Letter to and from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to President Ronald Reagan for his support on the negotiations in Geneva, October/November 1985

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SECRET SYSTEM II 91145 OUTGOING WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM PAGE 01 THE WHITE HOUSE 1317 DTG: 0520267 NOV 85 PSN: 075094 SIT169 TOR: 309/2014Z DISTRIBUTION: JP MB SIT RS /005 OP IMMED DE WTE * 1317 3092014 0 052026Z NOV 85 FM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE CABINET OFFICE SEC RE T VIA CABINET OFFICE CHANNELS WH01317 NOVEMBER 5, 1985 DEAR MARGARET, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK MESSAGE OF SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. COUNTERPROPOSAL THAT I OUTLINED TO YOU ON OCTOBER 31. WE INTEND TO KEEP THE CENTER-OF-GRAVITY OF THE PROPOSALS AROUND THE STRATEGIC AND INF DEFINITIONS WITH WHICH BOTH THE WEST AND THE SOVIETS ARE WELL FAMILIAR. OUR NEW PROPOSALS SEEK A BRIDGE BETWEEN SOME OF THE NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES THEY HAVE ON THE TABLE AND OUR OWN FORMULATIONS FOR DEEP REDUCTIONS. THE IMPRESSIONS YOU PASSED FROM KADAR WERE ENCOURAGING. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUED COUNSEL, BOTH DURING OUR MEETINGS IN NEW YORK AND IN THIS LATEST EXCHANGE. WITH WARM, PERSONAL REGARDS, RON 0160 DECLASSIFIED NLRR M07-054#32008 BY Cu NARA DATE 9/11/07 CERDET