Word: zoning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Diversionists. The first two days had developed some divergences, though no dissensions, in the West's own ranks. The U.S. had been surprised when Eden produced his plan for a demilitarized zone at the opening conference; the strategy had been to save such an offer as a bargaining inducement later. Both British and U.S. delegations were a little annoyed at Edgar Faure, whose opening speech contained unhappy surprises. His suggestion of an all-European security organization into which both NATO and the Warsaw countries could be "fused" seemed dangerously close to Russia's plan to dismantle NATO...
...Communist and Western forces now confronting each other in Europe. Once more, while the news of the Eisenhower plan flashed around the world, the conference returned to its pre-ordained ways. Eden's modest proposal was for a "practical experiment" in "operative inspection of armaments." Thus a zone of security could be established in the center of Europe, and, once established, it could be extended "from the center to the periphery." Ultimately, Eden hopes that a demilitarized zone might be established between the two blocs. "At least my proposal was on the ground," he remarked...
...needs of Soviet security," even possibly to guarantee that an all-German army should be no larger than West Germany's proposed twelve divisions. The U.S. is considering an arrangement by which the Western half of a reunited Germany would remain armed inside NATO while the present Soviet zone would be demilitarized, except for a radar fence...
With its allies, the U.S. recognizes the Soviet Union's traditional fear of a powerful Germany; the U.S. is therefore ready to concede that East Germany shall become a demilitarized buffer zone inside the reunified German state. The U.S. further accepts Sir Anthony Eden's plan to offer the Russians security by keeping the conventional arms of West Europe in balance with the East so that each region may coexist without fear-each strong enough to defend itself against the other, but not to attack...
...Appropriations bills included $32 billion for the Defense Department, $466 million for the State and Justice Departments and the federal judiciary, $2.3 billion for military construction, and $1.2 billion for the Commerce Department, the Panama Canal Zone and the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp...