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There had been fears that the summit might have to be canceled or postponed-despite persistent avowals by both leaders that they were determined to go ahead. Part of the suspense was provided by Brezhnev, who, as he frequently does, kept his hosts guessing about his plans until almost the last minute. Three days before he was due to arrive, U.S. officials still did not know whether he would bring his wife (he did not). And it was not clear until the middle of last week whether he would land on Saturday or Sunday. By choosing the earlier day, Brezhnev...
...Brezhnev's eight-day visit-the first by a Soviet leader since Nikita Khrushchev was the guest of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959*-officially began on Monday with ceremonies on the White House lawn. The scheduled program...
...extraordinary concession, the Politburo, at Brezhnev's urging, agreed to the suspension of the tax-though it could be reinstated at any time. In April, Brezhnev personally assured a group of seven American Senators visiting Moscow that he would not allow the tax to stand in the way of better relations. The White House fears the amendments would limit the President's flexibility in foreign affairs and set a precedent of interference in the domestic affairs of a foreign country...
...Brezhnev's visit to West Germany last month is evidence enough that he will make every effort to pull as much American money, technology, hardware and credit as possible into the Soviet economy. Under his leadership, the Soviet Union has stopped trying to catch up with the U.S. economically through its own efforts. Instead, it seeks to achieve "peace and prosperity" by harnessing Western technological and industrial know-how to the Soviet chariot. As one European diplomat...
...Though Brezhnev is not exactly an "economic mendicant dressed up as a military giant"-the acerbic description of him by French Political Scientist Pierre Hassner-he has high personal stakes in the summit. Indeed, they may be higher than Nixon's. As the architect of what he calls a "peace program" of détente, Brezhnev has gone further than any other Moscow ruler since the Bolshevik Revolution in seeking a normal relationship with the West...