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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... looks in the long haul , perhaps looking ahead 25 years . [ Omitted here is discussion of Vietnam , the Middle East , and the ... look overly political . " ( National Archives , Nixon Presidential Materials , White House Central Files ...
... looks in the long haul , perhaps looking ahead 25 years . [ Omitted here is discussion of Vietnam , the Middle East , and the ... look overly political . " ( National Archives , Nixon Presidential Materials , White House Central Files ...
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... look at their side of it . They do not like our system . As far as their view of the world is concerned , what we both have to realize is that the differences between the United States and the Soviet Union are so deep and so profound ...
... look at their side of it . They do not like our system . As far as their view of the world is concerned , what we both have to realize is that the differences between the United States and the Soviet Union are so deep and so profound ...
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... look at what burden it puts on the Soviet economy ; at least twice , maybe two and a half to three times as great as ours because their economy is not as strong to begin with and their budget is probably larger . Finally , there is ...
... look at what burden it puts on the Soviet economy ; at least twice , maybe two and a half to three times as great as ours because their economy is not as strong to begin with and their budget is probably larger . Finally , there is ...
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... Look at all we have done since World War II . Let's concentrate on our problems at home , build a strong America , not worry about the rest of the world . " None of you would , of course , advocate such positions , but that is a strong ...
... Look at all we have done since World War II . Let's concentrate on our problems at home , build a strong America , not worry about the rest of the world . " None of you would , of course , advocate such positions , but that is a strong ...
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... look at countries like Austria . When they had great political power they also did great things domestically . Now they are just shrunk into weak petty countries . P : All these people are concerned about peace in the world . We go to ...
... look at countries like Austria . When they had great political power they also did great things domestically . Now they are just shrunk into weak petty countries . P : All these people are concerned about peace in the world . We go to ...
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