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OF STATE Department of State PAINTO 2 STATES OF June 13,1972 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE June 28 311 FGI-21 PAGE 01 STATE 116164 63 ORIGIN SS-14 INFO OCT-01 NEA-06 NSC-10 NSCE-00 SSO-00 CCO-00 FILE-01 PRS-01 RSC-01 /034 R DRAFTED BY S/S-S:EGLANPHER:JMR 6/27/72, EXT. 20318 APPROVED BY S/S:RHMILLER WHITE HOUSE-JDAVIS 075584 0 280119Z JUN 72 ZFF5 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY ATHENS IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 116164 LIMDIS TOSEC 85 FOLLOWING FYI IS TEXT OF LETTER FROM PRESIDENT NIXON TO GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS, THE SIGNED ORIGINAL OF WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED BY THE SECRETARY: QUOTE: DEAR MR. PRIME MINISTER: I HAVE ASKED SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM P. ROGERS TO VISIT GREECE TO REVIEW WITH YOU AND OFFICERS OF YOUR GOVERNMENT THE AFFAIRS OF THE ALLIANCE AND TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE SECURITY AND ORDERLY PROGRESS OF THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, I HAVE ASKED HIM TO BRIEF YOU ON THE OBJECTIVES AND RESULTS OF MY RECENT TRIPS TO PEKING AND MOSCOW. I AM PLEASED THAT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE PERMITTED MR. ROGERS TO MAKE THIS VISIT AND AM CERTAIN THAT YOUR DISCUSSIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO OUR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND TO THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS WHICH HAVE LONG EXISTED BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES. SINCERELY. UNQUOTE. IRWIN RECEIVED JUL 1 1.1972 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE CENTRAL FILES 70 in