This bill would suspend until June 30, 1977, the present duties on zinc ores and concentrates and zinc-bearing materials.
The decision not to sign this bill has not been an easy one.
I am returning this bill with reluctance.
This legislation represents a compromise in the best sense of the term.
We will continue to work together to strengthen our ties.
America is a strong country; Americans are very strong people.
Let us get on with the business of controlling arms.
Both sides will be entitled to have a certain agreed aggregate number of strategic delivery vehicles.
We believe that such commercial and economic cooperation will serve the cause of increasing the stability of Soviet-American relations.
I believe we accomplished what we set out to achieve and perhaps more.
The USA and the USSR also attach high importance to the negotiations on mutual reduction of forces and armaments.
We will continue to exert vigorous efforts to achieve this historic task.
Cooperation between our two countries has intensified, both in tempo and, more importantly, in substance during the past few years.
The results of the talks provided a convincing demonstration of the practical value of Soviet-American summit meetings.
The world has been accustomed in recent years to regular meetings between the leaders of the Soviet Union and the American people.
May I propose a toast to our joint search for solutions to the problems facing mankind.
We are able to conduct our discussions in a businesslike and a constructive way.
The United States of America and the Soviet Union reaffirmed their determination to develop further their relations in the direction defined...
