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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... Gromyko : I don't know . They are probably in the files . Ambassador Dobrynin : Did he order papers from the Foreign Ministry ? He did not have good relations with Molotov . FM Gromyko : Probably . I was in Washington and I was not yet ...
... Gromyko : The whole question is not affected . Dr. Kissinger : That I am willing to concede . But we will place great stress on this phrase with respect to what has developed in the body of arrangements on Berlin . I can understand that ...
... Gromyko : And his comment was ? Dr. Kissinger : He didn't know enough about it to say anything . But he was quite ... Gromyko and Dobrynin read it . ] We have added a new sentence . We " intend to work toward the es- tablishment of ...
... Gromyko : Why don't you read Article I , then we'll make only a few changes . Kissinger : [ laughs ] If we can get a sense of what you want ... Gromyko : If we agree on this article , it will be much easier to discuss the others ...
... Gromyko : We don't think that a meeting at the highest level will be protracted . It should be well prepared . Kissinger : How many heads are there ? Sonnenfeldt : Thirty - one . Kissinger : I insist that Princess Grace be included.3 I ...