161. Message from President Kennedy to Prime Minister Macmillan, January 131

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My Dear Friend

I entirely agree that we should stick together on the test ban and I am asking Rusk and Foster to concert most effective way of arranging this at first meeting tomorrow. Our first thought is that we might move from talks between co-chairmen to informal consultation among the three members of test ban subcommittee but Rusk or Foster will discuss details with David Gore tomorrow and in this connection I venture the hope that David may be given this assignment on your side.

Sincerely

John F. Kennedy
  1. Agreement to British participation in talks with Soviets. Top Secret. 1 p. Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204, KennedyMacmillan, Vol. II, 1962–1963.