President welcomes entry into force of INF Treaty. (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, Ronald Reagan address) (transcript)

PRESIDENT'S LETTER TO THE SENATE,

JUNE 10, 19881

I was gratified the U.S. Senate gave its advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate- and Shorter-range Missiles (INF Treaty). It was my honor to exchange instruments of ratification on June 1 in Moscow, and the treaty has now entered into force. During the past four months, the Senate has performed its constitutional duties with respect to the advice and consent to this treaty in an exceptionally serious and diligent manner. On the Administration's part, we spared no effort to respond to the Senate's needs, and to do our best to ensure that the Senate had all the information it needed to …