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| 1969, March 17 |
| | | The Warsaw Pact powers proposed a European security conference, a proposal reiterated by Foreign Minister Gromyko on July 10. The Western powers, shocked by the Czech affair, exhibited little enthusiasm. | 1 |
| | | May 6 |
| | | General Andrew J. Goodpaster became supreme allied commander, Europe, replacing General Lemnitzer. | 2 |
| | | May 28 |
| | | The NATO defense planning committee decided to organize an “on call” naval force in the Mediterranean, in response to the constant strengthening of Soviet naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean. | 3 |
| | | June 3 |
| | | Conclusion of a British-Soviet trade treaty. | 4 |
| | | Aug. 2–3 |
| | | Visit of U.S. President Richard Nixon to Romania. | 5 |
| | | Dec. 4–5 |
| | | The NATO council endorsed the idea of a security conference, provided it were carefully prepared and that the United States and Canada be included. | 6 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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