NATO's Deputy Secretary General Marcello Guidi writes to Foreign Minister Andreotti at the end of his term volunteering his rather optimistic views on the developments in East-West relations and NATO during the past three years. Key topics include disarmament, the German question, and the future role of NATO.

Summary of the informal session of the High-Level Task Force seminar on Conventional Arms Control.

An analysis of the state of East-West relations. The document covers US-USSR relations, CSCE, euro-Soviet relations, and USSR internal developments.

The document spells out the Italian position in the debate over SRINF reductions and introduces three hypothetical solutions.

The document briefly describes the US and Soviet views on the question of SRINF reductions, and discusses the German concerns about the process.

Notes from the meeting between Foreign Minister of Italy, Giulio Andreotti, and Foreign Minister of West Germany, Hans-Dietrich Genscher. The theme of the discussion is strengthening of the bilateral relationship between Italy and West Germany, the two major non-nuclear powers in Europe.

Nitze's brief commentary on the developments in the recent negotiations with the USSR regarding arms reductions.

The document describes the propositions put forth by Soviet negotiators during the Geneva talks, and offers a preliminary analysis of the positive and the negative implications. The developments are not sufficient to expect an accord in the short term, but show a promising move away from "a dialogue of the deaf".

A detailed account of the developments in the Strategic Defense Initiative, ABM treaty, and negotiations between the superpowers. The document also assesses the ongoing negotiations on the ban of Chemical Weapons.

A brief document calling for the revival of the WEU as a means of creating a deeper and more unified European defense and security cooperation.