Declassified UFO / UAP Document
TAKEALL-- Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 5 Aug 91
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This document is an FBIS press compilation from August 5, 1991, summarizing Moscow-based news and commentary regarding the U.S.-Soviet summit, the START treaty, and international political relations. It provides a snapshot of Soviet media discourse during the final months of the Soviet Union.
This document is a Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) compilation from London, dated August 5, 1991, summarizing news and commentary from Moscow. The report covers a variety of topics, primarily focusing on the aftermath of the U.S.-Soviet summit and the START treaty. Key segments include discussions on economic issues at the summit, the CPSU party platform debate, and the Pakistani refusal to extradite the founder of BCCI. International events are also noted, such as the 20th Islamic Conference Organization meetings in Istanbul and the 46th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The document highlights Soviet perspectives on the START treaty, including an interview with Soviet Defense Minister Dmitriy Yazov and commentary by Yuriy Solton regarding nuclear disarmament and the 18-month moratorium. Furthermore, the report details U.S.-Soviet economic relations, featuring an interview with Vladimir Shcherbakov, the USSR first deputy prime minister and minister of economics, regarding bilateral economic cooperation and COCOM restrictions. Other segments include an assessment of the summit by Aleksandr Pogodin, an interview regarding KGB-FBI cooperation in security measures by Sergey Petukhov, and an analysis of U.S.-Soviet economic relations by Yevgeniy (Khrushkin).
13 yevgeniy (khrushkin) on soviet-u.s. economic relations in context of bush-gorbachev summit, noting u.s. accounts for only 2 percent of soviet foreign trade and soviet share in u.s. turnover is even less, stressing this is direct result of cold war, pointing out now this is a relic of the
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Key Persons
- potapovcommentator on economic discussion at summit
- solovyevcommentator on CPSU party platform debate
- ogerliyevcommentator on Pakistani refusal to extradite BCCI founder
- yuriy andreyevcommentator on Islamic conference organization meetings
- dmitriy yazovSoviet defense minister
- yuriy soltoncommentator on 46th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima
- yuriy sizovTASS commentator
- vladimir shcherbakovUSSR first deputy prime minister and minister of economics
- aleksandr pogodincommentator
- sergey petukhovcommentator
- valeriy velichkoDeputy head of Soviet states security committee guard
- yevgeniy (khrushkin)commentator