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October 12, 1985
Dear Mr. President,
Our Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze has informed me
in detail about his conversation with you in Washington
on September 27.
While there exist substantial differences in the positions
of the two sides regarding concrete issues, which surfaced
also in the course of that conversation and which I shall
not touch upon in this letter, we deem it important that
you, like us, proceed from the objective fact that we all live
on the same planet and must learn to live together. It really
is a fundamental judgement.
Here I would like to give you my answer only to one specific
question you raised during the conversation with Eduard A.
Shevardnadze, namely with regard to a confidential exchange
NLS F99-051 #363 #
DECLASSIFIED./ RELEASED
of opinions between us bypassing, should it become necessary,
the usual diplomatic channel. I am in favor of this. Indeed,
there may arise the need to contact each other on matters on
whose solution depend both the state of Soviet-American rela-
tions and the world situation as a whole.
On our side to maintain the confidential liason with a
person who will be designated by you for this purpose is
entrusted to Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin.
Sincerely yours,
M. GORBACHEV
His Excellency Ronald W. REAGAN
The President of the United States of America,
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