i' · c ' Ris Excellency Ronal 'p 'W RE AG A1 The' Pre si·6ent of the United States of Washington D C el'ica ' March 24 ' 1985 t ' Dear Mr President ' 'ji I ' l '' r ' ' F ' Let me first of all express gratitude for the s 'a r ffiJ'F ' -D r yq pe'rsonally on the occasioXl of a sa6 €-vent for the ·''Sov iet · ·' '·' ' pee ple - € lso the death f K C lerll l appre c2a te We ' L ne P5 I'L 2c pa ··in· ijo'scow of the 'Vice- resj 6e t o ' - e _ u ' 3ush ' ' 10 1 in ' C € _' 1 • - J - - • t2'E CO V€ '5 t ion we b Q with -tb eI t was - -cb ou b i S0 mO·J 'nJ l · l Y $ j u · -'-ed·· - - -'-ec H ·ci 6 2· ·' ' v ' 1 ' t ' ' a n6 the Sec etaI'Y o S- ate -o-- €' S'rtuitz ' l Q one lli t iij i' ' ' ' - ' ••• T t ··-' ·r tl-i·at· _ ' ' · ntT i · ' · ' 0 ·p e'I 'br e lJ c Q I eve eC SSE J ' ce Aft j Fi - I e v2 1ue practice 0 · ezc -c' 'lftS' c views DeL ' 'iE e l L 2e ' le· ac e - t·i··i ·· · · i t ' ' · ' of o ur two co· · 'ie s O l tbe key iSE les c Sovi€ - f e i irtr i qns ' 1 ' 1 i ·r ' ' 9' l ' ' J 'and tie i irt l ti lal situation E S 2 wi le In t s CD Cej i d · ··ay t 2 C I Q€ e e Ou e c ge 0 le co w oic lO o mf 'l ' ' li r'st of all I v o-ll 6 l-_ lr_ e to SG - ' 2 'i W€ 6 ee i - rove e J t · i · ' 'E - ' USl - 0 -De lO only e vr e W fJ- ' - c lc · e sU'y ' but· posSibJ too iS E S € ce l J P j #¥lt · f - r s c Sio s betwee the USSR tlC i t ' ' i e i in t e ' c l €r 20 w L L yo' p eS€ l t ve ' TIf ·f · ' 1 ' ' ' ' i' ' 8r yo ul' pcJ'i jPU 1 S0 eX essec yo seli L n ' 'E VO ' ti W f · j · tabl€ an d cpnstructive relatio12s c Dc - 7-€ -egar6 tb is po i tty · ' '1 ' ha aiso taken note of YO r wo -6 s i O tb e new OP o'I' 1'JDi'i'2 es ' ' ' • I ' ' w ili h ar€ i ope rini ng up low 1 ' ' I • ' f ' 1 t' ' e gj tC r h llP l e o e i t o t · prope impetus to o relations in t t c r'ection the ·t t Qi ' -ii ' DESLASSIFIEO lieleq eql' ' j ' i ' ' N L 1 f q #L ' ' • 2 ·e ll i D b elw L2t to ot - nclc t r to t €- l l J age of COl -Si iC ' - e DlUtue lly ey ' -essea willi-2SD€ S5 to i lprove relntio $ ' i p epco ' J - t' ·t·aken of the special --es Onsi oili'ty bO ' e oJ our two· c6Uji tjr i s C f ··· ' ' 'I ' tbe'o'Djective f ct that tbe So·viet D Ji on a ld t ne United'S ta e·s· of Am rica are great powers a 2c5 that re latio l S between the u' 'e r ' o f' clecisive importance for t e' situat on ill t e world in general Our countries are 0' ' ffere lt by tt- eir social syst ems by j t ne -' 6-deologies dominant in thejIl 3ut w e believe that his s t j ng i be a reaspn br an i mosity Each social' syste has a· ·rif ht' tQ l l f J ' ' ' ' p ' t ana it should prove its advantages not by force J not by·m i l tcp 'Y i means but on 'the path of peac'eful competition' 'lith the th '·· '· · ' I ' i i ' ' ·sY stem Ana all people have tbe right to go' the way ti-ley -y e ' lio seJ l· 'thenselves without anybo Oy imposi lg bis will on · t · iir9 O tS d '- interfering in tbeir internal uta T'S We eli e l ri t '· · · ' · · t his· is' tbe on ''t just 8-' 0 healthy basis' for rel icns am6 r · t··E es ' - i or'ouT part we have alw 7s striven to -o c ild O- l r relatio l$ ''iiYh ' ' -tbe United S-te tes as we l as w2 th ot le co- ntries preclse J y·'i i ' ' i ' I ' ··1 1 ' ' ' ••• • '1' • ' I' ' r ' i _ ' ' ' ' c t·'' ' is ' I ' '• ' • a cr ' ' ' Soviet leacersbip is co vinceQ that ou r t- O cOLlDtries have ·o e CO Slon intez-est - rn tbe beyorit a 1 Y o91 -ot· i' h o j' lot to let t 0 ings come to tbe o tbz-eit o 'nuclear wET n·r i c inevi t ably nave ce tastrqp·n c cO D S€-Que ces for ·ootb si c e·s • J it 'Dot'h'sioes woul'o -De well ac yise6 to recal t' ' is· mo ' '€ often in ' m2 ing't eir policy ' I convince6 t hc tit1 iven suc ' ci pproc Cl to tbe busine ss ' ·ii ti on the -basis of t easona Dle acco i Ot of the realiti s of r i - ··t0 6 ay S vvorld ano tree tins itb cue 2espect the right · 4 ' i -· ' ' eg5 t nate intere'sts of'tbe otJ er sine W · c YJ ld 6 0 ouite ' a bit l' • t ' 1' ' _ - ' _ I 1 ' - ' ' • n · to benefit the peoPle of O°llI' coun tri€-5 as we 11 as -the' whO ' iorlc ····h vi lg em 'bar eo upon the road of re'al' oj ip ovew e rt of ·rel at o 's 1 - t appe 0 us 0 ' 0 -7 2 i- is oj - -''DO cnt f''1 T'st of'· all to· 'stir t 'i i ' conduct tng business in such a IDanner so that ooth we ourselves ' and others' could see a ld feel ·tb at -Doth countries are not ' i 1hing ai 'de' ' periing their oj fferences Q whipp ng Ul animosi i · t' ·· · ' t r are m8 tl ng their pol cy' ioo1 -i ng to' the pros pe t · 'P·±·jr i · L r ' ' - v 0 -- - • - -- - t ' I' t t ···tiliz D g the situ· tion and -of peaceful calm c1evelo pm nt • Tb p· ' w6 J ' I ' h e 11' create an atmosphe e of e c t er t ust DetweeD O·il ' c untr ies It is not an easy task and I ·woule say a 6 elicate one ·Fo r trust··is especially sen sitive tOning keen ly receptive td 'both q eecis and worcl s It will not be en wT 'ced if for example - one· were to talk as if in two lane uages one - -for private' cont acts and tbe other s s they say - for the ·audience Th Qevelopment of relations 'coula well proceed through findinr pra tical solutions t a number of problems' of mutu ' I ' ·interest As I understand it you also speak n favor of b an fl a way ' We believe that this should be pr biems both international 'ant 6 one across' the eriti r e a1J ge of o·ila teral J ' Jj p Q·o l c ' - -t e i·' _ - so 1ve d J f course only on a mutually accept a-D 1e basis t 'Yfhi ch· ' ' ' ' ·m e2 · f 6 i ng reasonable co pro ises t' e main crit'eri n D i g ' ' ' t hat ·ne i ther si6 e s oIl1 c2 a i17l some sp cial igbts for it·se·1i · or icv tc ges both on SUbjects be e€ t e two of tbe ' d in ' 1 ' • • ' ' • ' inter tional fai s i lVO 1 ve 6 in DUX' ·re-l'a t io l ' ' or G e·ne·v' ' eo·· ·e iJ 0 e L'OT -mOS '-er ·oD o v lt - TTO _ c U L L _t J - V c Vl I _ LV_ ' 'vn ' 0' ' s· L ·O·DV' ·O · c ly· L _ ' - ' ' w b ye t tu r c gc i l ano c § c ' to the que'stions ' ' - ···· f·-L's io ri tnere • At this point I 6 0 Lot intent to coB lent o r iY hat j s·· 'J - ' i t · · r ' o I l 'j ' ' ' ' f goi· ie ···on ·at the teiir - theyJ £ve just s U'tecl I s''' lell s'ay tbout ' ·t·h '· solIle stateDents whict 'VJere nec e c 2'e being laCe ' i 'i'yo yill • ' ' • ' ' I · ·co U ry with regr ro to the talks C2 l D ot -i m t cs-use concer4 - ' I l ' ' i • f • co a ' J rrtrI' ' I t Iwoulcl like you to 'V T OW 2 lc E ppT£ ciE te tbe Ee rious r r o f · ou c p pro achto the negot'iatio OUI' fu desire to V OI'J tov a r is posi tive results there We v rill inva ric bly a6b ere to the e e 11ent 'on th su'bject and objectives of tbese DcEot·iations • The fact tnat ' we were able to agree on tb i s in J2DUCTY is already a bigachie-v-emel ' ' ' d it shoulcl be treated with care Of i ' ' 1 wpe J h President t hat you win feel from thit ' that tbe SoV iet leaci e rship ·i D clua ne seJ f personally iriterids - to act vigorously to i'ind cominon we ys to -i'r 1proving relations betw ' OUI' countries - f· · ' ' - t T ' 1 thiEt t ii is also clear from le ter t4t l 'li 1 i DJ 1' ' ff-f 'r l' fjt · Jt l f I W · 'j great importance to contacts at t J e b i est level F' · $p ·' r I hav e·S Positi e attitude to the _ i6 a you e·xpressed 'a ' iW r l'q i W5 ' 1 per son l meet Lng between us Ana Lt would see tf1at r T1M ii·f7 · 'L -'meeting should not necessarily be conclu6 ed ' by ig ni ng so q · H t j 9 ' - · 1 ' ' documents Thougb agreementsoJ l certain issues of m tun ' i B jITf ' J f they were worked out by that time cou ld well' De fq eJ 'e 4·3 i o the me ting ' ' ' li·' t iJ'j'l 'tI · -l ' ' ' i ' The rna n t u o b is that it should' pe a meeting 'tp s -l7p p ' o ' ' • ' d' 1 ' ' 'I lutualunc1erstanding on the basis of eouality and accou nt' Off· the ' le g tim te interests of each other - i · i t tr J Yt i _ ' ' A sto a venue for the meyting I 'tbank you for 11 J 1 i rr' to vi s t_ Washi lgtb l But let s agree that we shall · 'e 'q u r p ' i§ 6AAA' th 'que5tion tn'iP ace fooo meetiJi J i¢fi 'l i r · 1 J ' •• ·to of ant t me S i ncerely tile ' I' f 1l C-o 3 AC V - 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