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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 5, folder \"USSR - Leonid I. Brezhnev\" of the\nNational Security Adviser's Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection\nat the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 5 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library 3471\nNA\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 23, 1975\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nYour gift of the documentary film on our Vladivostok meeting,\npresented by Ambassador Dobrynin on the occasion of his\nMay 9 call, is very much appreciated.\nAs the film records with skill and clarity, our initial meeting\nand talks last November marked an important step forward\nin the continuing efforts of the United States and the Soviet\nUnion to improve mutually beneficial relations and to lessen\nthe chance of war.\nThe film you have so generously presented serves as a fresh\nreminder, I am sure to both of us, of the need to continue our\nwork toward agreements contributing to a lasting peace\nthroughout the world.\nAgain, my thanks for this most thoughtful gesture.\nSincerely,\nHerald R. 3rd\nHis Excellency\nLeonid I. Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central Committee of\nthe Communist Party of the Soviet Union\nThe Kremlin\nFOHD\ns\nMoscow\nGERALD\ndispatched to IL for hand delivery to USSR Embassy - 5/23/75 - (mjt)\nMEMORANDUM\n/5/5/21\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n3471X\nWASHINGTON\nCONFIDENTIAL\nACTION\nMay 21, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nHenry A. Kissinger\nB\nSUBJECT:\nNote of Thanks to Brezhnev for Vladivostok Film\nOn the occasion of Ambassador Dobrynin's May 9 Oval Office call,\nhe delivered General Secretary Brezhnev's gift of a documentary film\non your summit meeting in Vladivostok last November.\nThe letter for your signature to the General Secretary at Tab A would\nexpress your thanks for this gift.\nThe text of your letter has been coordinated with Paul Theis.\nRECOMMENDATION\nThat you sign the letter at Tab A.\nDECLASSIFIED\nCONFIDENTIAL\nE.O. 12953, SEC. 3.5\nBY in\nNSC MEMO, 11/24/98, STATE DEPT. GUIDELINES\n, WARA, DATE 3/10/04\nMEMORANDUM\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\n3471X\nCONFIDENTIAL\nACTION\nMay 20, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER\nTab Ifwded 5-20-75\nFROM:\nMr. Clift are\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Letter of Thanks to Brezhnev for Film\nAs requested (Tab B), I have drafted a brief note for the President's\nsignature to General Secretary Brezhnev thanking him for the Vladivostok\nfilm delivered on May 9 by Ambassador Dobrynin.\nThe memorandum for your signature to the President at Tab I would\nforward the letter for his signature. The President's letter has been\ncoordinated with Paul Theis.\nRECOMMENDATION\n1. That you sign the memorandum for the President at Tab I.\n2. Following Presidential signature, that the letter be delivered to the\nSoviet Embassy from the White House.\nDECLASSIFIED\nCONFIDENTIAL\nE.O. 12958, SEC. 3.5\nNSC MEMO, 11/24/98, STATE DEPT. GUIDELINES\nBY ha\n, NARA, DATE 3/10/04\nI\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 9, 1975\nDenis Clift:\nAmbassador Dobrynin brought in a\ngift this morning for the President\nfrom Brezhney. It is a short\ndocumentary on the Vladivostok\nSummit meeting. Could you please\nwrite a short thank you note.\nMany thanks.\nBrud\n[FYI: The President's office has\nthe film - holding it for the President's\nviewing.]\nusels\nIE\n1060 LIBRARY 1 & 274\nThis arrd\nnot lear bern\naux itrm.\nHauder as\nbut artury. IL\nRegular itrus\nShre Thru\nletter to Sorret\nSubassy: Do\nnot suid\nthrough State.