An anthology of previously unpublished documents from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of Defence that illuminate Britain's role in the early stages of the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions talks in Vienna, and British policy towards the Soviet Union and its European satellites during a period of detente in relations between the East and West. They reveal both the suspicions of senior Whitehall officials regarding Soviet designs in Europe, and their doubts about the negotiating tactics and strategy of their American allies, especially with Washington still reeling from the Vietnam debacle. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)