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White House Diaries
March
19
1986
March 19, 1986
Wednesday, March 19, 1986
The pot is coming to boil on Contra Aid. Tip is putting the squeeze on his gang as if this is a personal test of loyalty to him. We’ve countered with a proposal that I’ll hold still for a time without using the money while we try again to negotiate providing they’ll pass the bill. A visit (brief ) from the outgoing Foreign Minister & wife of Costa Rica. Then a meeting with the leadership of the U.S. Sister Cities program. It’s been going on for 30 yrs.—They made me honorary president. Some more Congressional phone calls & then P.M. Mulroney came by & we had lunch in my study followed by a signing of a 5 yr. extension of the Norad agreement between our 2 countries. Then I announced our approval of the Acid rain report by Drew Lewis (U.S.A.) & Bill Davis (Canada). Saw the P.M. off—he’s greatly pleased by the whole trip.
A meeting with George Shultz and upstairs for the rest of the day. I have a huge bowl of gold fish given me by Aly Khan whose home we occupied in Geneva. This was a reward for taking care of his sons aquarium while we were in occupancy. I’m sending them over to Kathy for her daughter Sherrie [Shelley].
