Word: iceland
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dinner given for the two leaders midway through their summit meeting in Iceland last week, Richard Nixon hoisted a glass to Georges Pompidou and offered the French President both a gracious toast and a telling reminder...
...leaders' seven hours of talks in Reykjavik, it seemed fairly clear that the U.S. President had indeed gone somewhat more than halfway-and that he might have to go much further if the "Year of Europe" is to materialize. The Iceland talks were not a failure, but neither did they produce the kind of meeting of minds needed if Nixon is to achieve a grand European summit this fall...
...first evening in Reykjavik, he wandered out with a single Icelandic escort and walked around chatting amiably with other strollers. The local press did not make much of his one bad gaffe. Speaking with reporters on the plane while flying from Washington to Iceland, Nixon had referred to the island nation as "you'll pardon the expression, a Godforsaken place...
...been pursuing since September. Britain had suggested taking the dispute to the International Court of Justice or to the 14-member North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission. It also volunteered to reduce its annual catch by about 30%-to 145,000 tons. For another, the move was bound to antagonize Iceland's left-leaning government, which already had doubts about letting British and other NATO planes use Keflavik air base...
...Iceland is not much interested in any interim negotiations with Britain...