Diary Entry - 09/29/1981
Key Facts
President Reagan participates in the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
President Reagan meets with military advisors to discuss the sale of AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia.
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Addressed the annual meeting of the World Bank & International Monetary fund. While only 125 delegates from nations all over the world, the actual crowd numbered more than 1000. All had staff, finance ministers etc. I was amazed to learn our S.S. agents had to disarm a great many until after I spoke. It seems they bring bodyguards because of the fear of kidnapping or assassination. Day ended happily when at 10 P.M. I learned the Sen. had passed the debt limit extension so we wouldn’t go out of business Oct. 5.
