1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1924-
United States
1906- 1982
1910- 1979
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South Asia
Afghanistan
North Korea
South Korea
October 22, 1977
Upon Jimmy Carter's election, the DPRK makes efforts to initiate a dialogue with the US government. Carter responds positively but with the condition of including the ROK representatives.
December 29, 1979
Soviet letter to US President Jimmy Carter responding to the US position on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The CC CPSU Politburo informs the White House that the Soviet leadership desires to maintain detente with the US and that the intervention of Soviet troops was done at the request of the Afgan leadership, under Article 51 of the UN charter.