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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... prepared a set of handwritten notes for the briefing . According to these notes , he planned to state that , in spite of differences in the Middle East , Latin America , and Europe , the United States and Soviet Union shared a “ vital ...
... prepared a set of handwritten notes for the briefing . According to these notes , he planned to state that , in spite of differences in the Middle East , Latin America , and Europe , the United States and Soviet Union shared a “ vital ...
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... prepared to monitor it from the start , and to involve the Soviets more fully.13 We compounded these defects with our hesitant response to UAR and Soviet violations while we understandably made certain that Israeli charges were well ...
... prepared to monitor it from the start , and to involve the Soviets more fully.13 We compounded these defects with our hesitant response to UAR and Soviet violations while we understandably made certain that Israeli charges were well ...
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... prepared to explore the prospects of a happier future . ” ( Kissinger , White House Years , p . 793 ) 2 Dobrynin , who was with Gromyko in New York for the session of the United Na- tions General Assembly , called Kissinger at 12:17 ...
... prepared to explore the prospects of a happier future . ” ( Kissinger , White House Years , p . 793 ) 2 Dobrynin , who was with Gromyko in New York for the session of the United Na- tions General Assembly , called Kissinger at 12:17 ...
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... prepared to stick out a hard line . It will almost certainly be part of Gromyko's tactic to put you on the defensive by reciting an indictment of your policies . He will do this ( 1 ) to get a debating advantage , ( 2 ) to test your ...
... prepared to stick out a hard line . It will almost certainly be part of Gromyko's tactic to put you on the defensive by reciting an indictment of your policies . He will do this ( 1 ) to get a debating advantage , ( 2 ) to test your ...
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... prepared for serious progress in US - Soviet relations but only on the basis of strict reciprocity . Beyond that , you should make the following points : --that you meant what you said about entering an era of negoti- ation and that at ...
... prepared for serious progress in US - Soviet relations but only on the basis of strict reciprocity . Beyond that , you should make the following points : --that you meant what you said about entering an era of negoti- ation and that at ...
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