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KENNEDY, JOHN F., President . Typed letter signed ("John Kennedy") as President, to the Honorable George Copping, Washington, D.C., 30 June 1961. 1 full page, 4to, on light green White House stationery. Fine. TEN WEEKS AFTER THE BAY OF PIGS, JFK STATES "IT IS POSSIBLE FOR NATIONS TO MAINTAIN PRIDE IN THEIR SEPARATE TRADITIONS...WHILE GROWING TOGETHER IN MUTUAL COOPERATION" A letter regarding U.S.-Canada relations: "It was with great regret that I declined your kind invitation to join you during the International Frontier Week Celebration in St. Stephen and Calais. You...are to be congratulated on your fine work in symbolizing the close relationship between our two countries [United States and Canada]. As you join in mutual celebration of Dominion Day and Independence Day, you are demonstrating to the world that it is possible for nations to maintain pride in their separate traditions and to retain their identity while growing together in mutual cooperation...Under Secretary of the Interior James K. Carr...is an outstanding authority on natural resource development and has been given special responsibility for a review of the water resources along the Maine-New Brunswick border...The sound development of these resources would be of great benefit to citizens in both countries, and it is our intention to do everything we can to achieve a program of resource development which will serve to enhance the economic well being of both our countries..."