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When Ronald Reagan and Mexican President Jóse López Portillo shake hands this week at Camp David, they will do so warmly, for the two got along quite well last January during the President-elect's visit to the border city of Ciudad Juárez. But as soon as the two leaders sit down and begin talking policy, the warm feelings may cool. As one U.S. diplomat observes, "Their basic positions evolved separately and are in conflict. Frankly, I wish they would just agree to disagree...
...into the U.S., various U.S. trade policies that Mexico considers restrictive and, most dramatic of all, the Administration's emerging foreign policy toward Central America and the Caribbean. The first major manifestation of that policy - and the subject that most angers the Mexicans - concerns El Salvador. López Portillo resents the U.S. insistence on making the guerrilla war in that country a test case for its eagerness to help a friendly government survive "indirect armed aggression" by Cuba and other Communist nations that are funneling weapons to the leftist guerrillas. Though the Mexican President has refused to give...
...mission to Latin America, Walters, formally deputy chief of the CIA, visited Mexico and Venezuela, and this week he plans to stop in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Though Walters conferred with Mexican President José López Portillo, neither country would confirm the meeting publicly; Mexico sympathizes with the Salvadoran guerrillas, and Walters' visit could be an embarrassment...
...said Press Aide Joseph Holmes, were "remarkably like anybody else getting ready to move." Reagan wandered through the house gathering up belongings and taking long looks at the stunning ocean views. He also accepted possession of a white Arabian stallion, a gift from Mexican President José López Portillo that Reagan had trouble quieting because of the press of onlookers...
...east he deftly handled a courtesy call on Mexico's President José López Portillo. Reagan's graceful approach was warmly applauded by the Mexicans, who felt that it laid a solid groundwork for a new level of friendship and cooperation between the countries when Reagan and López Portillo meet again, probably within the next six months...