George H.W. Bush: “There was no tacit understanding, but I'll guarantee you I'm going to continue to stay in very close touch with all the…”

“There was no tacit understanding, but I'll guarantee you I'm going to continue to stay in very close touch with all the key players here--the administration is; I can't do it all alone. But as I say, we talked to the Prime Minister of Japan this morning, and also to President Gorbachev. As you know, I had extensive consultations in the last few days with Prime Minister Major, President Mitterrand, Prime Minister Mulroney, and on and on. So, there's no agreement. But the Soviet Union is very important in all of this, and they had a strong leadership role in the implementation of the United Nations resolutions. And I think it is most important that they be closely clued into whatever is to come.”