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Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council (Reykjavik, 24 and 25 June 1968)
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Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council (Reykjavik, 24 and 25 June 1968)

Known as the ‘Reykjavik Signal', the Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council of 24 and 25 June 1968 reaffirms the intention of the Allies to continue to move toward détente and asks the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries to associate themselves with the process leading to balanced and mutual force reductions.

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Title Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council (Reykjavik, 24 and 25 June 1968)
Document type Text
Source Ministerial Communiqués. Final Communiqué, Chairman: Mr. M. Brosio, Reykjavik 24th-25th June 1968. [ON-LINE]. [s.l.]: NATO, [18.08.2005]. Available on http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/49-95/c680624a.htm.
Keywords East-West relations, NATO, peaceful co-existence
Copyright © OTAN / NATO
Caption Known as the ‘Reykjavik Signal', the Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council of 24 and 25 June 1968 reaffirms the intention of the Allies to continue to move toward détente and asks the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries to associate themselves with the process leading to balanced and mutual force reductions.
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Document extract Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Session of the North Atlantic Council (Reykjavik, 24 and 25 June 1968) Chairman: Mr. M. Brosio. The North Atlantic Council met in Ministerial Session in Reykjavik on 24th and 25th June, 1968. 1. In reviewing the international scene, Ministers examined the situation created by the recent measures affecting the access routes to Berlin. a. Ministers stressed again that the Soviet Union is responsible for any action which has the effect of hampering or endangering the freedom of communication with Berlin and urged that such courses of action should be discontinued. b. By challenging international agreements and long-standing practices concerning Berlin, the East German Authorities have created a serious situation. Ministers considered these measures a deliberate attempt to jeopardize détente, from which Berlin and its inhabitants must not be excluded. c. Ministers recalled the declaration of the North Atlantic Council on Berlin of December 16,1958 and the responsibilities which each member state assumed in regard to the security and welfare of Berlin. d. Member governments do not recognize the " German Democratic Republic ". They consider that its actions, having no juridical basis, cannot create international rights nor consecrate the division of Germany against (...) Read more in ENA
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Security and defence organisations in Europe (1949_2005)
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