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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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On September 28, 1956, Lord Ismay, Secretary General, called a special meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to consider the implications of the decision by the government of the German Federal Republic to request the west German parliament to establish the term of national compulsory military service at 12 in lieu of 18 months. The Council feared that this decision would very probably prevent the German Federal Republic from meeting its commitments to NATO. The west German representative stated that his government would meet its previously negotiated commitments both as to quality and quantity; west German regular forces would be raised from 230,000 to 300,000 to compensate for the reduction of availability of conscripts. The Council requested the west German representative to inform his government of the concern of the Council.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: III. Political and Regional Organizations
Information
International Organization , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , Winter 1957 , pp. 195 - 199
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1957

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References

1 NATO Letter, September-October, 1956, p. 7; New York Times and The Times (London), 09 29, 1956Google Scholar.

2 New York Times, December 12, 1956; and The Times (London), 12 12, 13, 1956Google Scholar.

3 For a summary of the report of the committee of three, see the New York Times, December 15, 1956, and The Times (London), 12 15, 1956Google Scholar. For previous information on the committee, see International Organization, X, p. 656.

4 See below, p. 198.

5 New York Times, December 12, 13, 14 and 15, 1956; The Times (London), 12 12, 13, 14 and 15. 1956Google Scholar.

6 The Times (London), 10 17, 1956Google Scholar.

7 The Times (London), and New York Times, 1018, 1956Google Scholar.

8 The Times (London), 11 15, 1956Google Scholar.

9 New York Times, December 5, 1956.

10 The Times (London), 11 15, 1956Google Scholar.

11 New York Times, November 23, 1956.

12 New York Times, October 2, 1956.

13 Ibid., November 10, 1956.

14 Ibid., December 7, 1956; The Times (London), 12 7, 1956Google Scholar.

15 New York Times and The Times (London), 11 14, 1956Google Scholar.

16 The Times (London), 11 16, 1956Google Scholar.

17 New York Times, November 20 and 24, 1956; The Times (London), 11 24, 1956Google Scholar.