15 May 1955
Austrian State Treaty
The four occupying powers and Austria sign the State Treaty restoring Austrian sovereignty.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Vienna in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The four occupying powers and Austria sign the State Treaty restoring Austrian sovereignty.
Leads the new Agency during its first General Conference, held in Vienna from 1 to 23 October.
The General Conference approves Vienna as the permanent headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Signs the headquarters agreement establishing the legal arrangements for the IAEA in Austria.
Accepts a mobile isotope laboratory presented to the IAEA by the United States Atomic Energy Commission.
The IAEA establishes a standing Scientific Advisory Committee to guide its early scientific and technical programmes.
The Agency issues Safety Series No. 1, Safe Handling of Radioisotopes, its first formal publication.
Kennedy attends a summit with Premier Khrushchev in Vienna to discuss cold war confrontations between the east & west, in particular the situation in Berlin
The failure of the two leaders to resolve any of their differences during the summit led Khrushchev to view Kennedy as a weak president. Kennedy attends a summit with Premier Khrushchev in Vienna to discuss cold war confrontations between the east & west, in particular the situation in Berlin
Russia & the USA agree to enforce a truce within their areas of influence. Kennedy & Khrushchev meet to avoid direct confrontation between USA & Russia
The main round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks opens in Vienna
Fourth round of SALT talks begin in Vienna
4th round of the nuclear SALT talks begin in Vienna
The US does not ratify the Treaty after Russia Afghanistans in Dec 1979, Carter & Reagan agree to comply with the provisions if Russia reciprocates. The primary goal of SALT II is to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive Treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems. Senate fails to ratify SALT II
The primary goal of SALT II is to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive Treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems
The completed SALT II agreement is signed by President Carter & General Secretary Brezhnev. Negotiated for 7 years & finally signed by the US & Russia, but never ratified
Signs the SALT II agreement with Leonid Brezhnev to place broader limits on strategic offensive nuclear forces.
Negotiated for 7 years & finally signed by the US & Russia, but never ratified. An agreement to limit strategic launchers is reached in Vienna and is signed by Leonid Brezhnev and President of the United States Jimmy Carter
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