jan 3, 1975 - The Jackson-Vankik amendment is singed in the US.

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The Jackson-Vanik amendment to the 1974 Trade Act denied permanent normal trading relations to non- market economies that restricted emigration rights, and remains in force today for several states, including Russia.

"The Jackson-Vanik amendment passed both houses of Congress in early 1975…the Soviet Union responded by canceling the entire trade deal." (Gaddis 2006, p. 184)

"The complexity of the argument (SALT I) made it difficult to seel to the US congress….that left an opening for Senator Henry Jackson – whose Jackon-Vanik amendment would soon strain Soviet-American relations in another way –to secure passage of a resolution requiring that all subsequent arms control agreements provide for numerical equality in all weapons systems covered" (Gaddis 2006, p. 201

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