Word: protocols
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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From the moment French President Georges Pompidou stepped onto the White House lawn, everyone looked downward, not in deference to protocol, but to see what length skirt his wife was wearing. For the rest of the week, even in politically oriented Washington, much of the conversation about the state visit centered on Mme. Pompidou's hemlines (she changed as often as four times a day), most of which came to within six inches of the ground...
This year's conference is oriented toward the ratification of a Geneva Protocol that specifically bans the use of defoliants in warfare. The program also aims for success in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) that begins April 16 with the Russians...
McCarthy emphasized that he "would not vote for ratification of the Geneva Protocol if it allowed what was going on in Vietnam." "That would be condoning our practices," he added...
...intermediate strategy would be ratifying the Protocol with no floor debate on whether tear gases and defoliants are included. This ambiguity could then be cleared up after Vietnam...
...most progressive decision would be to phase out tear gas and defoliants in Vietnam and then attach a rider to the Protocol stating explicitly that irritant gases and anti-plant chemicals are included within its scope...