President Carter waves a sombrero given to him yesterday after a wreath
laying ceremony at the Independence Monument in Mexico City.
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RAWALPINDI. Pakistan (UPI)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday set
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sHad the stay not been granted, Bhutto
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MEXICO CITY (UPI) Mexican
President Jose Lopez Portillo publicly
criticized President Carter yesterday
for vetoing the sale of Mexican gas to the
United States two years ago, warning
that “surprise moves and sudden
deceit” could backfire on U.S. interests.
Carter, sitting in front of a huge
bouquet of flowers and the American
flag, looked pained as Lopez Portillo
sternly lectured to his guest of honor at a
luncheon in the. Mexican foreign
ministry attended by the diplomatic
corps.
Lopez Portillo chided Carter for the
sudden U.S. interest in Mexico’s newly
discovered oil and gas reserves and
warned that the United States should not
take the oil for granted.
“Mexico has thus suddenly found itself
the center of American attention
attention that is a surprising mixture of
interest, disdain and fear, much like the
recurring vague fears you yourselves
inspire in certain areas of our national
subconscious,” Lopez Portillo said.
“Among permanent not casual
neighbors, surprise moves and sudden
deceit or abuse are poisonous fruits that
sooner or later have reverse effect,” the
Mexican president said.
Although not directly mentioning gas
sales, Lopez Portillo was obviously
referring to a 1977 letter of intent signed
between Mexico and six U.S. utility
companies for the sale of two billion
cubic feet of natural gas per day at a cost
of $2.60 per thousand cubic feet.
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger
ordered a rejection of the deal on the
ground that the Mexican gas price was
out of line with the $2.16 price of
Canadian gas.
Only once in his post luncheon speech
did Lopez Portillo praise Carter, and
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that was for his stand on human rights.
For his part, Carter, also talking about
human rights, mentioned the obligation
to protect the rights “of all those who for
whatever reasons are within the borders
of our countries” a reference to un
documented Mexican workers in the
United States, another key topic on the
presidential agenda.
Lopez Portillo’s critical remarks were
in keeping with the cool reception given
Carter when he arrived at noon the
coolest reception ever given a visiting
American president in Mexico. Missing
was the traditional Latin American
embrace as Lopez Portillo only extended
his hand to Carter and did not kiss Mrs.
Carter, although Carter kissed Carmen
Romano de Lopez Portillo.
Both men agreed in their airport
statements that they had some tough
problems to solve during their 7 1 1 hours
of scheduled talks.
Lopez Portillo returned to the theme
three hours later at the luncheon, saying
both countries must take a “long range
view” and not settle for temporary
solutions.
"Let us seek only lasting solutions
good faith and fair play nothing that
would make us lose the respect of our
children," he said.
Lopez Portillo also warned that the
United States can’t take Mexico’s oil —■
the country has possible reserves of
more than 200 billion barrels for
granted. .
“The two countries complement each
other and need each other, but neither
would want to depend on the other to the
point of nullifying its own sovereign will,
reducing the scope of its international
activities or losing its self-respect,” he
said.
An American official said the first
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was “worthwhile” and held in a relaxed
and friendly atmosphere.
But in the luncheon speech Lopez
Portillo said: . - -- ■-' -
“A good neighbor policy presupposes a
general climate of opinion in which
respect prevails over prejudice and
intelligence over sectarianism.
“No injustice can prevail without
affronting decency and dignity.”
The American official said that the
first round of talks between Carter and
Lopez Portillo, which lasted an hour and
■lO minutes, centered on multilateral and
global issues.
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The official said that Lopez Portillo
spoke in Spanish and Carter in English.
"It was quite a friendly, and relaxed"
session., ‘.‘l’m sure it was worthwhile
from the United States’ standpoint.”
White House Press Secretary Jody
Powell told reporters aboard the plane
that Carter almost postponed the trip to
Mexico when leftist Moslems stormed
the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the U.S.
ambassador to Afghanistan was slain in
a gunbattle between Moslem kidnappers
and police. But he decided to continue
when the Americans in Tehran were
freed.
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