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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... ( Kissinger , White House Years , pages 1331-1332 ) 38. Memorandum of Conversation1 Moscow , September 11 , 1972 , 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. PARTICIPANTS Leonid I. Brezhnev , Secretary General , CCP A. A. Gromyko , Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
... Secretary Brezhnev1 Dear Mr. General Secretary : Washington , October 15 , 1972 . As you know , one of the remaining ... Kissinger , Vol . 14. Top Secret . A note at the top of the letter reads : " Hand carried to Amb . Dobrynin at Embassy , ...
... Secretary , Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Interpreter Andrei Vavilov , First Secretary , Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Henry A. Kissinger , Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Mr. Helmut Sonnenfledt , NSC Senior ...
... Secretary , Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Henry A. Kissinger , Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Helmut Sonnenfeldt , NSC Senior Staff William Hyland , NSC Senior Staff Philip Odeen , NSC Senior Staff Peter W ...
... Kissinger : Before we do , the General Secretary and the Foreign Minister must understand that this has been a very difficult exercise for us . We have already made major changes in Washington . I was very tempted to hold them back and ...