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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov, right, sign a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon, Sept. 15, 2010. The document provides a framework for a variety of cooperative, military-to-military programs to be undertaken during the coming year.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov, right, sign a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon, Sept. 15, 2010. The document provides a framework for a variety of cooperative, military-to-military programs to be undertaken during the coming year.

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