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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume IV, Soviet Union, January 1983–March 1985

Soviet Union, January 1983–March 1985


Contents

    • January 1983–April 1983
      “Dobrynin seemed like he wanted to run. But the Secretary is a jogger”: Shultz and the Four-Part Agenda
      (Documents 1–36)
      • April 1983–August 1983
        Preparing the Next Steps in U.S.-Soviet Relations: Human Rights and Arms Control
        (Documents 37–83)
        • September 1983–October 1983
          “Controlled Fury”: Shootdown of KAL 007
          (Documents 84–123)
          • October 1983–February 1984
            “The Winter of Soviet Discontent”: INF Walkout, the War Scare, and the ‘Ivan and Anya’ Speech
            (Documents 124–169)
            • February 1984–June 1984
              “Talking about each other rather than to each other”: Reagan, Chernenko, and U.S.-Soviet Stalemate
              (Documents 170–232)
              • June 1984–October 1984
                “Sitting on Mountains of Nuclear Weapons”: The Reagan-Gromyko Meeting
                (Documents 233–298)
                • October 1984–January 1985
                  “An iron-ass Secretary of State”: Shultz and Gromyko in Geneva
                  (Documents 299–363)
                  • January 1985–March 1985
                    “The principal menace to our security?”: Reagan and the Ambiguities of Soviet Leadership
                    (Documents 364–383)

                  Contents

                  • Press Release
                  • About the Series
                  • Preface
                  • Sources
                  • Abbreviations and Terms
                  • Persons
                  • Note on U.S. Covert Actions
                  • Soviet Union, January 1983–March 1985
                    • January 1983–April 1983
                      “Dobrynin seemed like he wanted to run. But the Secretary is a jogger”: Shultz and the Four-Part Agenda (Documents 1–36)
                    • April 1983–August 1983
                      Preparing the Next Steps in U.S.-Soviet Relations: Human Rights and Arms Control (Documents 37–83)
                    • September 1983–October 1983
                      “Controlled Fury”: Shootdown of KAL 007 (Documents 84–123)
                    • October 1983–February 1984
                      “The Winter of Soviet Discontent”: INF Walkout, the War Scare, and the ‘Ivan and Anya’ Speech (Documents 124–169)
                    • February 1984–June 1984
                      “Talking about each other rather than to each other”: Reagan, Chernenko, and U.S.-Soviet Stalemate (Documents 170–232)
                    • June 1984–October 1984
                      “Sitting on Mountains of Nuclear Weapons”: The Reagan-Gromyko Meeting (Documents 233–298)
                    • October 1984–January 1985
                      “An iron-ass Secretary of State”: Shultz and Gromyko in Geneva (Documents 299–363)
                    • January 1985–March 1985
                      “The principal menace to our security?”: Reagan and the Ambiguities of Soviet Leadership (Documents 364–383)
                  • Appendix (Documents 384–388)

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