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July 11, 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD FROM HELMUT SONNENFELDT, 'MEETING BETWEEN FRENCH MINISTER OF DEFENSE MICHEL DEBRé AND DR. KISSINGER, JULY 7, 1972'

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    Summary of Kissinger and French Minister of Defense Debré's meeting on July 7, 1972. They first discussed US-French nuclear cooperation and the recent US technical assistance to the French ballistic missile program. Debré requested information about Soviet missile defenses. The remainder of the conversation was about Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction (MBFR) and related nuclear security issues.
    "Memorandum for the Record from Helmut Sonnenfeldt, 'Meeting Between French Minister of Defense Michel Debré and Dr. Kissinger, July 7, 1972'," July 11, 1972, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, Nixon Presidential Library, Henry A. Kissinger Office Files (HAKO), box 24, HAK's Germany, London, Paris Trip 9-15, 1972 Misc. cables & documents. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2. https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/112407

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Summary of Kissinger and French Minister of Defense Debré's meeting on July 7, 1972. They first discussed US-French nuclear cooperation and the recent US technical assistance to the French ballistic missile program. Debré requested information about Soviet missile defenses. The remainder of the conversation was about Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction (MBFR) and related nuclear security issues.

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Sonnenfeldt, Helmut, 1926-

United States. Executive Office of the President

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  • Nixon Presidential Library, Henry A. Kissinger Office Files (HAKO), box 24, HAK's Germany, London, Paris Trip 9-15, 1972 Misc. cables & documents. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2.

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  • 112407