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Speech by the General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (Nicolae Ceauşescu) at the January 1972 PCC Meeting in Prague

25 Jan 1972
Description: This is the transcript of a speech delivered by the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, Nicolae Ceauşescu, at the January 1972 meeting of the Warsaw Pact's Political Consultative Committee. Ceauşescu addresses the issue of European security and argues that the Warsaw Pact countries should focus more on détente. The Romanian leader also refers to his country's relations with Finland, the UK, Austria, and the Balkan countries and mentions the establishment of diplomatic relations with West Germany in 1967. Further Ceauşescu discusses: (i) the growing importance of West Germany and Japan in international relations, (ii) China's accession to the UN, and (iii) the war in Vietnam.

Collection: Party Leaders

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  • Hungarian (1.0 MB )
  • English (146 KB )
Document Type: Speech
Sender: Nicolae Ceauşescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party
Language of Original Document: Hungarian
Number of Pages: 20
Cold War Period: 1970s
Persons: Ceauşescu
Document Source: Hungarian National Archives (MOL), Budapest
Call Number: M-KS-288.F.5/573.õe (1 February 1972)

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