The 1955 Czechoslovakian-Egyptian Arms Deal: Lessons in the Making of Foreign Policy.
Abstract
The transfer of arms form an industrialized nation to a third World country is a common feature of international foreign relations. The first such transfer of notable scale occurred in 1955 when the Soviet Union began shipping large quanities of modern arms to Egypt. This transfer, known as the Czech arms deal, is widely recognized to have been a turning point in the relative influence of the Soviet Union and the United States in the Middle East. Nevertheless, the specific details of the deal itself and of the events and decisions associated with this precedent setting incident are not well known or understood. The purpose of this thesis is to reveal in a concise and complete manner the specifics of this arms transaction and to use this event as a point of focus in an attempt to understand the way in which policy decisions were made by the nations involved.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 13, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA168058
Entities
People
- Bart N. Merkley