THE WASHINGTON SUMMIT : Gorbachev Will See Thatcher in a Dress Rehearsal
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev will hold a short dress rehearsal today for the Washington summit.
Gorbachev will fly into the Royal Air Force base at Brize Norton, about 70 miles west of London, in the morning, for what Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady I. Gerasimov described as both a refueling stop and an opportunity for a fueling of ideas.
During two hours of talks, including a lunch of Scottish salmon in the officers’ mess, Thatcher will put to him her ideas on the issues he will discuss at greater length during four meetings with President Reagan from Tuesday to Thursday.
While they confer, Gorbachev’s wife, Raisa, will visit a nearby school and see children perform a traditional nativity play about Christ’s birth in a stable.
Mrs. Gorbachev will be accompanied by Education Secretary Kenneth Baker when she pays a 45-minute visit to the Edith Moorhouse Primary School in the nearby village of Carterton.
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