1958: Conference on nuclear weapons

Opening session of the expert conference on the control of nuclear weapons testing, chaired by General Director Spinelli.

(FWS 4.7.1958)

Quaderni di Dodis

Jonas Hirschi: Der unsichtbare Dienst. Geschichte des diplomatischen Protokolls der Schweiz 1946–1990

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Dodis Movie

“As so many products, so in this series of diplomatic documents, ‘made in Switzerland’ means high quality.”

The English Historical Review

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10. March 2021

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Learn Dodis Day 2021

Die Forschungsstelle Diplomatische Dokumente der Schweiz (Dodis) lädt im Rahmen ihrer wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchsförderung zum Learn Dodis Day 2021.

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e-Dossier: Swiss Representation of US-Interests in Cuba

A «Special Relationship»: Cubas Prime Minister Fidel Castro talking to Swiss ambassador Emil Stadelhofer (right) in 1964. Source: dodis.ch/40943

«If neutral Switzerland did not exist, we [would have] had to invent it», an influential advisor of US President John F. Kennedy said in March 1962 to the Swiss ambassador in Washington, August R. Lindt. This «complete satisfaction» was also due to the Swiss representation of US interests in Cuba, which came to an end in August 2015 due to the renewal of diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington.