Moscow offers a September parley; the U.S. says O.K., but......
It was a modest step, far short of resuming the ruptured arms control talks. But late last week the U.S. and the Soviet Union were suddenly exchanging and publicizing messages about meeting to determine if and when they might negotiate. Given the deep-freeze between Washington and Moscow, even talk about holding talks to decide whether to talk constitutes progress.
The Kremlin began the exchange Friday when on short notice Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoli Dobrynin called at the State Department. Ushered into Secretary George Shultz's temporary offices (his regular quarters are being renovated),...
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