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McNamara Meeting with von Hassel

9 Dec 1963
Description: This memorandum of conversation between US Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and West German Minister of Defense Kai-Uwe von Hassel records their discussion on overall NATO strategy, including an intelligence briefing, tactical nuclear weapons, and retaliatory offensive operations.

Collection: NATO Military Planning

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Document Type: Memorandum of Conversation
Origin (Agency): Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Washington DC
Language of Original Document: English
Number of Pages: 18
Cold War Period: 1960s
Persons: McNamara, von Hassel, Taylor, Foertsch, Bertram, Trettner, Thorneycroft, Lemnitzer
Document Source: US Department of Defense, FOIA Release, Washington, DC

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