USA grants 6-month waiver to Soviet Union

Title

USA grants 6-month waiver to Soviet Union

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

13 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

The USA has given a 6-month waiver of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment to the Soviet Union. US President, George Bush and Defence Secretary, James Baker on what the change means. Bush says the US has a stake in Soviet Union stability and wants perestroika to succeed. A date has been agreed for a superpower summit to be held in Moscow, with hopes of signing START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and so reducing stockpiles of long-range nuclear weapons. Nick Peters reports.

Contributors

Nick Peters; James Baker; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Legislation; USSR; International relations; Jews; Finance; Economic growth; Emigration; Trade; East West relations; Economic conditions; Grain trade

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