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BELGRADE, Yugoslavia--The United States, under pressure from its allies, has agreed to restrain its criticism over the violations of human rights in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, sources in the State Department said yesterday.
Western nations plan to show restraint by not naming countries or citing cases when they charge violations of the 1975 Helsinki accords, which recognized Soviet influence in Eastern Europe in exchange for promises of greater consideration of human rights, the sources added.
The U.S. agreement will reportedly preserve allied unity, ease tension with the Soviets, and ensure that further conferences can be held after Belgrade.
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