255. Message From President Johnson to Premier Kosygin1
Washington, June 10, 1967, 11:58
a.m.
Dear Mr. Kosygin:
I have your last message.
It now appears that military action in the Middle East is being concluded. I hope our efforts in the days ahead can be devoted to the achievement of lasting peace throughout the world.
Respectfully,
Lyndon B. Johnson
- Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Head of State Correspondence, USSR, Washington-Moscow “Hot-Line” Exchange, 6/5–10/67. Secret. A typed notation on the message indicates it was approved by the President at 11:54 a.m.; transmitted by U.S. Molink at 11:58 a. m.; and received by Soviet Molink at 11:59 a.m.↩