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BER ARTMENT OF STATE Department of State UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TELEGRAM Oct 3, 1969 CONFIDENTIAL 606 PAGE 01 STATE 168459 CO 147 83 ORIGIN AF 18 INFO OCT 01,EUR 17,CPR 02,JPM 04 NSC 10,P 03,RSE 01,SS 20, USIA 12, PRS 01//089 R 66604 DRAFTED BY: AF:DDNEWSOM APPROVED BY: AF-DAVID D NEWSOM S/S-MR® GLEYSTEEN 008552 R 032131Z OCT 69 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY OTTAWA CONF IDENTI A L STATE 168459 FOLLOWING IS TEXT LETTER FROM PRESIDENT WHICH ASSISTANT SECRETARY NEWSOM GAVE NYERERE OCT 2: QUOTE DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO THE UNITED STATES® I ONLY REGRET THAT YOUR VISIT CANNOT BE LONGER AND THAT I COULD NOT SEE YOU PERSONALLY. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY HOWEVER, TO TELL YOU THAT I LOOKI FORWARD VERY MUCH TO BUILDING A CLOSE AND CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO NATIONS. FOR WHATEVER OUR DIFFERENCES IN APPROACH, WE SHARE BOTH A COMMON COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRACY AND A COMMON HOPE FOR A FREE AND PROSPEROUS AFRICA. I WOULD VALUE PARTICULARLY, MR. PRESIDENT, YOUR CONSULTATION ON THE GREAT ISSUES FACING AFRICA. MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE MY LAST VISIT TO THE CONTINENT IN 1967 -- MUCH THAT IS PROMISING, SUCH AS THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN YOUR OWN REGION, BUT ALSO MUCH THAT IS TRAGIC IN THE AGONY OF NIGERIA AND BIAFRA. AMBASSADOR ROSS WILL BE ARRIVING SOON TO TAKE UB HIS: IMPORTANT MISSION IN DAR ES SALAAM, AND I KNOW YOU WILLI FIND HIM A WARM FRIEND OF THE NEW AFRICA. MY CONFIDENCE IN HIM REFLECTS MY GREAT RESPECT FOR YOUR SINGULAR INTEGRITY AND STATURE AS A SATAESMAN. WARMEST WISHES FOR A SAFE JORNEY HOME. YOU TAKE WITH YOU THE ABIDING FRIENDSHIP OFI ALL DECLASSIFIED CONF DENTIAL E.O. 12958, Sect. 3.6 By HLm NARA, Date 1/6/98