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Within the U.S. foreign policy establishment, there is disagreement about the degree of Soviet involvement in Iran. Soviet Expert Helmut Sonnenfeldt, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes the Soviets cooled on Saddam because he wanted unconditional support from Moscow for whatever he proposed to do against Israel or Iran, and was angry when he failed to obtain it. Moreover, Sonnenfeldt says, the Soviets were tilting increasingly toward Iran after the fall of the Shah, because they regarded Iran as a greater strategic prize. William Quandt, a former National Security Council official now at Brookings, doubts that the Soviets...
...NATO. Some Western European governments, however, are exploring another possible compromise: a crackdown on loans to the Soviet bloc, in return for a partial lifting of the pipeline-equipment ban. The U.S. had tried to win such a promise at last month's Versailles summit. West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt last week discussed with Dutch Prime Minister Andreas van Agt the credit restrictions they might impose...
German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Thatcher succeeded in talking her European colleagues into a milder line that called for an "effective dialogue" with...
Shultz may even match Haig's famed rapport with European leaders. Says former Commerce Secretary Peter G. Peterson: "[West German Chancellor] Helmut Schmidt considers George one of the best friends he has, and has enormous respect for him. It's hard for me to imagine any one who would be more acceptable to the Europeans." The two men have vacationed together at Bohemian Grove, a private California men's retreat to which Shultz belongs...
...acre Haines Eagle Preserve near Juneau, Alaska. Governor Jay Hammond plans to contribute some of Alaska's estimated flock of 30,000 eagles to 21 other states that are trying to rebuild their populations. Additional help came from an unexpected quarter last month when West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt gave two baby bald eagles to President Reagan in Bonn. When they are old enough later this year, the eaglets, named Carol and Captain, will be flown to the U.S. After that, air travel will be strictly do-it-yourself...