第14章 Tear Down This Wall (1)(2 / 3)

the

East

to

promote

true

openness,to

break

down

barriers

that

separate

people,to

create

a

safe,freer

world.

And

surely

there

is

no

better

place

than

Berlin,the

meeting

place

of

East

and

West,to

make

a

start.

Free

people

of

Berlin:Today,as

in

the

past,the

United

States

stands

for

the

strict

observance

and

full

implementation

of

all

parts

of

the

Four

Power

Agreement

of

1971.

Let

us

use

this

occasion,the

750th

anniversary

of

this

city,to

usher

in

a

new

era,to

seek

a

still

fuller,richer

life

for

the

Berlin

of

the

future.

Together,let

us

maintain

and

develop

the

ties

between

the

Federal

Republic

and

the

Western

sectors

of

Berlin,which

is

permitted

by

the

1971

agreement.

And

I

invite

Mr

Gorbachev:Let

us

work

to

bring

the

Eastern

and

Western

parts

of

the

city

closer

together,so

that

all

the

inhabitants

of

all

Berlin

can

enjoy

the

benefits

that

come

with

life

in

one

of

the

great

cities

of

the

world.

To

open

Berlin

still

further

to

all

Europe,East

and

West,let

us

expand

the

vital

air

access

to

this

city,finding

ways

of

making

commercial

air

service

to

Berlin

more

convenient,more

comfortable,and

more

economical.

We

look

to

the

day

when

West

Berlin

can

become

one

of

the

chief

aviation

hubs

in

all

central

Europe.

With

our

French

and

British

partners,the

United

States

is

prepared

to

help

bring

international

meetings

to

Berlin.

It

would

be

only

fitting

for

Berlin

to

serve

as

the

site

of

United

Nations

meetings,or

world

conferences

on

human

rights

and

arms

control

or

other

issues

that

call

for

international

cooperation.

There

is

no

better

way

to

establish

hope

for

the

future

than

to

enlighten

young

minds,and

we

would

be

honored

to

sponsor

summer

youth

exchanges,cultural

events,and

other

programs

for

young

Berhners

from

the