Monday, February 12,1990
The Battalion
Page 15
Romanian opposition gets
moral support from Baker
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Secretary of State
James A. Baker III Sunday gave moral support to op
position parties and a gentle warning to the interim
government, which has been accused of trying to con
solidate power prior to elections.
During a 4.5-hour stopover in Bucharest, he suc
ceeded in underlining America’s commitment to free
and fair elections without unduly alienating govern
ment leaders who have been strongly criticized by the
opposition.
Less than two weeks ago, the United States criticized
the National Salvation Front government, which took
power after the December revolution that toppled
Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, for attempting
to impede opposition parties contesting the May 20
general election.
Baker did applaud “the reform movement” in Roma
nia since Ceausescu’s overthrow and execution, but he
didn’t praise the government.
Premier Petre Roman said “an endorsement would
be very good, but... ”
Baker said he told interim President Ion Iliescu and
Roman that “the betterment of relations of the United
States with Romania will depend on fully free, fair elec
tions and the respect for human rights and the rights of
minorities.”
Baker also announced that the United States will of
fer Romania $80 million in food assistance. A State De
partment official said it will include 550,000 tons of
feed grain and 8,200 tons of butter.
The Romanian government previously had com
plained that the United States had not fulfilled a prom
ise to send aid following the revolution.
Opposition leaders told Baker they were still being
intimidated by the government, Corneliu Coposu, pres
ident of the National Peasant Party, the country’s larg
est opposition group, said.
“The collective atmosphere was that there is fear,
and it is a sustained action of fear,” Coposu said.
The Front’s decision to participate in the election, re
versing an earlier pledge to stay out, sparked mass dem
onstrations by students and opponents who demanded
it resign.
In a compromise, the Front agreed to share power in
I he betterment of relations of the
United States with Romania will depend
on fully free, fair elections and the respect
for human rights and the rights of
minorities.”
— James A. Baker III,
Secretary of State
a new Provisional Council of National Unity, which was
inaugurated Friday to run the country until the elec
tion.
But many of the 17 opposition party leaders and stu
dent representatives who met Baker said they told him
the Front was trying to control the ruling council and
continue the old Communist system under a new guise.
Cinema
Pres. Bush
telephones
Mandela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi
dent Bush telephoned Nelson
Mandela from the V/hite House
on Sunday, told him all Ameri
cans “were rejoicing at his re
lease” after 27 years in South Af
rica’s prisons and personally
invited him to the White House.
“I stated to him our desire to
see a peaceful evolution towards a
totally racially free South Africa,
a society without prejudice, a so
ciety of total freedom,” Bush told
reporters in the Rose Garden late
Sunday afternoon.
“He told me that he wanted to
consult some of his colleagues,
but that he expected he would be
able to accept my invitation,” the
President said.
“I told him that all Americans
were delighted after these many
years in jail that he was released,
that we were rejoicing at his re
lease,” Bush said.
“It was a very friendly conver
sation,” he said. “It lasted five or
six minutes, maybe, and he ex
pressed his gratitude to me and to
the American people for calling.”
The president said the future
of U.S. sanctions against the
white minority government of
South Africa was not discussed
during his brief conversation with
the African National Congress
leader.
“That did not come up,” said
Bush, who on Saturday called
South African President F.W. de
Klerk and invited him to pay a
separate visit to Washington. “I
will address that at an appropri
ate time. There’s no time frame. I
will be discussing that with our
top advisers.
“I’m not prepared to express
my view on sanctions at this
time,” Bush said. “We’ve had
some momentous events, and I
think the thing is to let these
events settle in now.
“There’s differences of opin
ion in the Congress ... (and)
American public opinion. Let’s
just rejoice in the fact that Mr. de
Klerk took some very forward
steps and let us rejoice in the fact
that Mr. Mandela is free,” Bush
said.
Asked whether he planned to
send Secretary of State James A.
Baker III to South Africa now,
Bush said, “I have no immediate
plans to do that,” but said he
would not rule it out.
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ternational Film Series. This series
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portunity to experience a wide range
of cultures that would otherwise be
denied to them. Even though the
“T
I hese movies give
people a better idea of how
people around the world
view life...”
— Lloyd Cole,
petition author
cultural aspects depicted in the mov
ies might not coincide with my own,
we feel it would be damaging to our
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Easley said they will distribute
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pus and hang them on public bul
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The response has been very posi
tive so far, Easley said.
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“The fact that they voice their
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tending college.
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purpose of a major university — it
kind of makes you wonder if this
isn’t the right place for films such as
these.”
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