February 5, 1963. |
Personal |
It is difficult to express one's feelings on occasions such as this,
and I hope we will soon have the opportunity of discussing personally
the problems which now face us. But I wanted to say that I am very
conscious of the special debt of gratitude which we owe you for everything
you have done over the long months of the negotiations, above all
perhaps in the crucial periods of last summer and in the weeks before
the breakdown. |
I need hardly add that we do not regard the suspension of the negotiations
as the final word. We shall do everything we can to continue to work
for true European unity. |
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With my warmest thanks and good wishes.
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[signature] Edward Heath |
His Excellency |
| M. Paul-Henri Spaak, G.C.M.G., |
| Deputy Prime Minister. |
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| (handwritten) Personal
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It was a privilege for me to work so closely with you during the last
critical days in Brussels. I am profoundly grateful for everything
you yourself did to try to prevent the collapse of the negotiations.
Though our efforts may have failed I am convinced that they were well
worthwhile. We, for our part, will not relax in our determination
to achieve the European unity in which we believe. |
With my sincere thanks and good wishes. |
[signature] Edward Heath |
His Excellency |
| Professor Ludwig Erhard, |
| Vice Chancellor and |
| Federal Minister of Economics, |
| Bonn. |
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