I believe in maintaining a stable policy so that Indians and Indian leaders can plan and work confidently for the future.

I hope and trust that you will have fair winds and a flowing sea.

We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government.

This is performance, not promise.

We can ensure that government will again be the capable servant, not the meddling master of the American people.

I thank you personally, and I thank you on behalf of all Americans for the close alliance between your country and ours.

Every American must have the chance to reach his or her full potential.

The American people feel good about themselves and about their country.

I am committed to furthering the self-determination of Indian communities but without terminating the special relationship between the Federal Government and the Indian people.

Today, America is at peace.

The personal relationship, the relationship on a bilateral basis between your country and mine, couldn't be better.

I express to you, Mr. Chancellor, and to Mrs. Schmidt the very best wishes of Mrs. Ford and myself and all 215 million Americans.

Your contribution has been both material and spiritual.

Now, as then, I reaffirm the commitment of the United States of America to the Atlantic Alliance.

Through their contribution, they make our collective security a reality.

We will help to provide to the maximum of our capability a better way of life for all mankind.

As we celebrate our German-American friendship tonight, we can take pride in the outstanding foresight and cooperation of European and North American statesmen over the past quarter century.

Steadfast support for NATO and cooperation with all of the members of the Atlantic community are a fundamental part of the United States foreign policy.

Without action by the Congress these economies cannot be achieved.

I propose that Congress delete the funds for these programs in FY 1977, and authorize funds for repair of the Belknap in the current transition quarter.

I HAVE approved S. 811, which provides amendments to the Horse Protection Act of 1970.

I am determined that the U.S. national security be fully adequate.

The Congress must cooperate if we are to be able to successfully arrest these trends in order to assure our own security.

I continue to be committed to achieving meaningful reform by compelling this industry to police itself properly.

I commend the Congress for their expeditious action which assists us in our efforts to improve defense management practices.