Diary Entry - 05/02/1984

Key Facts
President Reagan meets with the Pope on a refueling stop in the middle of his trip to South Korea.
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We went with about 10,000 others to meet the Pope who was stopping for refueling on his way to S. Korea. We both spoke briefly to the crowd then went into the airport for a meeting. I briefed him on our China trip. He is anxious to enter into talks with the P.R.C. they havent established diplomatic relations because the Vatican has relations with Taiwan. Then he saw us off to Wash. where we landed about 10 P.M.
