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... United States Foreign Policy for the 1970's -- Shaping A Durable Peace , a Report by President Richard Nixon to the Congress , May 3 , 1973 . United States Foreign Policy 1972 , a Report of the Secretary of State to the Congress , April ...
... United States Foreign Policy for the 1970's -- Shaping A Durable Peace , a Report by President Richard Nixon to the Congress , May 3 , 1973 . United States Foreign Policy 1972 , a Report of the Secretary of State to the Congress , April ...
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... United States misread the future of Africa in the early days of its national development : " We assumed we would be drawn into assertive involvement on the continent economically and politically , both because of endemic instability and ...
... United States misread the future of Africa in the early days of its national development : " We assumed we would be drawn into assertive involvement on the continent economically and politically , both because of endemic instability and ...
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... United States Constitution . The Latin American countries have had to struggle largely unaided to make their American - type institutions operate . In a considerable number of situations , the results bear little resemblance to their ...
... United States Constitution . The Latin American countries have had to struggle largely unaided to make their American - type institutions operate . In a considerable number of situations , the results bear little resemblance to their ...
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... United States in July to consult with Secretary Laird and other officials . This was the first such visit by a French Defense Minister since 1961. These talks confirmed the importance of the French defense effort and the possibilities ...
... United States in July to consult with Secretary Laird and other officials . This was the first such visit by a French Defense Minister since 1961. These talks confirmed the importance of the French defense effort and the possibilities ...
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... United States continued to run a sizable surplus in 1972. We both remain committed to general trade negotiations beginning in 1973 and to further extensive reduc- tions of tariff and nontariff barriers to international trade . " Areas ...
... United States continued to run a sizable surplus in 1972. We both remain committed to general trade negotiations beginning in 1973 and to further extensive reduc- tions of tariff and nontariff barriers to international trade . " Areas ...
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Page 152 - Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict; (ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 2.
Page 81 - Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained.
Page 84 - First, the United States will keep all of its treaty commitments. Second, we shall provide a shield if a nuclear power threatens the freedom of a nation allied with us or of a nation whose survival we consider vital to our security.
Page 210 - Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms...
Page 64 - To carry out this policy we must: — increase domestic production of all forms of energy ; — act to conserve energy more effectively ; — strive to meet our energy needs at the lowest cost consistent with the protection of both our national security and our natural environment...
Page 339 - Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence, and certain activities of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. The Treasury Department is also heavily engaged in enforcement work through the Bureau of Customs.
Page 68 - I urge that highest national priority be given to expanded development and utilization of our coal resources. Present and potential users who are able to choose among energy sources should consider the national interest as they make their choice. Each decision against coal increases petroleum or gas consumption, compromising our national self-sufficiency and raising the cost of meeting our energy needs.
Page 63 - Today, with 6 percent of the world's population, we consume almost a third of all the energy used in the world. Our energy demands have grown so rapidly that they now outstrip our available supplies, and at our present rate of growth, our energy needs a dozen years from now will be nearly double what they were in 1970.
Page 72 - We as a nation must develop a national energy conservation ethic. Industry can help by designing products which conserve energy and by using energy more efficiently. All workers and consumers can help by continually saving energy in their day-to-day activities: by turning out lights, tuning up automobiles, reducing the use of air conditioning and heating, and purchasing products which use energy efficiently.
Page 178 - Deterrence of war is the primary goal of our strategic policy and the principal function of our nuclear forces. Thus, our objectives continue to be : — to deter all-out attack on the United States or its allies ; — to face any potential aggressor contemplating less than all-out attack with unacceptable risks; and — to maintain a stable political environment within which the threat of aggression or coercion against the United States or its allies is minimized. Strategic forces are the central...