247. Letter From President Carter to Australian Prime Minister Fraser1
Thank you very much for your invitation to visit Australia.2 I know that a visit to your country would be a rich and rewarding personal experience for me. More importantly, it would underscore the close ties we share and our common objectives in regional and global affairs.
I greatly regret, therefore, that my schedule does not allow a Pacific or Asian trip during the early part of 1978. Please understand, however, that if a trip to Asia and the Pacific becomes possible later I will give every consideration to visiting Australia.
I do want to thank you for keeping me informed of developments in Australia that affect our ties, and for giving me your views on policies of my Administration that are of consequence to your government. I value very much the correspondence that has developed between us.
Sincerely,
- Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 4, Australia, 1977. No classification marking. In the right-hand corner, an unknown hand wrote, “Hand-carried to State for delivery by Armacost (per his request) 10/31 1:30.”↩
- See footnote 2, Document 246.↩