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Dear Margaret, As our meetings at -,:ersaillesand Bonn draw near, I want to share with you r:y own thinking about advancing our and more unified West. We all efforts for a stre.-LaLhen?.d understanding that peace, the with Summits approach the Our meetings, indivisible. are security and prosperity, therefore, should comple:clenteach other and represent a set of shared goals. I suggest that, at Versailles, we concentrate on three themes: more effective cooperation on economic policies to promote greater prosperity and market stability; concrete steps to strengthen the world trading system in order to counter rising protectionism; and progress in assuring that our economic relations with the East are consistent I will also want with our economic and security interests. the developing with to advance mutually beneficial relations energy. on efforts cooperative discuss world, and to As you know, I am working with the Congress to establish the conditions for a healthy U.S. economy. At the same time, I remain strongly committed to cooperation with you to strengthen the global economy. Together, we can reduce inflation and improve prospects for increasing employment in our countries. Strong and growing pressures for protectionism endanger our multilateral trading system. .I suggest that we agree upon the priority areas on which the GATT Ministerial should focus this fall in an effort to improve the capability of the trading system to resolve problems old and new and to extend its principles to new countries, particularly developing countries. On East-West relations we need to build on our Ottawa The financial situation of some Eastern discussions. European countries is putting major pressure on the international financial system. I hope that at Versailles we can agree to a common credit policy toward the USSR and a means to monitor credit flows to the East. Success here will enable us better to manage other aspects of East-West economic relations. SECRET

S E C P.E T -2 illes Although economic subjects will dominate the Versa mal infor for y agenda, I also look forward to the opportunit tant issues. discussions of East-West relations and other impor tively effec more out reach I also hope we can discuss how to ative initi an sed propo have We to the younger generations. I think which e, peopl er young our among to increase exchanges refer in my merits broad Western support and to which I will June 8 London speech on democracy. celebraTurning to Bonn, I foresee three basic themes: lized symbo nce, allia the of tion of the values and vitality with deal to ve resol ed gthen by Spain's accession; stren sis on threatening Soviet behavior, with particular empha rence deter conventional defense improvements to reinforce commitment and safeguard a secure peace; and our continuing to progress in arms control. assessWe should leave no doubt that we share a common insisour rm confi and ior behav nal ment of Soviet internatio based be only tence that constructive East-West relations can reand on mutual adherence to the principles of restraint sponsibility. deter Toward this end we must improve our ability to se propo I fore, There on. Soviet aggression or intimidati ary milit rated integ s NATO' in ing that those of us participat radecla t Summi the to ion addit in Bonn, structure adopt at ve our tion, a document underscoring our resolve to impro to the on ibuti conventional defenses as an essential contr alliance's deterrent. ess in We will want to emphasize our dedications to progr best program arms control, leaving no doubt that we offer the This Sunday I will announce our to achieve this objective. . Secretary proposal to oPen START talks with the Soviet Union further with ter Haig is communicating with your Foreign Minis our ssing discu to rd I look forwa - details on this matter. we will be START objectives with you in June. I also hope nt new prese to tion inten s able to announce in Bonn NATO' the U.N. for ns ratio prepa our ss discu MBFR proposals, and to special session on disarmament.

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-wide We will also want to show our sensitivity to world ly cular parti is This ce. justi aspirations for freedom and irm our true of Poland and A.fghanistan. We should reaff e if cirregim h Polis and Union t Sovie measures against the s to join cumstances so dictate, while showing our willingnes if Western d Polan in a program of economic reconstruction for conditions are met. enhance By concentrating on these themes and working to ngs meeti our dent confi am I ons, ltati the quality of our consu for ation will serve to strengthen the peace, lay the found for our y tivel effec more de provi and , erity renewed prosp collective security. ssing I look forward to seeing you next month and discu rn. conce l mutua these and other issues of Sincerely,

Ronald Reagan

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