The Great Power Cooperation and the Political Role of the United Nations
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Belovsov, Mikhail
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1970-09-14
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Last minute substitute for Vladimir Petrovsky of same rank in UN.
ANNECDOTE
When I was showing Belousov around Omaha, I drove west on Dodge Street from the Commodore Inn at 25th. On the bridge over I-480 he burst out, "Stop!" Since we had no traffic behind us, I did. He jumped from my car, whipped out his camera, and shot a photo of the Mutual of Omaha tower with its Indian symbol. When he got back in the car I teased him, "So Soviet bombers have a target?" After a pause, probably sizing me up, he answered with gusto, "No. Vieeld Kingdom! Every Sunday at Embassy we get together to watch 'Vieeld Kingdom' (the Mutual of Omaha-sponsored television series about zoo animals). OhhhhKaay. "Vant to show Embassy I vas here!" The short-necked barrel-shaped Russian had been dour and cool to that point in his visit. Afterword we were fast friends.
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The speaker reviewed Soviet-American cooperation of the last decade, noted the contrasting social-philosophical structures of the two countries, and offered explanations of continuing international points of friction between the countries. Asked at the meeting whether the USSR fears the USA, he observed, "It depends on how the United States behaves. For example, if you intervene in Chile to assure that a Communist does not win, I would be uncomfortable." [The United States intervened against Allende.]
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