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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... Ambassador to the USA Dr. Henry A. Kissinger , Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The President welcomed Ambassador Dobrynin to San Clemente . The Ambassador said he liked San Clemente the best of all the Presi ...
... Ambassador concluded by saying that General Secretary Brezhnev sent the President his best personal wishes . The Moscow Summit had positive results and was so evaluated in Moscow . The So- viet leaders looked forward to both Secretary ...
... Ambassador . The senior officials of this Government are reviewing these issues in- tensively under my direction in the light of our talks in Moscow . I un- derstand that other Western governments are also preparing in detail for the ...
... Ambassador during his recent visit to San Clemente . As the Ambassador will un- doubtedly report to you , we had an opportunity to discuss these im- portant issues at some length in the relaxed atmosphere of the summer White House ...
... Ambassador Dobrynin . The matter is of such sensitivity that no further action should be taken . " ( Ibid . , Box 995 , Alexander M. Haig Chronological File ) 13 . National Security Decision Memorandum 180 Council on International June ...