Diary Entry - 05/26/1985
Key Facts
President Reagan hosts a private dinner party including Arkady Nikolaevich Shevchenko, the highest ranking Soviet Officer to defect to the United States.
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A special dinner—the MacFarlanes, Shultz’s & Regans with our special guests—Mr. & Mrs. Shevchenko—he is the defector who turned double agent & then came over to our side from the Soviets. It was an interesting evening & it goes without saying that our guest sang for his supper. He confirmed that the Soviet leaders do have an inferiority complex about their Super power standing—that they are a super power only in mil. power. That will be a factor in the arms control talks. He also affirmed that they do nurse a feeling that we may be a threat to them.
