Soviet Union: Attitude of Soviet Union Towards Naval Limitations

A file of correspondence and reports concerning Soviet proposals for naval limitations. The documents consider a recent pronouncement by the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, suggesting the introduction of naval limitations; discussions on the strategic and political interest of naval limitations for the Soviet Union; the possible propaganda advantages of the proposal; and how the suggestion of naval limitations may be linked to economic concerns. Other documents in the file consider the position of Western forces in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; Soviet criticism of the presence of the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean; and concerns over possible Soviet dominance in the Mediterranean area. The file also includes two British reports on "Arms Controls in the Mediterranean" and "The Soviet Union and Naval Limitations".