Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989

73. Letter From President Reagan to Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev¹

Washington, September 16, 1987

Dear Mr. General Secretary:

It was a great pleasure for me to receive personal greetings from you and Mrs. Gorbachev yesterday.² Nancy and I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

At the signing of the Agreement on Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers, I said that I look forward to the day when you and I can come together to sign even more historic agreements in our common search for peace. My meeting yesterday with Foreign Minister Shevardnadze and his delegation was a constructive and useful step in that direction.³

Nancy and I wish to take this opportunity to convey to you and Mrs. Gorbachev our personal best wishes and our hope that the coming months will see further steps toward our common goals.

Sincerely,

Ronald Reagan

1. Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC, Head of State Correspondence File, U.S.S.R. General Secretary Gorbachev (8790986, 8791196). No classification marking. Carlucci sent the proposed letter to Reagan for his signature on September 16; Reagan signed the letter on September 18.
2. See Document 64.
3. See Document 67.