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Diary Entry - 04/16/1981

Ronald Reagan's white house diaries for the day of 04-16-1981

Key Facts

  • President Reagan meets with Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joseph Luns to discuss the involvement of Spain and the problems with Greece and Turkey.

  • Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau rejects a compromise proposal, endorsed by eight provincial premiers, on the makeup of a new federal constitution.

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Met with Sec. Gen. of N.A.T.O.—Luns. He recalled our meeting with N.A.T.O. high command in 1972 Brussels. He confirms the new spirit of N.A.T.O. and believes we can get Spain involved by Sept. The So. Flank problem (Greece & Turkey) is coming along.

Press is full of news that I pardoned the 2 F.B.I. men who had been trying to keep an eye on the “Weathermen” during the V.N. war.

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