Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity of the United States Government.
This volume is part of a subseries of the Foreign Relations of the United States that documents the most significant foreign policy issues and major decisions of the administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford. Five volumes in this subseries, volumes XII through XVI, cover U.S. relations with the Soviet Union. This specific volume documents United States policy toward Soviet Union from June 1972 until August 1974, following closely the development of the administration's policy of Détente and culminating with President Nixon's resignation in August 1974.
This volume continues the practice of covering U.S.-Soviet relations in a global context, highlighting conflict and collaboration between the two superpowers in the era of Détente. Chronologically, it follows volume XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971- May 1972, which documents the May 1972 Moscow Summit between President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. This volume includes numerous direct personal communications between Nixon and Brezhnev covering a host of issues, including clarifying the practical application of the SALT I and ABM agreements signed in Moscow. Other major themes covered include the war in Indochina, arms control, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSE), commercial relations and most-favored-nation status, grain sales, the emigration of Soviet Jews, Jackson-Vanik legislation, and the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war. |
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... Brezhnev and Secretary of Commerce Peterson1 Crimea , July 30 , 1972 . Accompanying Secretary Peterson were Ambassador Beam , Lynn , Sonnenfeldt and the Secretary's Assistant , Sweitzer.2 Accompanying Brezhnev were Foreign Trade ...
... Brezhnev , Patolichev , et al are not good , but in general a rea- sonable approach is predominating in the US . Brezhnev's impression is that all United States institutions " shall take " a positive decision on all that was done at the ...
... Brezhnev states that during the current five - year plan , the USSR wants to build another truck and automobile plant in Siberia , involving 150,000 units a year . This plant could be built with the US . Peterson states that the Ford ...
... Brezhnev replied that history inevitably judges leaders and inevitably such judgment is either good or bad . For example , the Soviet people have a good impression of Roosevelt and not so favorable impression with regard to certain ...
... Brezhnev's best regards to the President , Secretary Rogers and Dr. Kissinger . He also asked Pe- terson to advise ... Brezhnev met privately for about 15 minutes . At this point , Brezhnev told Peterson that he wanted him to give a ...