364. Letter From Hungarian General Secretary Grosz to President Reagan1

Dear Mr. President,

Returning to Hungary, I take this opportunity to express my thanks for the invitation as well as for the attention and hospitality I and my party have enjoyed throughout our stay in the United States. I hope that I can reciprocate your kindness in Hungary.

The discussions I have had with you and with members of the US Government have strengthened my conviction that we are following the right track when seeking opportunities to develop our relations with the United States. In my meetings with members of the American political, social and business community I have experienced understanding for the situation of the Hungarian People’s Republic, sympathy for our reform endeavours and a will to cooperate in our efforts to revive our economy.

I was particularly pleased to meet many representatives of people of Hungarian descent living in the United States and to establish contact also with the American people through the media and a few personal moments. I can assure you that the Hungarian people has also followed the events of my visit with interest and sympathy for the American people. The message you have sent to Hungarians through the television has also been well received.

Mr. President,

I would like to reaffirm that we wish to build on the sympathy and the willingness to cooperate we have encountered in the United States in determining our tasks for the coming period and in developing our relations with your country.

Please accept my best wishes for the remaining part of your presidential term and may I wish you happiness and good health in your personal life.

Károly Grósz
  1. Source: Reagan Library, Rudolf Perina Files, Subject File, Hungary Bilateral, 1988 RP (1). No classification marking. Printed from a translation.