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'; • :_ PA3E FOUR2232 SECRET . , 6.~AY I ASlC THATTHESECb~SIDERATIONS3E LAID WITHOUfDELAYBEFORE JND ANDSSEA.THEY3HOULDAT LEASTBE AWARE THATA CDN DECISION TO GO AHSA0~ITH DROPPINGTHE NUCLEAR ROLE,WITHATTENDANT PU3LICITY IN WrlITEPA?ER,WOULD HAVEAN ADVERSEEFFECT ON OURRELATIONSWITH ALL OF WESTERN EURJ?E,WHOARE PLEDGEDTO HOLDTHE LINE ON FORCE \r LEVELS?£JDIJ3 THE OPENIN3OF THESE IAPORTANINEGOTIATIONS WITH 003392 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW18654 Title A name given to the resource CANDELNATO to External 2232 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 23, 1971 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG24, Acc. 1997-98/050, Box 3, File Title: White Paper (May 1971)