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Show 0A 1 The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, May 21, 1972 P" V M I World in Focus mm" Balance of Advantages Talks In U.S.-Rus- s Kenmore Washer with a low price Shifts in Recent Weeks By William R. Frye UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. -- the s weekend, Soviet Anipri- V urn .summit is f jir,v about to ke place, But it Is not s ? the same sum ij.it It might have been two months ago. -- i i of ning rgai has j wer Mr. Frye p in shifted drastically favor. Until the North Vietnamese launched their massive, and Mos-Jxjj- vi inva- Jw.irtlingly successful, sion of the South April president Nixon had far more Ja give the Soviet Union than the Soviets had, in readily negotiable bargaining currency, Jo give hint. J The Kremlin wanted from Kixrii assurance against a nuclear war in the event the Soviet Chinese border erupted uncontrollably. Juo-fro- -- J Iosco w wanted confirmation ef the partition of urope ; Easier access, through trade md credits, to western technology, and relief from the Joimidably expensive nuclear dirrns race, which was and is n greater proportional burden vn the Soviet economy than an the American. J Was in Wrong Position Ir. these circumstances, although there were counte- rvailing benefits for the United JSiates to seek, Nixon could be the seller and Moscow the purchaser. Nixon could not ftiame his price, but he was in 5n strong position to negotiate 5a handsome one. I Now, as a resu r of the great jperil in which South Vietnam lands, all this has changed. now is Nixon who most pods what Moscow has to Jgive. It is Nixon who has most to lose, at least In the short run, If a successful diplomatic itrnnsaetton cannot be made, j Just how much relief Mos: is capable of delivering in Vietnam is not clear. The .least she has the power to do is to acquiesce de facto in the American closure of North Vietnamese ports, making no serious effort to run the American V Long Range Benefit This would have more than immediate mili- Jtary eftec'. But such a deci quasi-blockad- long-tran- sion could strongly influence iNorth Vietnams calculations, 'and therefore her stand at the pegce table. It could open up it he possibility of a negotiated American itrom the war. disengagement This would be a great deal. iTns;eed, It is all the United States Is asking now. Boiled to essentials, Washington is asking for a four-- l month ceasefire during Jit would totally SearrAppkanc glares: 01 could take on the South alone and every sign is the North would have a good chance to win. Hanoi It is hard to belie could not be persuaded to buv such a deal. However limited Moscows influence may be with the North Vietnamese and obviously it L not unlimited this much ought to be possible. Only If North Vietnam is determined to score a visible victory over American forces, humiliating Washington; or alternately, if the purpose of the exercise is to pin American forces indefinitely on the Asian mainland, rather than force them out, would it be logical for Hanoi to wish to Gfc iL'ir NGER.ITAH 781 W. 3300 So. MURRAY Sb.iO -- EAST So. 9th E. SLGRHOUSE 152 Highland Or. BURLEY. IDAHO 241 Oveiland Ave. POCATELLO. ID. 205 bo. Mam St. BRIGH AM CITY. LT. 50 So. Main St. MOUNTAIN HOME. ID 395 N. 2nd East PEN BURG, IDAHO .i b 20 W eat 1st So. withdraw, y agitator loosens stubborn dirt. Safety lid switch. A low price for a washday Work saver. ne - Dryer with Heated or Unheated Temperature Selections One-Cyc- le 12101 . refuse? Tiie theory that Hanoi is conspiring with Moscow to in mire American power Southeast Asia Is hard to credit, now that so little remains American power there to be mired. The peace demonstrators in the United States, some of whose leaders certainly respond to Moscow andor Hanoi advice are pressing for withdrawal. 4-Cy- Can Veto Some Goal Washer with cle Soak Cycle 30-Mi- n. And if Hanoi wants a dramatic, visible humiliation of American forces, it is reaching for a goal which not only may be unattainable but which, in all the circumstancdees, cannot be sideratum for Moscow. Whatever degree of control cf influence Moscow may exercise in Hanoi, she ought to be able to veto such an aspiration. So there is at least a chance that the Moscow-- summit will produce a temporary ceasefire in Vietnam and an oppor- Set timer for heated drying cycle or unheated for fluffing clothes. Interior high-priorit- y j f Tires. Bonifies Also tion, even in the air, would be Despite all that has happened Vietnam since Easter ij The balance Appliances, Corpetng Wairr Healers, lint screen. Load-A-Do-or provides easy access from either side. Permanent Press, regular and delicate cycles. lint Regular end 6low speeds. filter. Hard-worki- ng tunity for orderly American disengagement. This would be a spectacular way of launching a new era of Soviet-Axneri-ca- n good feeling. The price, however, would be high. Nixon might have to spend much of his available bargaining currency to get it leaving little to use in other problem areas of the world. A Abandon Modification In addition to the SALT (strategic arms limitation) agreement already all but complete, and the trade accords in an advanced stage of drafting, Nixon almost certainly would have to abandon any real hope of modifying Soviet policy in central Europe, the Mideast and the Indian Ocean. It would be surprising if, after obtaining an exit door from Vietnam, he could also extract settlements In these other areas advantageous to Washington. 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