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Neither Kissinger nor the familiar "high State Department official" had much to tell newsmen about the hours of talk that the Secretary had with Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow. Kissinger did indicate, however, that progress had been made in setting up guidelines for further limitation of strategic arms. These tentative agreements will be pursued at a Brezhnev-Ford "working summit" in Vladivostok later this month. The meeting will follow Ford's scheduled state visit to Japan...
...Kissinger-Brezhnev talks about Soviet-American trade relations were less productive. Democratic Senator Henry Jackson's announcement of the compromise linking American trade concessions to an easing of Soviet emigration policy (TIME, Oct. 28) both angered and embarrassed Moscow. Kissinger, who was reportedly infuriated by both Jackson's gloating tone and his premature tuning three weeks ago, is even angrier now that he has borne the brunt of Brezhnev's displeasure for the Senator's grandstanding. Beyond that, Kissinger fears that the Soviets will try to save face by balking on the agreement...
...talk with Brezhnev last June, he indicated his belief that with give and take on both sides, important new agreements could be reached on a step-by-step basis. I hope that when the President consults with congressional leaders before he leaves, they will assure him of maximum support and encouragement...
Untimely Leaks. Soviet Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev had requested an early introductory meeting to establish personal contact with President Ford. As a prerequisite for such a meeting, Kissinger was expected to press for assurances of progress on the arms question. Late last week Moscow and Washington jointly announced that the two leaders will hold a "working meeting" near the Soviet Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on November 23 and 24 after the President's visits to Japan and South Korea...
...Thomson Co. The West Germans plan to help build a $1 billion steel complex at Kursk, where the Wehrmacht, ironically, suffered defeat in the biggest tank battle of World War II. When West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt visits Moscow this week, he and Soviet Communist Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev may discuss plans for a project to build a generating plant in Kaliningrad, on the Baltic, that would supply electricity, carried through East Germany, to West Germany...