Jimmy Carter

I'm very grateful to Governor Reagan for having come this afternoon and permitted me to share with him some of the common commitments we have as the President and the future President of our Nation.

The continued importance of improving NATO's defense posture was acknowledged.

Serious, sustained talks provide the best opportunity for reaching a just and lasting settlement of the issues that face Cyprus.

We agreed on the necessity of continuing these close consultations.

We regret that there is no evidence of Soviet readiness to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan.

We share our commitment to democracy, to freedom, to peace, to the strength of our alliances, to unrestrained international trade, to the enhancement of the ideals that we share.

I am hopeful that the good start achieved by these meetings will develop into sustained negotiations leading to a comprehensive solution.

The treaty of Tlatelolco, when completed, will forever ban nuclear weapons from Latin America.

The cause of human rights will be all the stronger if it remains at the service of humanity, rather than at the service of ideological or partisan ends.

I'm more convinced than ever that the future we desire lies in recognizing yearnings that are common to individuals and to nations alike.

Let us find our future in the human face of democracy, the human voice of individual liberty, and the human hand of economic development.

I want to take a few minutes to assess what we have done together and to describe my own hopes for the future.

We must insist upon a strict policy of nonintervention as the people of these two nations design their own future.

The scheduled rates of pay and allowances for members of the Uniformed Services were increased 11.7 percent.

The persons appointed today are: As members of the Panel of Conciliators.

I determined that economic conditions affecting the general welfare necessitated a lesser increase.

The scheduled rates of pay under the General Schedule were increased by an overall 9.11 percentage in accordance with the alternative plan.

Executive Order 12251—Cuban and Haitian Entrants

Our ability to forecast the weather and understand the dynamics of climate is an important aspect of developing and executing effective policies in many areas of national endeavor.

Announcement: nomination of Stephen G. Breyer to be a United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Announcement: transfer of funds from the 1977 Inaugural Committee to the 1981 Inaugural Committee.

I commend to your attention and review this important plan.

This is essentially true with respect to international meteorology.

I think the extreme political and personal courage exhibited by Prime Minister Begin and by President Sadat has been the foundation of the progress that we have made.

I have also established through Executive order the Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee which will help me make sure that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and industry are taking the necessary steps to improve nuclear safety.