BYELORUSSIAN GOVERNMENT THANKS PRESIDENT BUSH AND

UNCLAS MOSCOW 00169


FOR EUR/SOV

E.O. 12356:N/A
TAGS: PGOV EAID
SUBJECT: BYELORUSSIAN GOVERNMENT THANKS PRESIDENT BUSH AND
AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR CHERNOBYL' AID


1. THE BYELORUSSIAN REPUBLIC FOREIGN MINISTRY HAS
REQUESTED THAT THE EMBASSY FORWARD THE FOLLOWING LETTER
FROM REPUBLIC PRIME MINISTER V.F. KEBICH THANKING
PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR HELPING THE
VICTIMS OF THE CHERNOBYL' DISASTER (ENGLISH TEXT SUPPLIED
BY BYELORUSSIAN MFA):

(BEGIN TEXT)

DEAR MR. BUSH:

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BYELORUSSIAN SOVIET
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC ALLOW ME TO EXPRESS SINCERE GRATITUDE
TO YOU, THE PEOPLE OF YOUR COUNTRY, TO ALL CHARITY,
SOCIAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF YOUR COUNTRY FOR
COOPERATION AND HELP IN OVERCOMING THE AFTERMATH OF THE
CHERNOBYL CATASTROPHE AND ESPECIALLY FOR RECEIVING
CHILDREN FROM THE CONTAMINATED AREAS IN NEED OF REST AND
REHABILITATION.

THE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR
GENEROSITY AND KINDNESS.

YOUR NOBLE GENEROUS DEED WILL FOREVER REMAIN IN THE
HEARTS OF THE BYELORUSSIAN PEOPLE.

RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF
- THE BYELORUSSIAN SSR
V.F. KEBITCH

(END TEXT)


2. ORIGINAL BYELORUSSIAN AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TEXTS WILL
FOLLOW UNDER REGISTRY NO. 8517533 VIA UNCLASSIFIED POUCH
TO EUR/SOV.

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