217. Letter From President Reagan to Yugoslav President Spiljak1
I was pleased to welcome you to the White House and to meet with you on issues important to both our countries.2 Your visit confirmed the strong relations between Yugoslavia and the United States in our long tradition of cooperative consultation.
America supports your country’s independence, unity and territorial integrity. We shall continue to do our part in helping to strengthen Yugoslavia’s economy and in curtailing international terrorism. I look forward to consulting with you. We also remain ready to resume all arms control negotiations promptly and without preconditions.
Americans have watched the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo with great interest. The Yugoslav Olympic Committee did an outstanding job in putting the games together, and the United States is proud to co-host these 1984 events. We know that the U.S.-Yugoslav tourism agreement which we signed will contribute much toward expanding the goodwill between the Yugoslavian and American peoples.3
I am most pleased to have the copper etching done from an original 1849 watercolor which you brought for me. This handsome rendering, together with your inscribed photograph, is a perfect reminder of your special thoughtfulness.
With my best wishes,
Sincerely,
- Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, Yugoslavia—Spiljak Visit 2/1/84–2/2/84 (4). No classification marking.↩
- See Document 215.↩
- TIAS 10954.↩