter's new initiatives towards the Micronesians by having a new negotiator untouched by past difficulties..."
"...We need to move urgently to select the President• s Personal Representative for Micronesian Status Negotiations. We initiated consultations with the Micronesians May 18-21; a second round of talks is scheduled for late July. We need a Chief Negotiator to manage the task of hammering out a comprehensive negotiating strategy that all interested agencies can support. At present there is some confusion over the state-of-play on this appointment. Some weeks ago I sent a memo to the President offering some reservations to the State recommendation that Eugene McAuliffe be named to this post and suggesting several alternatives, including Barry Carter (a San Francisco lawyer who formerly served on the NSC staff) and Phil Trezise (former Assistant Secretary ofState for Economic Affairs who is now at Brookings)..."
