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Khrushchev to Visit Oslo Amid Cold War Ties
Oslo reports that Khrushchev will meet Norwegian officials during a visit while noting unusually close Soviet Norwegian relations. The article outlines fishing rights disputes, Barents and White Sea access limits, Spitsbergen cooperation in mining, and fears of oil exploration dragging Spitsbergen into broader Cold War tensions. It cites NATO links, U2 episode repercussions, missing Norwegians from the Viking Division, and the shift in border access for a Soviet aided hydro project. Trade declines and currency shifts are also mentioned with 1962 figures prior to the cutoff.
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Oslo
Norway
UPI
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Russia
White Sea
Barents Sea
Novaya Zemlya
Spitsbergem
Spitsbergen
Francis Gary Powers
Bodoe
Nor Way
Khrushchev
Norweiian
Viking Division
Leningrad
Etting Throg