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SECRET
II-91145
10 DOWNING STREET
THE PRIME MINISTER
2 November 1985
Dear
I was most grateful for your message of 31 October on
the negotiations at Geneva. This advance notice was most
valuable and a further example of the splendid way you have
kept your allies in touch.
Your further proposal is a most positive step, exactly
on the lines we discussed last week. It puts you in a very
strong position diplomatically and will have a favourable
impact on public opinion in the West. It will have my full
support.
You would not expect me to comment in detail at this
stage. But it may be helpful to give you a few initial
impressions. On offensive weapons, your determination to
bring the Russians back to the strategic and INF definitions
which they had previously accepted is absolutely right. It
is only on this basis that you can work towards significant
reductions that provide for equal limits on both sides. In
the INF context, your proposals have implications for the
deployment programme in Europe. These will need to be looked
at in the appropriate NATO body. On the strategic defence
side, I hope that the suggestions I left with you in New York
last week on the line of approach you might follow with
Gorbachev will prove helpful.
SECRET
DECLASSIFIED
NLRR MD7-054#32014
BY
RW
NARA DATE
9/14/10
Historical File
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