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McNamara Meeting with von Hassel

31 Jul 1963
Description: This memorandum of conversation between US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and West German Defense Minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel provides a detailed account of discussions on strategic issues, including a briefing by the West German Bundeswehr on NATO nuclear strategy and forces. The talks focus on how long Bundeswehr and NATO forces would be able to defend Western Europe against a Soviet-led attack using the currently available supplies and depots.

Collection: NATO Military Planning

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Document Type: Memorandum of Conversation
Origin (Agency): Ministry of Defense, Bonn
Language of Original Document: English
Number of Pages: 12
Cold War Period: 1960s
Persons: McNamara, von Hassel, Foertsch, Ferber, Taylor
Document Source: US Department of Defense, FOIA Release, Washington, DC
Document Companion: Footnotes 70 and 99

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