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1. From Villain to Partner: British Labour Party Leaders, France and International Policy during the Phoney War, 1939-40.

Author

Imlay, Talbot

Subjects
*INTERNATIONAL relations, *INTERNATIONAL security, BRITISH foreign relations, FRENCH foreign relations, GERMAN occupation of France, 1940-1945, 20TH century British history
Abstract

Discusses the transformation of French policy of the Labour Party of Great Britain during the Phoney War. Labour leaders' advocacy of the establishment of a permanent Anglo-French alliance by 1940; Postwar organization of European security; Doubt about the usefulness of terms such as 'realistic' or 'idealistic.'

Published
2003
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2. DEFENSE AND STRATEGY.

Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations, TREATIES, FRENCH foreign relations, MILITARY administration, MILITARY readiness, BRITISH foreign relations, GUIDED missile bases, MILITARY science, 20TH century British history, 20TH century French history
Abstract

The article reports international developments related to military defense and strategy. The Council of Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization held its 10th annual meeting in Paris, France, to discuss the integration of the organization's military forces. France told the Council that it could not be responsible for the defense of Europe unless it commanded an integrated military organization. In other developments, Great Britain has announced that its four rocket bases armed with a total of about 60 U.S. rockets, were ready for activation and service when the need arise.

Published
1960

3. DISARMAMENT.

Subjects
DISARMAMENT, TREATIES, SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1953-1975, FOREIGN relations of the United States, 1953-1961, BRITISH foreign relations, FRENCH foreign relations, FOREIGN relations of India, CHINESE foreign relations, 1949-1976, NUCLEAR arms control, INTERNATIONAL relations, NUCLEAR nonproliferation, FRENCH Fourth Republic, HISTORY of India -- 20th century, 20TH century British history
Abstract

The article reports global developments related to nuclear warfare and disarmament. On The Soviet Union sent notes to the U.S., Britain, France, India, and China containing a seven-point disarmament plan which included a partial acceptance of President Dwight Eisenhower's open skies suggestion. The proposals called for a nonaggression agreement between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact countries. The aerial inspection would apply to the part of Europe where most of the NATO and Warsaw Pact military forces are stationed.

Published
1957

4. Bonn Stays Put.

Author

Crozier, Brian

Subjects
UNITED States foreign relations, 1981-1989, FRENCH foreign relations, BRITISH foreign relations, SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1975-1985, INTERNATIONAL alliances, INTERNATIONAL relations, DIPLOMATIC protection, 20TH century French history, 20TH century British history
Abstract

This article considers how members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are currently disunited in meeting the threat posed by the Soviet Union as of August 5, 1983. Specifically, the article shows that the U.S. Great Britain, France, and particularly Germany, do not really agree on the nature of the Soviet threat as well as on strategic goals, tactical methods, and on the kind of action required of each member. The author particularly points to West Germany's foreign policy as the real problem to the alliance's unity.

Published
1983

5. The U.S. Fills a Vacuum.

Author

Voigt, F. A.

Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations, INTERNATIONAL relations, 1955-1965, BRITISH foreign relations, FRENCH foreign relations, FOREIGN relations of the United States, 1953-1961, FRENCH Fourth Republic, 20TH century British history
Abstract

Focuses on the move of the United States to fill the power vacuum in the Middle East when Great Britain and France agreed to withdraw their forces together with Israel to open the Suez Canal which was nationalized by Egyptian leader Gamal Abdul Nasser. Humiliation experience by Great Britain and France in their decision to withdraw their forces from Egypt; Reaction of the public in Great Britain to the war in Egypt; Description of the session of the British Parliament to tackle the issue of withdrawal; Importance of the Middle East to the security of Western Europe; Foreign policy doctrine being laid out by the U.S. for the Middle East to replace Great Britain and France.

Published
1957

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