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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... limit the production of nuclear weapons . Open for sig- nature beginning July 1 , 1968 , it went into force on March 5 , 1970. Over 180 countries have signed the treaty . See Foreign Relations , 1964–1968 , volume XIV , Soviet Union ...
... limits on chemical weapons . ( National Archives , Nixon Presidential Materials , NSC Files , Kissinger Office Files , Box 67 , Country Files - Eu- rope USSR , Map Room , Aug. 1972 - May 1973 [ 2 of 3 ] ) dalities of a conference . The ...
... limits we are prepared to pursue discussions in the interest of finding a means to revive the negotiations on either an interim agree- ment , or , if you think it more feasible , on a lasting settlement . In any case , this is a topic ...
... limit to qualitative development . 6 ' Brezhnev's December 21 speech , which linked ending the war in Vietnam and U.S. - Soviet relations , was summarized in " Excerpts from the Kremlin Address of Soviet Leader , " The New York Times ...
... limits in Geneva but had proposed reductions , may foreshadow a more interesting line in the private channel . He may respond to our suggestion that we needed a framework for reconciling our different approaches . You have an ear- lier ...