05633. SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. RESEARCH PROPOSAL. The twin emphasis of this paper is on the period from the end of World War Two to 1967 and the economic importance of the area. It explains the early pro-Israeli bias of Soviet policy and its swift transformation. It concludes with a survey of relations with 7 mid-east countries. There is a long bibliography. 7p. 3p. of bibliography.