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B. Bj.

[stamp]

C.F.

[handwritten]

MEI/CO158

[letterhead]

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

September 17, 1975

Dear Mr. General Secretary:

I have asked General Stafford, Colonel Slaton and Mr. Brand to convey my personal greetings to you on this auspicious occasion.

The members of the Apollo-Soyuz crew have traveled together above our planet for thousands of miles. Their present exchange of visits is a fitting way to celebrate the successful conclusion of our remarkable joint enterprise in space. The courageous men shook hands and worked together as they orbited our earth. Now, traveling together in the Soviet Union and soon in the United States, they demonstrate in very human terms the fruits of our cooperation.

I am confident you will agree that we should not rest content with these important achievements, but should continue working together to widen man's horizons and knowledge in space and to ensure peace and better understanding among nations on earth.

Once again, my greetings and sincere best wishes for the continued development of mutually beneficial cooperation and good relations between our two countries.

Sincerely,

[signed] Gerald R. Ford [/signed]

His Excellency

Leonid I. Brezhnev

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Kremlin