Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following listing includes the President's public schedule and other items of general interest announced by the White House Press Office and not included elsewhere in this issue.

September 3

The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane David, beginning on or about .August 29, which caused extensive public and private property damage.

The President returned to the White House from Plains, Ga.

September 4

The President met at the White House with:

—Zbigniew Brzezinski, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;

—Frank B. Moore, Assistant to the President for Congressional Liaison;

—Vice President Walter F. Mondale.

The President participated in a briefing on hospital cost containment legislation given for community leaders in the East Room at the White House.

The White House announced that the U.S. delegation representing President Carter at the funeral of Lord Mountbatten will be headed by W. Averell Harriman. Ambassador Harriman will also serve as the personal representative of the President. Other members of the delegation, which departed for London this morning, are:

PAMELA HARRIMAN;

KINGMAN BREWSTER, JR., U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

CLAIBORNE PELL, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island;

ADM. THOMAS B. HAYWARD, USN, Chief of Naval Operations;

JANE BYRNE, mayor of Chicago;

ADM. JOSEPH P. MOORER, JR., USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe;

GEORGE S. VEST, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs;

DR. CORTES F. ENLOE, former flight surgeon, First Air Commando Force (CHINDITS), Annapolis, Md.;

EUGENE HAYTOW, chairman of the hoard, Amalgamated Savings and Trust, Chicago, Ill.;

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD, chairman of the National Council of the Associations of Indians in America, San Mateo, Calif.;

JAMES ROOSEVELT, business consultant, Los Angeles, Calif.;

ADM. ELLIOTT BOWMAN STRAUSS, USN, Washington, D.C.;

GEN. A. WEDEMEYER, USA, retired, Boyds, Md.;

WYNELLE WATSON WAITE, Washington, D.C.

September 5

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—Mr. Moore;

—the Democratic congressional leadership.

The White House announced that in keeping with the invitation from President Carter to President Lopez Portillo of Mexico at their meeting in February, the two Presidents will meet in Washington on September 28 and 29 to review bilateral and international issues and to strengthen U.S.-Mexican relations.

The President transmitted to the Congress the Report to the President on Disease Control Programs, prepared by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in accordance with Public Law 94-317.

September 6

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—Mr. Moore;

—Dale Emmons, president of the Young Democrats of America;

—Mrs. Carter, for lunch;

—Stansfield Turner, Director of Central Intelligence, and Dr. Brzezinski. In a ceremony in the Oval Office, the President was presented with the Special Conservation Award of the Florida Wildlife Federation by federation representatives.

The President participated in a briefing on the administration's programs and policies given for civic and community leaders from Mississippi in the East Room at the White House.

September 7

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—Vice President Mondale, Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, Hedley W. Donovan, Senior Adviser to the President, Hamilton Jordan, Assistant to the President, and Dr. Brzezinski;

—Mr. Moore;

—Charles L. Shultze, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers;

—a group of editors (transcript will be printed next week).

The White House announced that President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire will call on President Carter at the White House on September 11, in connection with his private visit to the United States. He will also meet with other executive branch officials and with Members of Congress to discuss a range of issues of mutual interest. President Mobutu will meet with American business executives in Washington and New York, and plans to visit Florida before returning to Zaire.