Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971This volume continues the practice established in the previous Foreign Relations volume on U.S.-Soviet relations and focuses on the relationship in the global context, highlighting the conflicts and collaboration between the two superpowers on foreign policy issues from October 1970 to October 1971. Beginning with the confrontation over the construction of a Soviet military base in Cuba, the volume documents the development of the Nixon administration's policy of détente and the crucial role of the private channel between Henry Kissinger, the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs, and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. The backchannel was key to making progress on the most problematic issues in U.S.-Soviet relations: Berlin, the war in Indochina, strategic arms limitation talks, Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union, and trade. It also allowed the two nations to avoid conflict and to cooperate on managing crises around the world, such as the Middle East dispute and the Indo-Pakistani conflict. The volume also includes documentation on the internal and bilateral negotiations for the timing of a visit by Nixon to the Soviet Union and ends with the public announcement in October 1971 of the May 1972 summit between Nixon and Brezhnev, the first U.S.-Soviet summit since 1967. The era of détente and cooperation between the superpowers had begun |
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... Moscow , and that Tass would soon publish a state- ment which would repeat in effect their October 6 note , denying ... Moscow's note concerning the Syrian invasion10 and wondered whether we were interested in consultations . I replied ...
... Moscow , and that Tass would soon publish a state- ment which would repeat in effect their October 6 note , denying ... Moscow's note concerning the Syrian invasion10 and wondered whether we were interested in consultations . I replied ...
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... Moscow wrote a letter to Under Secretary of State John Irwin in which he expressed concern about his access to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs : " I note that Dobrynin has proposed periodic luncheons with you , which is all to ...
... Moscow wrote a letter to Under Secretary of State John Irwin in which he expressed concern about his access to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs : " I note that Dobrynin has proposed periodic luncheons with you , which is all to ...
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... Moscow and express to him concern over the double standard that seems to prevail . " The Under Secretary also ap- proved the Ambassador's suggestion for guidance in the future . “ To minimize the possibility that Dobrynin might not ...
... Moscow and express to him concern over the double standard that seems to prevail . " The Under Secretary also ap- proved the Ambassador's suggestion for guidance in the future . “ To minimize the possibility that Dobrynin might not ...
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... Moscow that US resolve and power were in process of retracting and for this reason our actions regarding Cambodia , Jordan , Cuba and Berlin , as well as your trip may have a sobering effect . ) In any event , we must examine our future ...
... Moscow that US resolve and power were in process of retracting and for this reason our actions regarding Cambodia , Jordan , Cuba and Berlin , as well as your trip may have a sobering effect . ) In any event , we must examine our future ...
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... Moscow , too . For the Soviets , the question of what our policies in major areas like the Middle East , Southeast ... Moscow . His reports ( and those which may be separately sent back to Moscow by the other Soviets present ) , as well ...
... Moscow , too . For the Soviets , the question of what our policies in major areas like the Middle East , Southeast ... Moscow . His reports ( and those which may be separately sent back to Moscow by the other Soviets present ) , as well ...
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