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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... give exaggerated weight to the role of any one individual , or because good personal relation- ships are all that is needed to solve the great problems of our day . I do believe , however , that when responsible leaders can communicate ...
... give Brezhnev's best regards to the President , Secretary Rogers and Dr. Kissinger . He also asked Pe- terson to advise the President that the USSR keeps working in the spirit of the Summit and nothing will shake its position in this ...
... give credit without Congressional approval . That we will do in the fall . The gas can start without Congressional ... give on the following and agree to mention a lump sum and pay the first installment at the time of the signing . It ...
... give three postponements which you would have to request . They would not be automatic . Brezhnev : After the first installment , at what years would the post- ponements relate to ? What years would you propose to have the postponements ...
... give credit to us , you will give the credit to someone else . That is the normal way of operating of people who do business . On most favored nation what benefit did the U.S. gain from this policy in the past ? Neither pluses nor ...