Report of the Indian Embassy, Moscow, on the USSR in 195515 Feb 1956 |
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This report by the Indian Embassy in Moscow gives a comprehensive view on events in the USSR during the year 1955. It recounts developments in domestic politics of the Soviet Union as well as changes in its foreign policy. The Indian Ambassador K.P.S. Menon draws a sympathetic picture of the Soviet posture towards the West, attributing the main responsibility for renewed international tensions to U.S. and British policies. He blames the Eisenhower Administration for the failure of disarmament initiatives, the continuance of the arms race, the consolidation of military blocs in Europe and for the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East. On the contrary, Menon regards all steps toward a reduction of tensions as resulting from Soviet peace initiatives, i.e. the Austrian State Treaty, reconciliation with Yugoslavia, the establishment of diplomatic relations with Bonn or the return of Porkkala base to Finland. The report portrays Indo-Soviet relations in a favorable light, citing the success of the mutual visits of the Indian and Soviet leaders to their respective countries. Collection: The View from India
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Report Origin (Agency): Embassy of India, Moscow Sender: K.P.S. Menon, Indian Ambassador Language of Original Document: English Number of Pages: 13 Cold War Period: 1950s Persons: Georgy Malenkov, John Foster Dulles, Nikita Khrushchev, Nikolai Bulganin, Jawaharlal Nehru, Konrad Adenauer, Otto Grotewohl, |
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Document Source: National Archives of India Call Number: Ministry of External Affairs, Research & Intelligence, Progs. Nos. 3 (30)-RI, 1956 |
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