Title:NATO NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL: CLOSING PRESS CONFERENCES BY JOSEPH LUNS AND HENRY KISSINGER, OSLO, 20-21 MAY 1976 [Main Title]
Film Number:NAT 3343
Other titles:NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Reel A: Sound reel with the complete press conference given by Henry Kissinger, after the North Atlantic Council meeting in Oslo. He states briefly the complete harmony amongst all allies in every subject discussed. Then he opens the round of questions and answers, which brings up subjects such as the coalition of the Italian government with the Communist party, the possibility of Spain becoming a NATO member, United States foreign policy in Africa, Icelandic and British dispute at sea, the calendar for the SALT II talks and/or Greek-Turkish relations. Reel B: Sound reel containing the full record of the press conference by NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns. He briefs the press by speaking about the subjects discussed during the Council, such as: East-West relations, standardization of military equipment and the Lockheed deal achieved by the Canadian Government in their aim to acquire long range patrol aircraft. Some of the questions addressed to the Secretary General deal with the new government in Italy, events in Africa, the Icelandic conflict with United Kingdom, SALT negotiations and Spain. At one point Joseph Luns refers to an Icelandic reporter as "my little Icelandic flower". She then calls him "handsome". The conversation makes the conference room, a majority of male journalists, laugh loudly. Reel C: Negative reel showing scenes of the press conferences given by Henry Kissinger and Joseph Luns.
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Alternative Title:NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details:North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Information Service (Production company)
