It is in this spirit that I should like to ask my Russian colleagues and any other reader to accept the following answer to their letter.

And perhaps this was appropriate; it reminded Floyd of the Russian colleagues he would soon be joining.

"Well, our friend's going to get laid tonight," he told his Russian colleague.

Jack supposed, with the added dimension that his Russian colleague was enjoying himself.

From 1956-1960, he worked with Russian colleagues to perfect the oral vaccine and prove its extraordinary effectiveness and safety.

He pledged to "make every effort to accommodate to constructive ideas and suggestions from our Russian colleagues."

I believe that our Russian colleagues respond better to tough talking than evasive behaviour.

We understand that, and I am sure our Russian colleagues will come to understand that as well.

That is a point which I have put to my Russian colleagues and interlocutors on a number of occasions.

We work in cooperation with our Russian colleagues.