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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... consider such dis- cussion vital because it is essential that a historic agreement affecting basic security interests should be fully understood by the public . I be- lieve you are aware that certain aspects of the agreement ...
... consider very carefully his language on Vietnam . He pointed out what Dobrynin considers to be three significant portions of the paragraph on Vietnam : ( a ) The fact that the North Vietnamese had agreed to resume both private and ...
... consider- ation by the SRG . Accordingly , I recommend that you approve the NSDM at Tab B7 transmitting the above instructions.8 Flanigan's Position In my opinion , Peterson will be put in an untenable position if he insists that they ...
... consider it very important and useful the established prac- tice of confidential exchange of views between us . Especially important is that frankness which is notable for this exchange of views . In our opinion , only such approach can ...
... consider very carefully the best means by which to proceed . Sometimes our Jewish friends know just what not to do at the right moment . ” ( Ibid . ) On September 6 , Garment phoned Kissinger regarding the Soviet exit fee issue . He ...