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...Soviet leader was suffering from kidney disease. Following the cancellation of his Bulgarian visit, East European officials began to say that Andropov was undergoing kidney dialysis. One theory making the rounds last week was that he had undergone surgery. According to some rumors, Andropov's son Igor left Helsinki, where he was a member of a Soviet diplomatic delegation, to be at his father's side...
...Stuttgart and West Berlin-in an act of dissent they hoped would mark a turning point in their nation's history. On that same day in London, upwards of 200,000 Britons marched through the streets to a rally in Hyde Park. In Vienna, Stockholm, Rome, Paris, Dublin, Helsinki, Brussels and Madrid, as well as in dozens of towns and cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, the worldwide peace movement stretched its legs and shouted its challenges. But the major offensive was in West Germany, which will receive roughly one-fifth of the cruise missiles...
...occasion marked an improvement, albeit a small one, in the otherwise sorry state of East-West relations. The diplomatic assembly in Madrid was on the verge of concluding its second review of the historic 1975 Helsinki Final Act, the agreement that codified the framework of détente. But despite Kampelman's auspicious words, the Madrid exercise was not quite over. The agreement must be accepted by representatives of all 35 conference participants. The last obstacle to complete accord was the island republic of Malta, which insisted that all 35 conference members accept the idea of a future meeting...
...question consists mainly of a series of commitments to hold, over the next three years, further international meetings aimed at addressing such issues as disarmament, international security and human rights. The Madrid draft agreement also includes the broad declarations of respect for human rights provisions that buttress the Helsinki Final Act. Among the values mentioned: freedom of religion, the right to form free trade unions, and "the freer and wider dissemination of printed matter"-a euphemistic reference to freedom of the press. Said President Reagan of the document: "Together with the Helsinki accords, this agreement sets forth a clear code...
...prolonged Madrid meeting, which was initially slated to last no more than two or three months, fell victim to the deterioration of détente. The original Helsinki agreement was hailed as a diplomatic landmark. In essence, it traded de facto Western recognition of post-World War II boundaries in Europe for a host of cooperative understandings, and for Moscow's broad endorsement of a number of human rights concerns. Yet many Western diplomats now describe the Helsinki agreement as "a mess." Despite the restrictions contained in the accords, notably clauses respecting national sovereignty and rejecting interference...