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April 28, 1961

MEMORANDUM BY GENERAL STAFF OF DEFENSE (SMD) FOR MINISTER OF DEFENSE ANDREOTTI, 'CHIEF OF STAFF'S VISIT TO THE US'

This document was made possible with support from the MacArthur Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Istituto Luigi Sturzo

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    Report of the head of the Italian defense department’s recent trip to the United States. Of importance was the discussion of NATO’s long-term plan (ten to fifteen years), the strategic defense of the Balkans, the maintenance of the United States’ NATO forces in Europe, and the need to push development of conventional weapons to avoid having to employ nuclear weapons.
    "Memorandum by General Staff of Defense (SMD) for Minister of Defense Andreotti, 'Chief of staff's visit to the US'," April 28, 1961, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Archivio Giulio Andreotti, NATO Series, Box 160, Subseries 1, Folder 013. https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/155283

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Report of the head of the Italian defense department’s recent trip to the United States. Of importance was the discussion of NATO’s long-term plan (ten to fifteen years), the strategic defense of the Balkans, the maintenance of the United States’ NATO forces in Europe, and the need to push development of conventional weapons to avoid having to employ nuclear weapons.

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Italy. Ministry of Defense

Andreotti, Giulio

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  • Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Archivio Giulio Andreotti, NATO Series, Box 160, Subseries 1, Folder 013.

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  • 155283

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  • MacArthur Foundation
  • Carnegie Corporation
  • Istituto Luigi Sturzo