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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... negotiations in the USSR , and the President's Trip Files , contain the most important infor- mation on high - level policymaking for this volume . Additionally , the NSC Institutional Files ( H - Files ) outline the policy decisions ...
... negotiations . The Soviet leaders were convinced that I had made a major contribution to the success of the Summit and they wanted me to know their appreciation . Brezhnev looked forward to my return to Moscow early in September . And ...
... negotiations . In fact , Kosygin had said to him that it was obvious that Rogers didn't know what he was talking about and that unless Kissinger got involved , Kosygin did not have too much confidence . I asked Dobrynin about the plan ...
... negotiations with fuller mutual understanding . I am convinced that we have only scratched the surface of the possibilities in the commercial field . Dr. Kissinger is already working with Secretary Peterson on how to push forward some ...
... negotiations for a follow - on agree- ment will have the best chance of succeeding in an atmosphere of confi- dence about the implementation of the first agreement . Turning to European questions , I am gratified that we have reached ...