NATO, FAVORING SOVIET DIALOGUE, DEMANDS A PULLOUT IN AFGHANISTAN

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• Document Release Date: September 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 105
• Publication Date: June 27, 1980
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NEW YORK TIMES
27 JUNE 1980
NATO, Favoring Soviet Dialogue,
Demands a Pullout in Afghanistan
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:North Atlantic military. alliance -con-
cluded its annual --meeting today-with -a
renewed demand ..for- total Soviet -troop
withdrawal from-Afghanistan, but it also
. stressed willingness- try-maintain a dia-,
logue vrith the Soviet Union. ?
The Nortir?Atlantic- Treaty Organiza-
tion's foreign ministers stressed the need
for "immediate,' unconditional and total
:withdrawal, of- foreign troops;from, Af-
ghanistan" and urged the Soviet Govern-
ment "to respect the sovereignty and ter-
ritorial integrity of that country- and the
, rights of the-Afghan . people - freely :to
determine their future.'"
In their final communiqu?the minis-
ters noted that the Soviet intervention in
;!Afghanistan l'had done serious damage
to. detente?tut:restated their wish "to
.. keep open the channels of communication
between the countries of East and West."
In effect, the communiqu?epresented
:Tconsensus position that was foreshad-
owed by the' statement. on 'Afghanistan
issued in Venice by seven non-Communist
industrialized nations. ?
Bath -here- and in -Venice: the United
States claimed :Strong 'backing ..for its
policy of firm confrontations over Af-
ghanistan, while French officials said the
combination of toughness and continued
'dialogue with the Russians was an affir-
mation of the position they share with the
West Germans.?:
. Muskie Citt;i 'Basic Solidarity!,;,
? ? Secretary of State-Edmund S.. Muskie
said at a news conference at the end of the
session that the allied views on Afghani-
stan "reflected-the basic solidarity". of
-the alliance He said that the wording of
the communique showed .that the allies
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had "failed to be seduced"- by the Soviet
announcement last weekend that some of
its units were being withdrawn. -
- In fact, Mr. Muskie said that American -
intel ig,l?o:rice now believed that there nad
been an increase in Soviet forces in Ar-
stan in recent weeks, bringing the
total a ve , ; while the planned-with-
wa wou inviomyr:nve -
--"The recent announcement that some- -
Soviet troops are being withdrawn from
Afghanistan would be of interest if it were
the beginning of a total withdrawal," the -
communique said, repeating the demand
for "the total and immediate withdraw--
al" of the Soviet forces. - --
The.-;only - issue that apparently
produced some discord, according to the
spokesmen of various delegations, was -
the drafting of communique language on
the Middle East Several European coun-
tries, including Britain and France,
wanted it to reflect the recent statement-
issued by the Common Market, which in-
cludes a call for "self-determination" for-
the Palestinians. f. t
BecauseT the phrase- "self-determina-
tion" is usually regarded in the code of-
Middle East diplomacy as the right of the
Palestinians to an independent state on
Israel's borders, Mr. Muskie objected.
The United States has maintained that.
the Palestinians should have a voice in
the determination of their future, mean-
ing they should negotiate with Israel and
other parties in the region about their
eventual status.' - - ??? ? ?
Mr_ Muskie appeared irritated when-
asked about the dispute, saying that it
was "interesting how quickly a closed
session becomes o n " ' ?
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