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  • In response to your request, the Department submits . program of specific actions to move forward on a policy of building bridges to East Europe. The highlights of this program are: 1. New mo~es to broaden bilateral relations with each country ~ ' 2
  • of this effort has been to open up the USSR increasingly to the outside world. The process is a continuing one and can be expected to receive constant new impulse, for example, from the unresolved problem of destalinization and over the long run from
  • to achieve a completely new status for its trade with the West, which could be associated with evolutionary changes in the internal planning system.) Finally, if the CP 1 s should bring in a significant number of Com­ munist countries under the GATT, a better
  • in Soviet policy, decisions which have yet to be made , and possible new developments not yet susceptible to our detection . II. In the past two year s the Soviets have expanded their ICBM force by adding l aunch sites at the II existing major
  • to test the Soviets 1 intentions by further conversation. If, however, the next round of conversation is fruitless, NASA should be requested to develop some specific action proposal that would represent a new initiative on our part. At the last meeting
  • response to the proposals for cooperation already made by President Kennedy and by you. (b) No new high-level US initiative is recommended until the Soviet Union . has had a fur-ther opportunity (possibly ·t hree months) to discharge its current obligations
  • and NAT O , and to talk about our relations with the Russians and Eastern Europeans. " Secretary Rusk will summarize the issues and possib le ways o f dealing with them. Secret ary Clifford will t a l k about the defense of Western Europe a and the new
  • information and information given by Ambassador Dobrynin. The Pres i dent instructed Rusk to ask Dobrynin in to discuss this matter, The S ecreta ry could say: (a) Astonished at this news. (b) N ot opportune time to mak e announcement tomorrow. Tell allies we