MIOENM -EOHF' I DBN'F I AL - EONPI mjTIAL 2835 2835 THE THE WHITE WHITE HOUSE HOUSE WASHINGTON MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM OF OF TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION CONVERSATION SUBJECT SUBJECT Telcon Yeltsin of Russia Telcon with with President President Yeltsin of Russia PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS The The President President President Yeltsin President Boris Boris Yeltsin Interpreter Peter Afanasenko Interpreter Peter Afanasenko Notetaker Beth Sanner Notetaker Beth Banner DATE TIME DATE TIME AND AND PLACE PLACE April April 26 26 1993 1993 1 50 1 50 -- 1 58pm 1 58pm Residence Residence The The President President Boris Boris President President Yeltsin Yeltsin The The President President U U I'm I'm listening listening U U Congratulations on a a splendid splendid victory victory Congratulations on President President Yeltsin Yeltsin indeed U indeed U thank you you Bill Bill II thank U U It was was a a big big victory victory It The to issue a statement statement in in support support of of your your The President President I'm I'm about about to issue a policies I want you to know that we're in this with you for the policies I want you to know that we're in this with you for the long haul We made some significant progress in Vancouver and long haul We made some significant progress in Vancouver and Tokyo be supportive If there there is Tokyo We'll We'll keep keep working working here here to to be supportive If is anything I can do for you here please let me know e' anything I can do for you here please let me know President really grateful for your your wise wise policy policy President Yeltsin Yeltsin I'm I'm really grateful for Indeed it is a policy of a very wise man You know it really Indeed it is a policy of a very wise man You know it is is really tough to get a victory like this under these conditions But we tough to get a victory like this under these conditions But we are up to 62 percent in support of the referendum You know are up to 62 percent in support of the referendum You know yourself just how to be be put put in in elections yourself very very well well just how tough tough it it is is to elections under the conditions of a referendum I know you understand this under the conditions of a referendum I know you understand this well At the same time I am gratified that the people have well At the same time I am gratified that the people have confirmed the Presidency Presidency A A confirmed their their attitude attitude toward toward reform reform and and the major part of the credit goes to you and what you said when we major part of the credit goes to you and what you said when we met not only met in in Vancouver Vancouver II am am very very grateful grateful It It is is not only our our common common task it is a common battle and a common victory Jc task it is a common battle and a common victory Jc The Thank you you The President President Thank some rest I'm very happy some rest I'm very happy to to be be some some tough tough weeks weeks and and spirits and your spirits and your stre th strength be jl' be there there with with you you know you're you're tired tired and and should should get get II know with the outcome But there are with the outcome But there are going going months You must must keep keep up up your your months ahead ahead You II want you to to know know that that the the U S U S will will want you €0f 1FIDEN'fIAL CON IDE ff ArL Declassify Declassify on on OADR OADR wmm DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED PER E 0 13526 E O 13526 PER J t S ·- p' gi'I t -12 i I' · I 1 c3J fi oS 3 3 D B 3 »3 a o s K CONF 9ENTIAt NTOM CG lFTBEN'fIAL JSOtfriDENTI-ftL · President President important important wife wife but but Yeltsin thank you you for the call call It It is is very very Yeltsin II thank for the for my spirits I thank you not only for me my for my spirits I thank you not only for me and and my for all the Russian people U for all the Russian people U The The President President Thank you you and good night night Boris Boris Thank and good U U President want you you to to know know that that all all the the Russian Russian President Yeltsin Yeltsin II want people were pleased with our meeting in Vancouver They really people were pleased with our meeting in Vancouver They really understood Russia felt to understood your your sincerity sincerity The The people people of of Russia felt close close to you as the President of the United States the most powerful you as the President of the United States the most powerful nation U nation in in the the world world U The to the the Russian Russian people people too too The President President II felt felt close close to the referendum showed that the Russian people understood the referendum showed that the Russian people understood at can to to work work with with you you to to at stake stake I'm I'm going going to to do do all all II can this world a safer place for our children U this world a safer place for our children U President President Yeltsin Yeltsin this U this U The The President President The The President President U U hug you you from the bottom bottom of of my my heart heart II hug from the Why thank thank you you Why President President Yeltsin Yeltsin U U thank you you for your call call and and your your great great II thank for your Thanks Thanks President President Yeltsin Yeltsin The The President President II think us will will be be able to do do think the the two two of of us able to That's That's great great President President Yeltsin Yeltsin attitude U attitude U Good night night Good U U Goodbye and good good night night Goodbye and U U --- End End of of Conversation Conversation --- COl lFI lsN'l'IAL CQMflDEMTIMr think II think what was what was make make u nEtmt U U