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July 6, 1972

General Staff of Defense (SMD) Summary Report about the meeting of NATO Defence Planning Committee at the ministerial session
(Bruxelles, May 24th 1972)

This document was made possible with support from MacArthur Foundation

Summary of the DPC meeting in Brussels where the alliance members discussed potential responses to the increasing and modernizing capabilities of the Warsaw Pact. Although US Secretary of Defense Laird highlights US commitment to its allies, Italy and other NATO members should not resort to "optimism of convenience", but fully commit to common defense.


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Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Archivio Giulio Andreotti, NATO Series, Box 166, Subseries 1, Folder 040.

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2017-06-08

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Summary Report

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Record ID

145155

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Secret

Donors

MacArthur Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and Istituto Luigi Sturzo