\nrim\nDOC\nRECD\nLOG NBR\nINITIAL ACTION o\nNSC CORRESPONDENCE PROFILE\nMO\nDA\nMO\nDA\nHR\n5\n20\n5\n20\n17\n7503474\nCLIFT\nREFERENCE:\nCIRCLE AS APPROPRIATE\nTO: PRES\nFROM:\nS/S\nUNCLAS LOG IN/OUT\nKISSINGER\nOTHER\nLOU\nNODIS\nSOURCE/CLASS/DESCRIPTION\nX\nCOLBY, W\nNO FORN\nSCOWCROFT\nSCHLESINGER, J\nC\nEYES ONLY EXDIS\nDAVIS\nST EX SEC\nS\nCODEWORD\nSENSITIVE\nSUBJECT: Pres Thank you ltr to Breghner . - TS R\nINTERNAL ROUTING AND DISTRIBUTION\nREC\nACTION REQUIRED\nACTION\nINFO\nCY\nADVANCE CYS TO HAK/SCOWCROFT\nFOR\nMEMO FOR HAK\n(\n)\nMEMO FOR PRES\n(\n)\nSTAFF SECRETARY\nREPLY FOR\nFAR EAST\n(\n)\nAPPROPRIATE ACTION\n(\n)\nDISTRIBUTION/INITIAL ACTION ASGMT\nSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA\nMID EAST / NO. AFRICA / SO. ASIA\nMEMO\nTO\n(\n)\nRECOMMENDATIONS\n(\n)\nEUROPE / CANADA\nJOINT MEMO\n(\n)\nLATIN AMERICA\nREFER TO\nFOR:\n(\n)\nUNITED NATIONS\nECONOMIC\nANY ACTION NECESSARY?\n(\n)\nSCIENTIFIC\nCONCURRENCE\n(\n)\nPROGRAM ANALYSIS\nNSC PLANNING\nJune CONGRESSIONAL\nOCEANS POLICY Marga\nShould DUE COMMENTS: DATE: (INCLUDING SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ml Lane\nX\nm\n11\nheer an x-ited\nDATE\nFROM\nTO\nS\nSUBSEQUENT ACTION REQUIRED (OR TAKEN):\n5/20\nHAR\nPres Decision to pfn th to\n(5/26) CY TO\n5/20\nPres\nP\nSUBSE ACTIONS\n5/23\nDavis\nC.\nPres sad Ha to\nAdone\nMJT\ngiven to\nF4\nfor hand delivery to Soviet Emb.\n5/23/75\n11:40 AM.\nDISPATCH\nMICROFILM & FILE RQMTS:\nCY RQMTS: SEE ABOVE PLUS:\nNSC/S DISP INSTR\nSPECIAL NOTIFY DISPOSITION: Hard & DATE delivered BY to the USSR Embassey CRT ID:\nBY\nSA\nSF\nCROSS REF w/\nHP\nNS\nSUSPENSE CY ATTACHED: X\nFOLDER:\nOPEN CLOSE 6AB\nWH\nEP\nPA\nDY\n(NBC-74-21)\nOct. 13\nDeni S:\nNell Yates brought this around. It was\npresented to the President by the Soyuz\nAstronauts today in their meeting.\nMary\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nvois NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nOctober 16, 1975\nMEMORANJUM FOR JEANNE W. DAVIS\nJeanne,\nInasmuch as the President personally acknowledged\nboth the attached medal and the letter from General\nSecretary Brezhnev presented by the Cosmonauts on\nOctober 13, I believe no further acknowledgement\nor correspondence is necessary. (The letter\nfrom Brezhnev in fact responds to a similar\nmissive the President sent with the Astronauts.)\nAccordingly, the medal can be forwarded to the\ngift unit and Brezhnev's letter to Central Files.\nA. Denis Clift\nagree\nFORD\njm\nUnofficial translation\nDear Mr. President:\nThank you for your personal message of greetings conveyed to me\nin Moscow by General Thomas Stafford. I would like to use the occa-\nsion of the visit to your country by cosmonauts Aleksey Leonov and\nValeriy Kubasov to respond to your letter.\nI view as symbolic both the successful accomplishment of the\nfirst in history joint international space flight of the spaceships\nSOYUZ-19 and APOLLO and the joint tours by the crews of the spaceships\nin the Soviet Union and the United States. In both cases our cosmo-\nnauts and your astronauts act as messengers of good will representing\nthe aspiration of the peoples of the two countries toward peaceful\ncooperation.\nIn this, I see yet another confirmation of the fruitfulness of\nthe course of the comprehensive improvement of the Soviet-American\nrelations we have jointly undertaken. I willingly share your remarks\nregarding the necessity to continue this work and wishes that the\nmutually beneficial cooperation and good relations between our coun-\ntries should be further developed.\nPlease, accept, Mr.President, my congratulations and best wishes\nto you and your family.\nI would like once again to convey greetings and best regards\nto American astronauts Stafford, Brand, Slayton and their families,\nwho have recently been warmly received here as friends by our people.