ABSTRACT
The most important factor contributing to stability is and remains the partnership between Europeans and Americans. This historic partnership remains a constant of our policy. Only in close cooperation, mobilizing each partner's potential for the common cause, will Europeans and Americans be able to make their contributions to the world's political and economic balance. Through an active policy of economic and political partnership, we shall moreover help the countries of the regions concerned to maintain their independence. The partners in the Alliance have linked the necessary decision on modernization with an offer to negotiate with the Soviet Union at the same time on limiting land-based nuclear medium-range missiles. The European partners in the Alliance must give the first signal by making the necessary preparations for the implementation of the dual decision. The policy of reliable partnership begins with and is based on cooperation among democracies.
