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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XXVI, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974-1976 - Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974-1976 (Hardcover, None, First ed.)
Adam M Howard, State Dept (U S ) Office of the Historian, Edward C Keefer; Compiled by Adam M Howard; Preface by Stephen Randolph
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OverviewThis volume, the final of five covering relations between
the United States and the Soviet Union during the Nixon-Ford
administrations, presents documentation on how matters as diverse
as strategic arms limitation, European security, the Middle East,
Jewish emigration, and Angola intersected to influence the course
of Soviet-American relations during the presidency of Gerald R.
Ford. Documents published here reveal that Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger retained the central role in the formulation and
implementation of foreign policy on the Soviet Union that he
occupied during the Nixon administration and that his influence
remained undiminished in meetings between Ford and Soviet leader
Leonid Brezhnev at Vladivostok in 1974 and at Helsinki in 1975. The
volume devotes considerable space to the struggle in Washington
between politicians and policymakers over detente, and in
particular the October 1974 negotiations leading to the so-called
Jackson-Vanik amendment to the Trade Act of 1974, which linked the
extension of most favored nation status to an increase in Jewish
emigration from the Soviet Union. These negotiations highlighted
the domestic political implications of detente. Although the
Secretary of State was the driving force in Soviet affairs, the
documents reveal that President Ford also played an important role
in policy making. While Ford supported Kissinger's objectives, he
also advocated close consultation with Congress, demonstrating that
Ford--at least in style, if not in substance--pursued anything but
a continuation of his predecessor's approach to foreign policy.
This volume is part of a subseries of the Foreign Relations of the
United States that documents the most issues in the foreign policy
of the 5 years (1964-1968) of the administration of Lyndon B.
Johnson. This volume documents U.S. policy toward Japan during a
period of increasing change in the relations between the two
allies. Japan was fast becoming a major economic power while still
relying on the United States for its security. A theme of the
coverage, in fact, is the ongoing U.S. effort to encourage Japan to
assume a greater role in its own military defense and to play a
greater role on the world stage, especially in terms of economic
development of the rest of Asia. Another major theme is U.S.
efforts to encourage the continuation of a moderate, pro-Western
Japanese Government.
This volume documents U.S. national security policy in the context
of the Vietnam War and the changing Cold War strategic balance
between the United States and the Soviet Union. When President
Richard Nixon assumed office in January 1969, he was confronted
with the fact that the United States no longer held commanding
military superiority over its superpower rival. Since the end of
his stint as Vice President in 1961, the Soviets had achieved a
rough strategic parity that left the United States with
"significant vulnerabilities" vis-a-vis the USSR. This work
documents the Nixon administration's efforts to grapple with this
new strategic situation and provides coverage of the following: The
administration's review of U.S. nuclear and general purpose forces
and strategic doctrine; its attempts to ascertain the level of
technological sophistication achieved by the Soviet missile
program; and its decision to deploy Safeguard, a modified
anti-ballistic missile system. The page contained in this volume
also examines chemical and biological weapons policy; U.S. nuclear
policy in Asia; the evolution of the administration's strategic
priorities in light of an ever-shrinking defense budget; and the
transition from military conscription to an all-volunteer armed
force. Additionally, it provides previously unreleased material
regarding the October 1969 Joint Chiefs of Staff Readiness Test, in
which Nixon secretly placed on alert portions of the United States
military, including its nuclear forces.
Throughout this comprehensive and historical volume, a consistent
theme is the relationship between military strength and diplomatic
strength; in particular, the importance of military might--real or
perceived--to the United States' ability to maintain credibility in
the eyes of allies and adversaries alike.
The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the
official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy
decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The series, which is
produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, began
in 1861 and now comprises more than 350 individual volumes. The
volumes published over the last two decades increasingly contain
declassified records from all the foreign affairs agencies.
The "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 issues in
the foreign policy of the administration of Richard M. Nixon. This
work documents U.S. policy toward the United Nations during
President Nixon's first administration from 1969 through 1972 and
is organized according to six major subject areas: Chinese
representation, the U.S. withdrawal from the Committee of 24 on
Decolonization, special Security Council meetings, changes in
senior UN personnel, reducing the U.S. financial assessment, and
routine issues. The document include memoranda and records of
discussions, telegrams, policy papers, and other documents that set
forth policy issues and options and show decisions or actions
taken. The emphasis is on the development of U.S. policy and on
major aspects and repercussions of its execution rather than on the
details of policy execution.
The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the
official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy
decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The series, which is
produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, began
in 1861 and now comprises more than 350 individual volumes. The
volumes published over the last two decades increasingly contain
declassified records from all the foreign affairs agencies.
This volume documents fluctuations in Sino-American relations,
ranging from the euphoria lingering from President Nixon's visit to
China in 1972, to the practical challenges of normalizing
diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing.
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