\nSincerely,\nL.BREZHNEV\nOctober 10, 1975\nHis Excellency\nGERALD R.FORD\nPresident of the United States of America\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\n2E\nУважаемый господин Президент,\nБлагодарю Bac 3a Ваше личное приветственное послание, переданное MHe\nB MocKBe генералом ToMacoM Стаффордом. Хотел бы воспользоваться поездкой\nB Вашу cTpaHy KocMoHaBToB Алексея Леонова и Валерия Кубасова, чтобы ответить\nHa Ваше письмо.\nMHe представляются символичными KaK caMo успешное осуществление пер-\nBoΓo B истории coBMecTHoΓo международного космического полета кораблей\n\"Союз-19\" и \"Аполлон\", TaK и совместные поездки экипажей кораблей по CoBeT-\ncKoMy Союзу и Соединенным Штатам. И B ToM и B другом случае наши и ваши Koc-\nмонавты выступают KaK посланцы доброй воли, олицетворяя стремление народов\nобеих cTpaH K мирному сотрудничеству.\nЯ вижу B этом еще одно подтверждение благотворности coBMecTHo взятого\nнами Kypca Ha BcecTopoHHee улучшение советско-американских отношений. OxoT-\nHo разделяю Ваши высказывания o необходимости продолжать эту работу и поже-\nлания ToΓo, чтобы взаимовыгодное сотрудничество и добрые отношения между Ha-\nшими странами получили дальнейшее развитие.\nПримите, Γ-H Президент, мои поздравления и наилучшие пожелания BaM и\nВашей семье.\nMHe хотелось бы еще pa3 передать привет и добрые пожелания американским\nKocMoHaBTaM Стаффорду, Бранду, Слейтону и их семьям, которых наш народ недав-\nHo тепло принимал y себя KaK друзей.\nC уважением\nЛ.БРЕЖНЕВ\n10 октября 1975 года\nEΓo Превосходительству\nДжеральду Р.Форду,\nПрезиденту Соединенных Штатов\nАмерики\nБелый дом, Вашингтон\nEΓO ПРЕВОСХОДИТЕЛЬСТВУ\nДЖЕРАЛЬДУ P. ФОРДУ,\nПРЕЗИДЕНТУ СОЕДИНЕННЫХ ШТАТОВ АМЕРИКИ\nВашингтон, Белый дом\nFORD\n22\nDOC\nRECD\nLOG NBR\nINITIAL ACTION O\nCORRESPONDENCE PROFILE\nMO\nDA\nMO\nDA\nHR\n10\n16\n10\n16\n12\n7506924\ngate FROM: COLBY, KISSINGER, N. W H\nREFERENCE:\nCIRCLE AS APPROPRIATE\nTO: PRES\nS/S\nUNCLAS\nLOG IN/OUT\nKISSINGER\nOTHER\nLOU\nNO FORN\nNODIS\nSCOWCROFT\nSCHLESINGER, J\nC\nEYES ONLY EXDIS\n1975 201 pollo Medal Surey there mtg on Oct 13,\nSUBJEC The DAVIS tipollo ST Layer EX Comonant thesents TS S he SENSITIVE CODEWORD\nINTERNAL ROUTING AND DISTRIBUTION\nREC\nACTION REQUIRED\nACTION\nINFO.\nCY\nADVANCE CYS TO HAK/SCOWCROFT\nFOR\nMEMO FOR HAK\n(\n)\nSTAFF SECRETARY\nMEMO FOR PRES\n(\n)\nFAR EAST\nREPLY FOR\n(\n)\nSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA\nAPPROPRIATE ACTION\n(\n)\nMID EAST / NO. AFRICA / SO. ASIA\nMEMO\nTO\n(\n)\nEUROPE / CANADA\nRECOMMENDATIONS\n(\n)\nLATIN AMERICA\nJOINT MEMO\n(\n)\nUNITED NATIONS\nREFER TO\nFOR:\n(\n-\nECONOMIC\nANY ACTION NECESSARY?\n(\n)\nSCIENTIFIC\nCONCURRENCE.\n(\n)\nPROGRAM ANALYSIS\nDUE DATE:\nNSC PLANNING\nCOMMENTS: (INCLUDING SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS)\nCONGRESSIONAL\nOCEANS POLICY\nINTELLIGENCE\nDATE\nFROM\n10/16\nm.\n$\nWicklers\nC\nJr SUBSEQUENT Grouite ACTION REQUIRED (OR TAKEN): Landloff CY TO\n/\nSel\nMedil to Left Unit\n2.\nthe\nto WH thank file\nL.\nDISPATCH\nCY RQMTS: SEE ABOVE PLUS:\nMICROFILM & FILE ROMTS:\nNOTIFY\n& DATE\nBY\n001\n1\n1975\nBY\n6AP\nSPECIAL DISPOSITION:\nCRT ID:\nSA\nSF\nCROSS REF W/ 2506848\nOPEN\nHP\nNS\nSUSPENSE CY ATTACHED:\nFOLDER:\nCLOSE\nEP\nPA\nDY\n(\nNSC 75-22\n575-600\n)\nreceived from\nmmp.\n3\nSov Emb,\nNovember 20, 1975\n6:45 PM\nDear Mr. President,\nI have just received your letter of November 16. I would\nlike to say from the outset that we also are concerned by the\nstate of affairs developing recently in the relations between\nour countries, particularly in connection with a problem which\nwe both consider as a first and foremost problem. I have in\nmind the working out on the basis of the Vladivostok agreement\nof a new Agreement on strategic arms limitations which, as it\nwas agreed, should be singed during ny visit to the United\nStates.