In fiscal year 1994, the new states of the former Soviet Union became collectively the second largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance made available from all sources. Whether and how the assistance program is helping to bring about democratic systems and free market economies is increasingly a question of interest to Congress and the public at large.

Interview with Marina Sergeeva, from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In the interview, she discusses the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as current events in eastern Europe.

Letter to Cecile from her father about politics, the war, and personal matters.

Letter to Cecile from her father requesting that she join in a trip to Lexington, finances, Gladys' cocktail party, his eye health, and Russia.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about distinguished heart surgeons Dr. Micheal Debakey who in an exclusive interview said that the soviet union lags behind the United States in the quality of medicine.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of General Assembly who has agreed to recess rather than adjourn its 28th session. Also, about a car bomb which explored outside a government office building in London.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news stories about claims against Nixon, Nixon meeting with Japan’s foreign minister, Egypt’s prime minister leaving Moscow, and a curfew in Chile.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the three day meeting of the world' s major oil exporting nations in Quito.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the United States and Russia agreeing on the World War II debt.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Soviet and American spacemen who are orbiting the earth at the same time.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about British police who are tightening security at government building and places of entertainment following bomb explosion in the tower of London.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of American and Russian spacemen who are orbiting Earth at the same time.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about unusually reliable Moscow sources which reports that soviet Marshall Georgi Zhukov is dead at age 77.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: New Guinea, Solomons, Tunisia, Burma, Libya, Europe, Russia, supply. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps: [New Guinea] -- [Tunisia] -- [U.S.S.R.] Photographs: Southwest Pacific bombing mission; Trophies of war; Navy scout boards its cruiser. Back:"Learn to Recognize These Vehicles : Medium Tanks and Self-Propelled Artillery" poster gives identifying features and illustrations of various vehicles.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Central Italy, Italy, Azores, Air offensive, Norway, Southwest Pacific, Wake. Large world map shows United Nations, Axis and Axis occupied areas, countries with Axis relations broken, and neutral countries. Includes inset maps: Eastern Europe, Roads to Rome, the globe, Scene of combined operations in the southwest Pacific. Photographs: Burma bombing campaign, Modern road to Rome, Wake Island, Tailgunner Sergt. Harris Goldberg of Brookline, Mass. Back: Photographic view of the world with the center at Tokyo, Japan. Includes instructions for using a detachable scale that, when centered on Tokyo, measures distances along any line running through Tokyo.

This report provides background information regarding the Nuclear Arms Control negotiations between U.S. and Russia. In addition it discusses treaties, the content and form of the agreements.

At several meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President George W. Bush stated that his administration will work with the Congress to grant Russia permanent 'normal trade relations" (PNTR) status. The change in Russia's trade status will require legislation to lift the restrictions currently applied to Russia under Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974, which includes the "freedom-of-emigration" requirements of the Jackson-Vanik amendment. The Bush Administration requested the 108th Congress to act. Two bills were introduced in the Senate and one in the House but none of them received further congressional action.

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