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- Aug. 13, 1990: World Notes:France
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- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Aug. 13, 1990 Iraq On The March
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
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- WORLD, Page 31
- World Notes
- FRANCE
- Mystery Malady
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- <p> Is something wrong with the 73-year-old President of France?
- For months the health of Francois Mitterrand has been a source
- of quiet concern among some world leaders. In the Florida Keys
- last April for talks with President Bush, Mitterrand looked
- deathly pale, says a U.S. official, and his color since then
- has ranged "from gray to green, neither of which is good." Some
- who do business with Mitterrand note that his once imposing
- intellect and presence seem dulled, apparently by fatigue. He
- tires easily in meetings and seems to have a short attention
- span; during last month's economic summit in Houston, Mitterrand
- looked ill and missed about two hours of the proceedings.
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- <p> Last week the French President's office released an official
- communique stating that doctors had detected a mild case of low
- blood sugar and low blood pressure during Mitterrand's
- twice-yearly checkup. But rumors persist that the full extent
- of Mitterrand's mysterious malady has yet to be disclosed.
- According to a well-placed official, Mitterrand travels with
- dialysis and transfusion equipment and received one blood
- transfusion during his Florida visit.
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