SOVIET UNION EASTERN EUROPE

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2006
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• Publication Date: February 24, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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February 24, 1975
Soviets Still See Little Hope for Progress
in Border Negotiations in Peking. . . . . . . . . 1
Grechko Arrives in New Delhi--
May Push for Naval Facilities . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dolanc To Act for Tito in Party Diplomacy. . . . . 3
Soviets Suggest Vice President Rockefeller
Attend Moscow's Celebration of VE Day
Anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Mladenov-Gromyko Talks in Moscow . . . . . . . . . 7
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Soviets Still See Little Hie for Progress
in Border Negotiations in Peking
Soviet spokesmen continue to take the line
that there is little hope for progress in the cur-
rent round of border negotiations in Peking. In
conversations with US officials in Peking late
last week the Soviet ambassador and his deputy
were at pains to de-emphasize the importance of
the return to China of the head of the Soviet border
delegation, Deputy Foreign Minister Ilichev. They
said that Ilichev, who has not been in Peking in
six months, returns from time to time only to see
if China has any new proposals. The chief Chinese
negotiator's recent departure for Nepal is another
sign that the talks are not going very far very fast.
Soviet attacks on the Chinese National People's
Congress have been persistent and wide-ranging, and
two editorial articles in Pravda this month have
stressed the theme of Maoist hostility toward the
USSR, going so far as to say that the Chinese lead-
ers are actively promoting a nuclear war between
the US and the USSR.
The Soviets are obviously worried about the
possibility of improved Chinese relations with the
US and Western Europe. In a lengthy article by a
leading Soviet Sinologist that appeared in the
January issue of the Soviet journal USA, the author
attacked those in the US who have sought closer
relations with China and deplored what he perceived
as efforts by the US to exploit Sino-Soviet dif-
ferences for its own benefit.
The article seems to blur, although not totally
eliminate, the usual Soviet distinction between the
anti-detente (and pro-China) forces in the US and
the US government. It suggests that the Soviets are
concerned about the consequences of President Ford's
projected trip to China.
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Grechko Arrives in New Delhi--May
Push for Naval Facilities
Soviet Defense Minister Grechko arrived in New
Delhi yesterday for a three-day visit during which
he will talk about new Soviet military aid to the
Indians. He may also make a. pitch for the use of
Indian port facilities by Soviet warships and of In-
dian airfields by Soviet aircraft for "space support
missions." The commanders in chief of the Soviet
navy and air force are with Grechko in India.
The Soviets have repeatedly sought the use of
the port of Vishakhapatnam on the Bay of Bengal in
return for fulfilling India's arms requirements. The
Soviets may believe that the Indians will be more re-
ceptive now that the US arms embargo on the sale of
lethal arms to Pakistan and India has been lifted. The
port facilities would be a convenience, but are not
crucial to the current level of Soviet naval operations
in the Indian Ocean.
The Indians have rejected Soviet requests for fa-
cilities in the past and will be reluctant to reverse
their policy. New Delhi has tried to develop a better
balance in its relations with the two super powers and
has openly condemned the establishment of foreign mili-
tary bases in the Indian Ocean region.
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Dolanc To Act for Tito in Party Diplomacy
Belgrade last week announced to the diplomatic
community that Tito has now exempted himself from
party as well as from state protocol duties. Stane
Dolanc, secretary of the executive bureau, will
henceforth be Tito's alter ego in receiving visit-
ing party leaders.
The designation of Dolanc raises the chances
that he will succeed to Tito's party posts. Al-
though Dolanc has been the number-two in party
diplomacy for over three years, this is the first
formal recognition of his status.
The move to ease Tito's protocol responsibili-
ties began last year, when the state vice president
was officially designated as Tito's plenipotentiary
at state functions, and it was announced that Tito
would no longer be the host at long state dinners.
The new regulations provide that the vice president
--currently Petar Stambolic--will also be respon-
sible for "plenary discussions" with visiting lead-
ers of foreign delegations.
When the health of the 82-year-old leader
permits, however, Tito will no doubt continue to
see selected foreign leaders.
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Soviets Suggest Vice President Rockefeller
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The Soviets have proposed that Vice President
Rockefeller go to Moscow in connection with the 30th
anniversary celebration of V-E day. While no formal
invitation was extended, K. G. Fedoseyev, the deputy
director of the USA division in the Ministry of For-
eigh Affairs, suggested that the 'Vice President rep-
resent the US during a talk with Ambassador Stoessel
on February 19.
Fedoseyev said that the Soviets hoped to attract
high-level delegations from the allied powers and that
the ministry was planning a "solemn" soiree in the
Kremlin on the eve of V-E Day. The British and French
embassies in Moscow report that they have received no
official word of such an event.
Fedoseyev cited a number of other possible US-
Soviet arrangements to commemorate the occasion, in-
cluding meetings of veterans of the US-Soviet linkup
on the Elbe near the end of the war and of aircrews
that participated in shuttle bombing.
Other plans for the anniversary were outlined in
a Central Committee announcement on February 9. Na-
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period ending May 9, with party, government, and
mass organizations called upon to organize and carry
out activities at all levels of society in celebration
of the victory. The culminat' to be an "all
people's" holiday on the 9th.
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;Mladenov-Gromyko Talks in Moscow
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mladenov today be-
gan a previously unannounced "friendly visit" to
the USSR for talks with Soviet Foreign Minister
Gromyko. Mladenov is the fourth Warsaw Pact for-
eign minister to be summoned to Moscow in the past
month. Only the Hungarians and Romanians have yet
to make the journey.
The Soviets are probably using these sessions
to brief their allies on "tactics" for the recently
resumed European security talks and on possible new
Soviet initiatives.
Mladenov and Gromyko may also discuss:
--Measures to develop a more cohesive
Pact foreign policy.
--Plans for commemorating the end of
World War. II and the founding of the
Warsaw Pact.
--A European Communist conference (as
possibly signaled by Bulgarian party
leader Zhivkov's recent visit to
Romania) .
--Mladenov's trip to Egypt, scheduled
for February 26-28.
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