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    "title": "Letter from President Gerald Ford to Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, Regarding the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project",
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    "ocrText": "BB,\nC.T\nMEI/C0158\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 17, 1975\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nI have asked General Stafford, Colonel Slayton and Mr.\nBrand to convey my personal greetings to you on this\nauspicious occasion.\nThe members of the Apollo-Soyuz crew have travelled\ntogether above our planet for thousands of miles. Their\npresent exchange of visits is a fitting way to celebrate\nthe successful conclusion of our remarkable joint enter-\nprise in space. These courageous men shook hands and\nworked together as they orbited our earth. Now, travel-\nling together in the Soviet Union and soon in the United\nStates, they demonstrate in very human terms the fruits\nof our cooperation.\nI am confident you will agree that we should not rest\ncontent with these important achievements, but should\ncontinue working together to widen man's horizons and\nknowledge in space and to ensure peace and better under-\nstanding among nations on earth.\nOnce again, my greetings and sincere best wishes for\nthe continued development of mutually beneficial coopera-\ntion and good relations between our two countries.\nSincerely,\nHevald R. Ful\nHis Excellency\nLeonid I. Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Communist\nParty of the Soviet Union\nThe Kremlin\nMoscow"
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