AG REPORTS ON FOREIGN PERCEPTIONS OF THE U.S.-SOVIET STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP UNDER DETENTE

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 24, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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STATSPEC MEMORANDUM FOR: Director,
SUBJECT : AG Repo
Strat
ship under detente.
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is on F
gic Re
eign Perctions of the U.S.-Soviet
There are three areas ixiich o regular analyses or
occasional supplementary report may provi a some contribution to
a study of foreign perceptions of the U.S.-Soviet strategic relation-
to understand it is pt
pings of the open cont
and how best to insure
report have examined the
"dove" elements within t
First, a number of our,
"Soviet Debate Over
copy of which is att
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reactions to various U.S. actions or international developments last
year which throw some light on European assessments of the U.S.-Soviet
strat elationship. These,-_ yc1 m w were one-shot efforts
which' not staffed to produce on a regular basis. Copies of
these memoranda are attached.
which the Chi
focuse
articles and one supplementary
ence of a debate between "hawk" and
Soviet Union over the value of detente
viet security. A description of the begin-
versy and some of the background necessary
sented in a supplementary report entitled
le of-Military Power During Detente", a
ee as a three-cornered struggle among the United
States, the Soviet Unio
d the third world. Examples include an
article in the 31 October 197
of the U.S. militar alert during ti -M
d
in the 5 June which examined Chine
dle East war and an article
treatment of the U.S.
i disengagement
diplomatic efforts to bring about the Arab-Is-r'
agreements.
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Attachments:
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finally, our regular -analyses of Chinese propaganda have
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a ly on Peking's view of the world strategic balance,
which examined Chinese treatment
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director DIA
- produced a number of special memo-
randa on European reactions to various
U.S. actions or international developments
last year which throw some light on
European assessments of. the U.S.-Soviet
strategic relationshi These were one-
shot efforts which i"is not staffed to
product on a regular basis. Copies of
these memoranda are. attached. I hope they
will be of some use.
LEWIS J. LAPHAM
Director, Politiccalt- 74Research
94 DTEA )
FORM NO. I01 REPLACES FORM 1O?101
1 AUG 54 WHICH MAY BE USED.
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0200080QW-2
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Attachments:
Analysis Group paper "Talk of 'Mini-Nukes' Stirs European Reaction"
5 -Jun 73
Special Memoranda (4) .
...The European Public Debate on Defense Cooperation and the Soviet
STATSPEC R.eaetion, dtd 25 Feb 74
West European Views on Implications of U.S.-Soviet Strategic
Relations, dtd 28 Nov 73
West European Assessments. of Lessons for NATO from,the Middle East
...War, dtd 28 November 73
West Europoean Reaction to Senate Subcommittee Report on Joint
Security Issues., dtd 19 Dec 73 .
DISTRIBUTION:.
Orig'w/,a.t.t to Addressee
1 -' 6/PR
1 - Chrono
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