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WE ALSO CANNOT HELP COMING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT YOURGOVERNEJ DOE3 NOT VALUE THE ::,AINTAININS OF GOOF, RELATIONS'4ITP THE SOVIET UNION BASEU ON CONFIDENCE. IT IS CLEAR THAT WEHAVE TO TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT IN OUR POLICY.HOwEVER '14E ,:GULD NOT LIKE TO REGARD THE SITUATION ARISENAS IRREVERSIi.tE. IF ANOTHER, REALISTIC APPRoACH TOwARDS THESECURITY TATTERS PREVAIL IN THE sEST, AND IF ThE NATO COUNTRIESShO4 THEI H READINESS TO RETuR:: To THE GITLAT kG, ThICh EXISTEDHFORE '1,E,ANNINGOF THE DEHLG,CENT OF AL;ICA JISSILES ILEU;;UPE, You CAN iJ-1 'suRE THAT IT A.,ULD FILM ML ArPRUPRIATE

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