\nWe share your opinion that it is necessary to make energetic\nefforts to resolve remaining questions which delay the completion\nof the preparation of this Agreement. On our part we are reacy to\ncontinue discussing these questions in constructive way. it the\nsame time we are entitled - in the light of major steps made by\nus - to expect that the American side also will display a neces-\nsary constructive approach to finding out of mutually acceptable\nsolutions.\nThese are the very considerations which urged me to send to\nyou my letter of October 27. We, of course, are ready to receive\nSecretary H.Kissinger in Moscow to discuss the questions of stra-\ntegic arms limitations, as well as to exchange opinions on the\nwhole complex of the Soviet-American relations. The most conveni-\nent time for this would be December 18-19.\nBeside the problem of strategic arms limitations there are,\nof course, other major problems of international character for\nthe solution of which both of our countries can do a great deal.\nThere are questions of bilateral nature which await their solutic\nwe are in favour of moving ahead along the whole range of the So-\n2.\nviet-inerican relations, moving ahead in the intersts of further\ndevelopment of these relations, in the interests of strengthening\nthe process of relaxation as a whole.\nSincerely,\nL.Brezhnev\nCLASSIFICATION:\nunclassified\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nREFERRAL\nDate: 2/19/76\nNSC log II 7601001\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nGeorge S. Springsteen\nExecutive Secretary\nDepartment of State\nDOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:\nTo: Leonid Brezhnev\nFrom: President Ford\nDate: February 18, 1976\nSubject: The President thanks Brezhnev for gifts.\nACTION REQUESTED:\nDraft reply for:\nPresident's Signature\nWhite House Staff\nOther\nDirect reply\nFurnish info copy\nXXXX\nDispatch\nTranslation\nRecommendations / Comments\nAppropriate Handling\nOther\nInformation\nDUE DATE:\nCOMMENTS:\nFORD\nMendy a. Kirchnes\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nfor Jeanne W. Davis\nStaff Secretary\nCLASSIFICATION:\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFebruary 18, 1976\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nMrs. Ford and I want to thank you for the\ngifts which you so thoughtfully sent through\nSecretary of State Kissinger. We were most\npleased to be remembered with the caviar\nand other special products of the Soviet Union.\nI also want to express my gratitude for the\nsplendid pipes and blend of tobacco which I\nrecently received through the courtesy of\nAmbassador Dobrynin. You may be sure\nthis gift will provide many hours of enjoy-\nment. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.\nWith warmest best wishes.\nSincerely,\nHerold R. 7nd\nHis Excellency\nLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nFORD\nCommittee of the Communist\nParty of the Soviet Union\nMoscow\nLX\n1\n2/17\nfor Denie Ciff\nPlease clear\nFORD\nCause\nCardle (Jeanne Dans\nThen scould be updated\n5 mange wicklein\nDeSayning on wonder from 2/16\nBreque to the president\ndelivered pipes\nThanks are also\nrequired for the prpes.\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nFebruary 18, 1976\nTO:\nMARGE WICKLEIN\nMile\nFROM:\nMICHAEL HORNBLOW\nto\nThis is with reference your memo of\nFebruary 13 to Jeanne Davis (see attachment).\nThe draft letter to Brezhnev from the\nPresident should be updated to take into\naccount the pipes which Ambassador\nDobrynin delivered to the President on\nFebruary 16.\nAttachment\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFebruary 13, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Jeanne Davis\nFROM:\nMarge Wicklein\nMarge Wickleen\nThe attached draft is submitted to you for approval or for\nwhatever changes you deem necessary. Please verify the\nsalutation and address and return it to me and I will run it\nby Roland Elliott for review prior to final typing.