Part 4 Key international relations documents

The Détente Era, 1972–80

Chapter 12

The Shanghai Communique, February 27, 1972
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/15/documents/us.china/

Interim agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on certain measures with respect to the limitation of strategic offensive arms, May 26, 1972
http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/salt1/text/salt1.htm

Paris Peace Accords, January 17, 1973
http://www.aiipowmia.com/sea/ppa1973.html

Joint Resolution concerning the war powers of Congress and the President, November 7, 1973
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/warpower.htm

Chapter 13

The German Basic Treaty, December 21, 1972
http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/print_document.cfm?document_id=172

Chapter 14

Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, March 26, 1979
http://www.mideastweb.org/egyptisraeltreaty.htm

Chapter 15

Jimmy Carter, State of the Union Address, 23 January, 1980
http://www.usa-presidents.info/union/carter-3.html

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