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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... Secretary Brezhnev's forthcoming visit to the United States . The President opened the conversation by saying we had to lay the groundwork for a successful visit by the General - Secretary in May . On the nuclear - use treaty we could ...
... Soviet Government would prefer to upgrade this agreement and retain it for formal ... Brezhnev visit . c ) Moon Treaty . The Soviets have been pressing for UN ... Secretary Brezhnev signed an agreement on space cooperation on May 24 ...
... Secretary's visit . Brezhnev deeply appreci- ated receptions and formal protocol . The details of what to arrange and how to arrange it were , of course , up to the President . Brezhnev's approach to the Summit could be summed up as ...
... Brezhnev PARTICIPANTS Soviet L. I. Brezhnev A. M. Aleksandrov Victor Sukhodrev American George P. Shultz Helmut Sonnenfeldt Lewis W. Bowden Brezhnev opened the conversation by asking whether this was not the Secretary's first visit ...
... Secretary Shultz said he had been many times with the President , sometimes ... Brezhnev had expressed . Brezhnev replied he was indeed happy to hear that ... Secretary Shultz replied that was right and he believed it expressed the ...