Word: nato
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...East Germany. West Berlin's symbolism is repeated on a much larger scale in Konrad Adenauer's German Federal Republic. To erase Western strength in Berlin would be a sure step toward weakening West Germany, and the Russians have never ceased trying to punch a hole in NATO, to neutralize Germany and take it out of play by a succession of alternate bluffs and bribes. In this they have enjoyed a certain sympathy and support from ardent Western believers who see "disengagement" as a way to ease European tensions (see FOREIGN NEWS...
...importance of Asia as a unique political area, made the mistake of regarding foreign policy as essentially military policy. Thus the fiasco of unleashing Chiang ("In an effort to create a world balance of power, we upset the local balance of power"), thus the Baghdad Pact ("Just because NATO worked in Europe, people thought the idea best for every region"), thus the utopian SEATO pipe dream ("We've armed an awful lot of people in Asia who would never think of firing a gun, not even at a Chinese communist...
...West German Foreign Office said the new rough talk from the Kremlin was an attempt to sow fear and divide the allies ahead of the NATO conference in Paris next week...
...Paris, the Foreign Office said yesterday's Tass Agency statement on West Berlin also was aimed at affecting the NATO meeting. Tass accused the Western allies of refusing to negotiate on the Soviet proposal to make West Berlin an unarmed free city...
...Gaulle, whose ambitions are more French than European, had made sure that the Common Market nations would present a united front in future negotiations with Britain. And by strengthening the bonds between France and Germany, he had brought France appreciably closer to equality with Britain and the U.S. in NATO councils. For while France alone might not be able to speak with the voice of a major power, France backed up by West Germany could scarcely be ignored...