\nDraft acknowledgment to:\nHis Excellency\nLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nCommittee of the Communish\nParty of the Soviet Union\nMoscow\nFORD\nLIDHARD &\nDRAFT\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nMrs. Ford and I want to thank you for the gifts\nwhich you so thoughtfully sent through Secretary of\nState Kissinger. We were most pleased to be remem-\nbered with these special products of the Soviet Union,\nand your kindness is deeply appreciated.\nWith our warmest best wishes.\nSincerely,\nGRF\nHis Excellency\nLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nCommittee of the Communist\nParty of the Soviet Union\nMoscow\nMH\nJames B. Moran, Executive Director on\nSecretary Kissinger's staff says that when\nthey WXIXEX were at the airport in Moscow\npreparatory to departing for home, a\nI\ncall came in saying a car was bringing some\ngifts for the President. The package was about\nthe size of a suitcase. FYI = a similar package\nwas given to the Secretary at that time.\nI\n2/13/70\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nDIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES\nLS No. 54170\nLA/DZ\nTRANSLATOR'S SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATION\nLanguage:\nRussian\nDate of Communication:\n--\nAddressed to:\nThe President\nName and address of writer:\nFull Translation:\nKK **** SKREMENK\nThe envelope is addressed to: His Excellency\nGerald Rudolph Ford\nPresident of the United States of America\nThe enclosed card:\nLeonid Il Rich Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the\nCentral Committee of the\nCommunist Party of the Soviet Union\nFORM\nDS-378\n2-63\nЛеонид Ильич\nБрежнев\nГенеральный секретарь Центрального\nКомитета Поммунистической партии\nCoBeTcKoΓo Союза\nEΓo превосходительству\nДЖЕРАЛЬДУ РУДОЛЬФУ ФОРДУ\nПрезиденту Соединенных Штатов Америки\nNC\nL\nTHE WHITE HCUSE\nMail Reception and Security Office\n2/2/76\nDATE\nTranslating Bureau:\nThe attached ( ) Letter ( x Card ( ) Correspondence\naddressed to:\nPres Ford\nis submitted for\ntranslation.\nThe enclosed\nis submitted for translation\nCard written of ( ) in Russian Title (andwriffer)\n(X) and/ or a brief summary of the subject matter.\nBEING HELD IN\nThe Gift (s)\nCaviar and alcoholic beverages is XXXG RM. 45\nis/are being held in the White House Mail Reception and\nSecurity Office.\nUpon completion, please return to Room 45 E.O.B.\nfjc\nWASHINGTON\nUSAUH 311HM 30\nPNO SECURITY CKV\n1976 LB 2 AM 9 15\nGERALD Pr. FORD\ncopy\nDecember 20, 1974\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nI want to thank you for your generous\nhospitality during my brief stay in\nVladivostok. The warmth of your wel-\ncome gave special meaning to our\ndiscussions. The magnificent gifts\nyou presented will serve as constant\nand pleasant reminders of our meeting.\nMrs. Ford joins me in sending our warm-\nest best wishes to you and Mrs. Brezhneva.\nSincerely,\nHis Excellency\nLeonid Ilyich Breshnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nCommittee of the Communist\nParty of the Soviet Union\nMoscow\nGRF:MFW:MH:NSC:RLE:jah\nGIFT\n8. FORD\n3471\nCOPY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 23, 1975\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nYour gift of the documentary film on our Vladivostok meeting,\npresented by Ambassador Dobrynin on the occasion of his\nMay 9 call, is very much appreciated.\nAs the film records with skill and clarity, our initial meeting\nand talks last November marked an important step forward\nin the continuing efforts of the United States and the Soviet\nUnion to improve mutually beneficial relations and to lessen\nthe chance of war.