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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nSECRET/SENSITIVE\n6\n-\nI WELCOME MR. GORBACHEV'S IMPLICIT RECOGNITION OF OUR\nLONG-HELD POSITION THAT VERIFICATION OF NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS IS\nCRITICAL AND THAT IT IS VITAL THAT ANY NEW ARMS CONTROL ACCORDS\nINCORPORATE STRINGENT VERIFICATION MEASURES, INCLUDING MEASURES\nMORE COMPREHENSIVE AND EXACTING THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS AGREEMENT.\nOUR NEGOTIATORS IN GENEVA AND ELSEWHERE WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO\nPURSUE AND EXPLORE THE IMPLICATIONS OF MR. GORBACHEV'S PUBLIC\nSTATEMENT DEALING WITH ON-SITE INSPECTION AND OTHER COOPERATIVE\nMEASURES THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY.\n-\nI WILL ALSO UNDERSCORE TO MR. GORBACHEV THE IMPORTANCE THAT\nTHE U.S. AND ITS ALLIES CONTINUE TO ATTACH TO EARLY PROGRESS\nWITHIN THE ONGOING MULTILATERAL MBFR AND CDE TALKS, AS WELL AS CW\nNEGOTIATIONS AT THE CD. TAKING NOTE OF HIS POSITIVE PUBLIC\nREFERENCES IN THIS REGARD, I WOULD MAKE CLEAR THAT SOVIET NEGOTIATORS\nIN THESE FORA HAVE YET TO MEET BASIC WESTERN CONCERNS. IN\nSEEKING AN AGREEMENT IN STOCKHOLM, WE WILL LOOK TO THE SOVIETS TO\nADHERE TO THE MADRID MANDATE AND TO RESPOND POSITIVELY TO OUR\nVERIFICTION REQUIREMENTS. IN MBFR, WE ARE STILL HOPEFUL THAT THE\nSOVIETS WILL RESPOND CONSTRUCTIVELY TO NATO'S DECEMBER 1985\nPROPOSAL, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO VERIFICATION. IN THAT\nREGARD, WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THEIR FEBRUARY 29th PRESENTATION\nDOES NOT CONSTRUCTIVELY ADDREES OUR CONCERNS. ON CW, WE REMAIN\nCOMMITTED TO PROGRESS TOWARDS AGREEMENT ON A GLOBAL BAN AND HAVE\nINTENSIFIED OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SOVIETS TO THAT END.\n-\nI HOPE YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE APPROACH I HAVE SET OUT\nABOVE, INCLUDING OUR NEW INF INITIATIVE, IS RESPONSIVE TO BOTH\nTHE SUGGESTIONS AND THE CONCERNS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO US\nOVER RECENT DAYS BY OUR FRIENDS AND ALLIES. WE FRANKLY BELIEVE\nTHAT A RESPONSE BUILT AROUND THESE BASIC ELEMENTS WILL FULLY\nPROTECT OUR SHARED INTERESTS WHILE PERMITTING US TO EXPLORE\nWHETHER THE SOVIET PROPOSALS PRESENT ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR REAL\nPROGRESS. THE EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS WHICH WE HAVE JUST\nCONDUCTED HAVE ONLY SERVED TO STRENGTHEN MY CONVICTION THAT WE\nARE ON THE RIGHT PATH. ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP\nAPPRECIATION FOR YOUR COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT IN THIS ENDEAVOR.\nSINCERELY, RONALD REAGAN\nFOR POSTS:\n-\nUPON DELIVERY YOU SHOULD STRESS THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL LETTER\nTO GENERAL SECRETARY GORBACHEV HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED. THIS\nNOTIFICATION IS IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR OTHER CONSULTATIONS ABOUT\nGENEVA, AND RECIPIENTS SHOULD HANDLE WITH EXTREME SENSITIVITY.\n(FYI: THIS DOES NOT, REPEAT NOT, CONSTITUTE AUTHORITY TO ANSWER\nPRESS QUERIES. PUBLIC HANDLING THEMES AND STATEMENTS ON THIS\nPROPOSAL WILL BE TRANSMITTED SEPTEL. END FYI.)\nSECRET/SENSITIVE\nSECRET"
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