Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, V. XL1, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

Part of a subseries of the State Department's Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series that documents the most important issues in the foreign policy of the administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, this volume documents U.S. regional and bilateral relations with Western Europe from January 20, 1969 to January 20, 1973. Edited by James E. Miller and Laurie Van Hook. General Editor: David S. Patterson.

The documentation printed in this volume highlights U.S. policy regarding European economic and political integration, U.S. participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as well as U.S. bilateral relations with Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The first chapter focuses on U.S. policy toward Western Europe and Canada as a whole, with a focus on two key issues that faced the Nixon administration: 1) how to maintain the cohesion of the Atlantic Alliance at a time of reduced tensions with the Soviet Union, and 2) how to respond to the emergence of serious economic tensions among the advanced industrialized nations. The country chapters in this volume emphasize the key issues that affected each bilateral relationship.

Preface
Contents
Sources
Abbreviations and Terms
Persons
Note on U.S. Covert Actions

• Western Europe Region and NATO (Documents 1-88)
• Canada (Documents 89-115)
• France (Documents 116-163)
• Ireland (Documents 164-177)
• Italy (Documents 178-224)
• Malta (Documents 225-251)
• Portugal (Documents 252-271)
• Spain (Documents 272-308)
• United Kingdom (Documents 309-358)

Index

Students researching historical U.S. foreign relations for political science classes coursework assignments or the history of America’s foreign economic/democratic/human rights policies may be interested in the insights and topics covered in this volume. Political scientists and historians with interests in United States foreign policies and foreign relations will also be interested in this work.