CO 68 3 7 8 8 3 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837883 Date 10 19 2021 I NODIS 9428885 DECAPTIONEDI TO Secretary of State Christopher 24 December 1994 FROM White House Situation Room RELEASE IN FULLI Mr Secretary The following letter was sent from President Clinton to President Yeltsin on 24 December and provided for your informatioFl Thank You DIST 12 27 PER S S GUEST -RJD s DONILON p p SNIS SP S S 7 I UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837883 Date 10 19 2021 CO 68 3 7 8 8 4 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837884 Date 10 19 2021 DIST 12 27 PER SiS GUEST s NODIS 9428885 ilfJ IDECAPTIONEDI DONILON D p SNIS SP C O J FI D E J T I A L RELEASE IN FULLJ DEAR BORIS DECLASSIFIEDJ S S VICE PRESIDENT GORE HAS JUST REPORTED TO ME ON THE RESULTS OF HIS VISIT TO MOSCOW LAST WEEK HIGHLIGHTED BY WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS AN EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION WITH YOU I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR AGREEING TO RECEIVE HIM EVEN AS YOU RECUPERATED FROM SURGERY THE HOSPITAL I WAS HAPPY TO LEARN THAT YOU ARE RECOVERING AND THAT YOU EXPECT TO RETURN TO A NORMAL SCHEDULE SHORTLY AS I WROTE TO YOU IN MY EARLIER LETTER THERE IS TOO MUCH AT STAKE IN THE U S -R SSIA PARTNER$HIP TO ALLOW DISPUTES OR MISUNDERSTANDINGS TO PERSIST AND THREATEN ALL THAT YOU AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO BUILD FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS NOW THIS IS WHY I FELT IT SO IMPORTANT FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT TO CONVEY TO YOU PERSONALLY MY STRONG COMMITMENT BOTH TO THE U S -RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP AND TO THE GOAL OF A STABLE INTEGRATED AND UNDIVIDED EUROPE I AM CERTAIN THAT HE LETT YOU IN NO DOUBT ON THAT SCORE I HOPE THAT YOU ALSO NOW HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF MY POSITION ON EUROPEAN SECURITY ISSUES AS THEY RELATE TO THE FUTURE OF NATO SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO REAFFIRM OUR SEPTEMBER UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF NATO WILL PROCEED GRADUALLY AND OPENLY I AM DETERMINED THAT OUR PARTNERSHIP CONTINUE TO PROGRESS IN PARALLEL WITH THIS PRoqss AT THE SAME TIME WE SHOlJLD DISCUSS HOW TO DEEPEN RUSSIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATO THE DISCUSSIONS THE VICE PRESIDENT HAD WITH YOU HAVE CERTAINLY GIVEN US A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPECIFICCONSIDERATIONS THAT RUSSIA HAS REGARDING THESE QUESTIONS '-HAVING THUS CLEARED THE AIR AND PUT TO REST THE PERCEPTION OF A MAJOR RIFT BETWEEN US WE CAN NOW MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO ENSURE 'PHAT THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY IN THE SUBSTANCE OF OUR POSITI6NS THE JANUARY DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN WARREN CHRISTOPHER AND ANDREI KOZYREV WILL BE THE FIRST IN WHAT I HOPE WILL BE A NUMBER OF SUCH SESSIONS DESIGNED TO ENSURE A FULL TRANSPARENCY REGARDING BOTH ACTIONS AND INTENTIONS ON BOTH OUR PARTS THE AGREEMENT TO KEEP THE VICE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER IN CLOSE TOUCH ON THIS AND OTHER IMPORTANT-QUESTIONS SUCH AS THE C090M SUCCESSOR REGIME WILL BE IMPORTANT TO OUR SUCCESS Declassification Authority Geoffrey W Chapman Senior Reviewer A GIS IPS 8 6 2020 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837884 Date 10 19 2021 c O6 8 3 7 8 8 4 IED U S Department o State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837884 Date 10 19 2021 I KNOW YOU SHARE MY VIEW THAT THE EUROPEAN SECURITY ISSUE IS ALMOST WITHOUT QUESTION THE MOST IMPORTANT AND SENSITIVE ISSUE WE WILL CONFRONT TOGETHER I BELIEVE WE HA VE NOW LAID A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR DEALING WITH THE MANY QUESTIONS AND COMPLEXITIES THAT LIE AHEAD I LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING THIS IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR PERSONAL DISCUSSIONS IN THE YEAR AHEAD BEFORE CLOSING I WANTED TO TOUCH BRIEFLY ON A QUESTION I KNOW THE VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSED WITH THE PRIME MINISTER RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC REFORM PLANS AND THE 1995 BUDGET I HA VE ADMIRED THE FIRM STAND YOU HAVE TAKEN IN FAVOR OF ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AT CRITICAL MOMENTS DURING THE PAST YEAR THE BUDGET YOU HAVE PROPOSED FOR 1995 CONTINUES THAT VERY AMBITIOUS APPROACH ' WHICH WE BELIEVE IS A P REQUISITE FOR RENEWED GROWTH LOW INFLATION AND THUS CONTINUED PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REFORM AS YOUR GOVERNMENT FACES THE PROSPECT OF EVEN FURTHER BUDGET REDUCTIONS AHEAD I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT A STRONG REFORM COURSE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP 1995 CAN BE THE YEAR OF STABILIZATION OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMY I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE LEAD TO ENSURE THAT A STRONG RUSSIAN ECONOMIC PROGRAM IS ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE-SCALE WESTERN SUPPORT J BORIS THIS HAS·BEEN A YEAR OF DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES ON MANY FRONTS FOR BOTH OF US BUT WE CAN LOOK BACK WITH PRIDE AND A SENSE OF GENUINE ACCOMPLISHMENT OVER WHAT WE HA VE ACHIEVED TOGETHER BOTH FOR OUR OWN PEOPLES AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BECAUSE OF OUR JOINT DEDICATION TO BUILD A SAFER WORLD MANKIND APPROACHES THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON WITH GREATER ASSURANCE FROM A STEADILY DIMINISHING NUCLEAR THREAT AND A CONTINUED COMMITMENT BY RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES TO THE COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS BROUGHT IT ABOUT LET US RESOLVE TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THAT PARTNERSHIP IN 1995 AND BEYOND HILLARY JOINS ME IN SENDING YOU AND NAINA THE WARMEST GREETINGS OF THE SEASON AND OUR SINCERE WISHES FOR HEALTH AND FULFILLMENT IN THE NEW YEAR SINCERELY BILL UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837884 Date 10 19 2021 CO 6 8 3 7 8 8 4 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837884 Date 10 19 2021 END TEXT DECL OADR UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837884 Date 10 19 2021