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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... Situation Room at 8:23 p.m. on August 17 . 2 August 18. At 6:45 p.m. on August 17 , Haig spoke by telephone with Rogers , who warned that the Soviet position on the educational fee could " blow up in a problem for the President quickly ...
... situation as a whole . Therefore it is impor- tant to reach a clear understanding of the substance and scope of obli- gations which would be undertaken by the parties under that Treaty . It is our conviction that the more definitely the ...
... situation when , as a result of actions by third states , the USSR and the US may find themselves drawn into collision with the use of nuclear weaponts . These same views and arguments of ours may be fully applied as well to a third ...
... situation required it . In other words , it is based on the economic situation . We required the UK to have an eco- nomic problem before receiving a postponement . -Thirdly , it will be difficult to go to the Congress and say that we ...
... Israel continues to aggravate the situation , then it may lead to very dangerous consequences for the cause of peace in the Middle East . " ( Ibid . , TOHAK 1-116 ) nize Kissinger . I am not sure he is here September 1972 115.