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Speech by the First Secretary of the CC of the CPSU (Leonid I. Brezhnev)

20 Aug 1970
Description: This is a transcript of a speech given by CPSU First Secretary Leonid Brezhnev at the 1970 Political Consultative Committee (PCC) meeting in Moscow. He discusses the implications of the Treaty of Moscow and underlines that the balance of power between East and West depends on political, rather than military, assets. He also proposes to establish special organs of the PCC to deal with foreign-policy questions.

Collection: Party Leaders

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  • Russian (387 KB ) 2 3
  • English (135 KB ) 2 3
Document Type: Speech
Language of Original Document: Russian
Number of Pages: 24
Cold War Period: 1970s
Persons: Brezhnev, Brandt
Document Source: Modern Records Archives (AAN), Warsaw
Call Number: KC PZPR, XIA/106, k. 87-105

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