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On the recordOctober 28, 1991
Once again, it would be counterproductive for me to set conditions or to say from the U.S. side how these two questions that you properly asked about be resolved.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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The President's News Conference With President Gorbachev of the Soviet Union in Madrid

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