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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... preparing for congressional presentation . [ These were delivered to Dobrynin later in the day ( Tab B ) . ] 3 up . There ... prepared what was accomplished , and a starting point for even more fruitful bilateral cooperation and for new ...
... prepared to pursue this path . I am looking forward to the results of the mission you mentioned during my last ... prepare and we can accel- erate the process . I hope that when the not too distant time comes that we may repay here the ...
... prepared also for the continuation of the official ne- gotiations as well as , naturally , of the confidential contacts on strategic 1 Source : National Archives , Nixon Presidential Materials , NSC Files , Box 494 , Pres- ident's Trip ...
... prepared to cooperate in carving up China . ( I drew this from a presentation Chou had made to me a year earlier . ) Dobrynin said , " Can they really mean it ? " I said I had no way of knowing , but this seems to be a fear . Dobrynin ...
... prepared to move rapidly in this regard and with a far - seeing attitude , along the lines we discussed in Moscow . Mr. Peterson and his colleagues will be ready to discuss and move toward a solution of all the elements of a trade ...