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117. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ( Eagleburger ) to Secretary of State Shultz

lationships with key regional Third World countries can be pursued without our damaging ties to their neighbors, these poles of development, stability, and strength can help toughen the entire Third World structure against Soviet subversion. Brazil, Nigeria, India, Egypt, Kenya and Mexico may not fit the mold of regional policeman, as we hoped Iran would, but their prospects and policies can contribute importantly to regional stability. The key is not to be too explicit about our interest in promoting regional powers—and not to confuse specific bilateral differences with the important structur…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1982-09-09
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume I, Foundations of Foreign Policy
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v01/d117
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Record ID	`frus:frus1981-88v01/d117`

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117. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ( Eagleburger ) to Secretary of State Shultz. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1982. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1981-88v01/d117.