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January 24, 1973

General Staff of Defense (SMD) Summary Report of the Ministerial Meeting of the NATO Defence Planning Committee (Bruxelles, 6th December 1972), sent by Minister of Defense Tanassi to Prime Minister Andreotti

This document was made possible with support from MacArthur Foundation

Summary of the Defense Planning Committee discussions about the Action plan 1973-78, the problem of standardization, and the common infrastructures program of NATO. It is concluded that there is no realistic alternative to US forces in Europe, and that signs of positive change in Soviet intentions should not be trusted.


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Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Archivio Giulio Andreotti, NATO Series, Box 166, Subseries 1, Folder 044.

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2017-06-08

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Summary Report

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145159

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Secret

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