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The original documents are located in Box 12, "7/27/75 - Luncheon Toast, Bonn, Germany"
of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
Copyright Notice
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photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United
States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.
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Digitized from Box 12 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
LUNCHEON TOAST
BONN, GERMANY
JULY 27, 1975
- I -
MR. CHANCELLOR:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY KIND REMARKS.
MRS. FORD AND I ARE DELIGHTED TO VISIT BONN AS THE FIRST
STOP ON THIS TRIP TO EUROPE.
- 2 -
I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
THIS MORNING TO MEET WITH YOU AGAIN FOR A REVIEW OF THE
BILATERAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF CURRENT IMPORTANCE TO
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC AND THE UNITED STATES.
-3-
AS A RESULT OF OUR SEVERAL MEETINGS DURING 1974 AND 1975,
I HAVE COME TO VALUE NOT ONLY OUR PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP BUT
ALSO YOUR VIEWS ON THE GREAT ISSUES CONFRONTING OUR
COUNTRIES -- INCLUDING THOSE OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
- 4 -
THESE CONTINUING CONSULTATIONS ARE OF FUNDAMENTAL
IMPORTANCE TO OUR EFFORTS, AS FRIENDS AND ALLIES, TO
ACHIEVE A MORE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS WORLD FOR PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE.
- 5 -
MR. CHANCELLOR, ON JULY 30, WE WILL MEET AGAIN
IN HELSINKI FOR THE THIRD STAGE OF THE CONFERENCE ON SECURITY
AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE.
DURING THIS TRIP, I WILL
ALSO MEET WITH LEADERS OF SOME OF THE COUNTRIES OF EASTERN
EUROPE. THIS ITINERARY IS A SIGN OF OUR TIMES.
- 6 -
IT SYMBOLIZES THE RESOLVE OF BOTH EAST AND WEST TO LESSEN
THE DANGER OF HOSTILITIES, TO INCREASE CONTACTS AND TO
WORK TOWARD GREATER COOPERATION.
THESE ARE TIMES IN
WHICH THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY HAS PLAYED A
LEADING ROLE.
- 7 -
I WOULD LIKE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THAT ROLE, AND TO THE CREATIVE
LEADERSHIP OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.
I RAISE MY GLASS TO CHANCELLOR SCHMIDT, TO THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND TO THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE
GERMAN AND AMERICAN PEOPLES.
END OF TEXT