Word: bahrein
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...past few months, the U.S. has been greatly concerned about the Soviet naval buildup in the Indian Ocean. Last December, for instance, Washington signed an agreement that ensures U.S. naval vessels continued access to Bahrein, now that the British have abandoned their base there. More recently, the Pentagon announced that there would be frequent patrols in the Indian Ocean by units of the Pacific-based Seventh Fleet...
...contrast, the U.S. has only two destroyers and a seaplane tender based at Bahrein. The British also have about seven ships in the Persian Gulf, and at least 20 more based at Singapore. Some naval experts argued that the U.S. already has Polaris submarines in the Indian Ocean and could bring in surface vessels from the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific at any time. In the end, however, the Administration concluded that the Soviet naval buildup should not be allowed to go unchallenged. "The President decided," said a White House source, "that we simply could not leave the door wide...