ford forign

Vladivostok summit

1974 - Ford met Brezhnev to discuss another salt agreement

Helsinki agreement

1975 - Ford, Brezhnev and other European companies met in Finland

• west recognised Eastern Europe

• More trade/ cooperation between east and west

• Both sides opened their human rights accord

Seen as superficial for many such as Reagan as it doesn’t achieve much

Fall of south Vietnam

Winter 1974 - 75 communists began an offensive against the south niether congress nor public interested in helping when Ford appealed to them

• took 55 days for VC to take over sort

• operation frequent wind helped in the evacuation of 6000 US soldiers

• Ford also helped to resettle 100,000 Vietnam refugees

Middle East

The Sinai disengagement agreements were a series of accords between Israel and Egypt to resolve the conflict of the Yom Kippur war

• formed in Sinai I (1974) and Sinai II (1975)

Relations with china

1975 - ford met with chairman Mao of china to normalise relations

Angola crisis

1975 - civil war broke out in Angola Africa

• US covertly supported anti communist

• USSR and Cuba supported communist side

• Congress refused further funding to US involvement

• Setback as it shows the limit in president power