Diary Entry - 02/18/1982
Key Facts
President Reagan holds a briefing on Soviet arms, noting "it was a sobering experience."
The Iranian government announces that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini will eventually be replaced by a four- or five-man elected council.
Mexico devalued the peso by 30% to fight an economic slide.
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Press conference day. I think a good one but the “pack” was blood thirsty. Had a briefing on Soviet Arms. It was a sobering experience. There can be no argument against our re-arming when one sees the production complex they have established for the mfg. of every kind of weapon & war machine. Their sophistication is frightening.
