In my judgment, Bert Lance ought to have a chance for a hearing without delay, comprehensive in nature, with every allegation and fact produced for the American people to know.

One of the most difficult threats to peace in our entire hemisphere has been the breakdown in relations between El Salvador and Honduras.

President Balaguer has set an example for all leaders in this nation in changing his own country and his own people away from a former totalitarian government to one of increasingly pure democracy.

I hope the U.S. Congress will approve this critical energy project before the close of the session.

I think, though, that if I continue to make a judgment on each individual decision that confronts me on the basis of its merits, that ultimately I'll survive and will retain an adequate support from our people.

We have an extremely good relationship with the Dominican Republic.

We cooperate on the sugar agreement.

We had a very thorough discussion about matters that are of mutual importance to us.

The project will benefit Canada by facilitating development of its own gas reserves, particularly in the frontier region to the Mackenzie Delta area.

There has never been a larger project in the history of the world.

We reemphasized our appreciation to the people of Ecuador for supplying oil to our country during the 1973 embargo.

This agreement serves the mutual interest of both countries and the national interest of each.

This joint undertaking will be the largest single private energy project in history.

Today, we have agreed in principle on the elements of a joint proposal to construct the Alcan-Foothills pipeline along the Alaska Highway to transport Alaskan natural gas through Canada to the lower 48 States.

We are very excited and pleased to see the move of the leaders of your country toward democratic elections.

The upcoming elections next year will be open and free and will be a model to everyone on the universality of the right to vote.

I think a joint statement has already been issued to you just recently, concerning a very important agreement.

We are both hopeful the project will be approved.