\nThe film you have so generously presented serves as a fresh\nreminder, I am sure to both of us, of the need to continue our\nwork toward agreements contributing to a lasting peace\nthroughout the world.\nAgain, my thanks for this most thoughtful gesture.\nSincerely,\nHeald R. 31\nHis Excellency\nLeonid I. Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central Committee of\nthe Communist Party of the Soviet Union\nThe Kremlin\nMoscow\n&\nGERALO\n40\nFebruary 18, 1976\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nMrs. Ford and I want to thank you for the\ngifts which you so thoughtfully sent through\nSecretary of State Kissinger. We were most\npleased to be remembered with the caviar\nand other special products of the Seviet Union.\nI also want to express my gratitude for the\nsplendid pipes and blend of tobacco which I\nrecently received through the courtesy of\nAmbassador Dobrynia. You may be sure\nthis gift will provide many hours of enjoy-\nment. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.\nWith warmest best wishes.\nSincerely,\nHis Excellency\nLeonid Ilyich Breshnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nCommittee of the Communist\nParty of the Soviet Union\nMoscow\nFORD\nR\nGRF/mfw/mh/NSC/mw\nGIFT\nGERALD\nLIDRARY\n&\nis\nHP\nFebruary 18, 1976\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nMrs. Ford and I want to thank you for the\ngifts which you so thoughtfully sent through\nSecretary of State Kissinger. We were most\npleased to be remembered with the caviar\nand other special products of the Soviet Union.\nI also want to express my gratitude for the\nsplendid pipes and blend of tobacco which I\nrecently received through the courtesy of\nAmbassador Dobrynin. You may be sure\nthis gift will provide many hours of enjoy-\nment. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.\nWith warmest best wishes.\nSincerely,\nHis Excellency\nLeonid Ilyich Breshnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nCommittee of the Communist\nParty of the Soviet Union\nMoscow\nGRF/mfw/mh/NSC/mw\nGIFT\nFORD\n?\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\n4R\nFebruary 18, 1976\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nMrs. Ford and I want to thank you for the\ngifts which you so thoughtfully sent through\nSecretary of State Kissinger. We were most\npleased to be remembered with the caviar\nand other special products of the Seviet Union.\nI also want to express my gratitude for the\nsplendid pipes and blend of tobacco which I\nrecently received through the courtesy of\nAmbassador Dobrynia. You may be sure\nthis gift will provide many hours of enjoy-\nment. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.\nWith warmest best wishes.\nSincerely,\nHis Excellency\nLeonld Ilyich Breshnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nCommittee of the Communist\nParty of the Seviet Union\nMoscow\nGRF/mfw/mh/NSC/mw\nGIFT\nFORD\n?\nGERALD\nLIBHAR\n&\n45\nDRAFT\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nMrs. Ford and I want to thank you for the\n[remembrance] sifts when you so thoughtfully sent\nthrough Secretary of State Kissinger. We were\nmost pleased to be remembered with the caviar\nand other special products of the Soviet Union.\nI also want to express my gratitude for the\nsplendid pipes and blend of tobacco which I recently\nreceived through the courtesy of Ambassador\nDobrynin. You may be sure this gift will provide\nmany hours of enjoyment. Your kindness is\ndeeply appreciated.\nWith warmest best wishes.\nSincerely,\nGRF\nFORD\nGERALD\n191\nDOC\nRECD\nLOG NBR\nINITIAL ACTION O\nNSC CORR PROFILE\nMO\nDA\nMO\nDA\nHR\nGurgleen\nOnis\n182\n1816\n760/00/\nREFERENCE:\nCIRCLE AS APPROPRIATE\nFROM: KISSINGER, N\nS/S\nUNCLA LOG IN/OUT\nSOURCE/CLASS/DESCRIPTION\nKISSINGER\nCOLBY, W\nOTHER\nLOU\nNO FORN\nNODIS\nSCOWCROFT\nSCHLESINGER, J\nC\nEYES ONLY EXDIS\nSUBJECT DAVIS hear thank You ST EX SEC the to Bierknew TS CODEWORD SENSITIVE\nproblem INTERNAL ROUTING AND DISTRIBUTION of ACTION the INFO REC CY Smit ACTION REQUIRED Union\nfor gift of Carriar pother Sprial\nADVANCE CYS TO HAK/SCOWCROFT\nFOR\nMEMO FOR HAK\n(\n)\nMEMO FOR PRES\n(\n)\nSTAFF SECRETARY\nREPLY FOR\nFAR EAST\n(\n)\nAPPROPRIATE ACTION\n(\n)\nDISTRIBUTION/INITIAL ACTION ASGMT\nSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA\nMID EAST / NO. AFRICA / so. ASIA\nMEMO\nTO\n-\n)\nRECOMMENDATIONS\n-\n)\nEUROPE / CANADA\nLATIN AMERICA\nJOINT MEMO\n(\n)\nREFER TO\nFOR:\n(\n)\nUNITED NATIONS\nECONOMIC\nANY ACTION NECESSARY?\n(\n)\nSCIENTIFIC\nCONCURRENCE\n(\n)\nPROGRAM ANALYSIS\nDUE DATE:\nNSC PLANNING\nCOMMENTS: (INCLUDING SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS)\nCONGRESSIONAL\nLeonard OCEANS NTELLIGENCE POLICY m\nDATE\nFROM\nTO\nS\n2/18\nState\nhe se * SUBSEQUENT the ACTION REQUIRED to (OR Suzhneu TAKEN): CY TO\n2/19\nJR disputed\nSUBSEQUENT ROUTING/ACTIONS\nDISPATCH RQMTS: SEE ABOVE PLUS and m Idon make\ndone 7pec may 22/19/2\nCY\nMICROFILM & FILE ROMTS:\nNSC/S DISP INSTR\nNOTIFY\n& DATE\nBY\nM/F'D\nBY GAS\nSPECIAL DISPOSITION:\nSA\nSF\nCROSS REF W/\nSUSPENSE CY ATTACHED:\nX\nCRT OPEN ID: make mL\nHP\nNS\nFOLDER:\nCLOSE\nWH\nEP\nPA\nDY\n(NSC-6022)\nГосподину ДЖЕРАЛЬДУ РУДОЛЬФУ ФОРДУ\n1978,\nTO PRES FORD\nDASARY\nquot\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 24, 1976\nDear Mr. General Secretary:\nOn the occasion of the fourth meeting of the US-USSR\nTrade and Economic Council in Moscow, I want to\nconvey my personal greetings and share with you my\nthoughts regarding economic relations between our\ncountries and the related work of the Council.\nThe Basic Principles of Relations between the United\nStates and the Soviet Union signed in 1972 and re-\nconfirmed at our meeting in Vladivostok recognized\nthe importance of the normalization of economic ties\nas an important element in the effort to build a more\nconstructive relationship based on mutual interest\nand mutual benefit. This objective has had and will\ncontinue to have my full support.\nIn recent years, contact between American and Soviet\nbusiness and industry -- to which the US-USSR Trade\nand Economic Council has contributed importantly --\nhas helped to achieve substantial progress in our\neconomic relations. Working in coordination with\nthe Soviet and American governments, the Council\nhas encouraged the expansion of trade, enhanced\neconomic relations and identified the challenges and\nopportunities of growth in these areas.\nThe results have been impressive. Overall trade\nbetween our countries has grown from less than\n$200 million in 1970 to more than $2 billion so far\nthis year. By contributing to this remarkable\nDECI ASSIFIED\nE.O. 12356, Sec. 3.4.\nMR 88-6 #14, NSC etr 6/2/93\nDERALO\nBy KBH NARA, Date 7/1/92\n- 2 -\nexpansion, the US-USSR Trade and Economic Council\nand its individual members have promoted the mutual\ninterests of both the United States and the Soviet Union.\nThe achievements of the US-USSR Trade and Economic\nCouncil in promoting growth in our trade relations\nand in attracting the participation in its activities of\nsenior representatives of American business and their\nSoviet counterparts speaks well for the future success\nof the Council and for continued improvement in US-\nUSSR economic relations and the further development\nof constructive, mutually beneficial relations between\nour two countries.\nSincerely,\nHerald R. Ford\nHis Excellency\nLeonid I. Brezhnev\nGeneral Secretary of the Central\nCommittee Communist Party of\nthe Soviet Union\nThe Kremlin\nMoscow\nFORD\n&\nGERALD"
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