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| 1969, March 17 |
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| The Warsaw Pact powers proposed a European security conference, a proposal reiterated by Foreign Minister Gromyko on July 10. The Western powers, shocked by the Czech affair, exhibited little enthusiasm. | 1 |
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| May 6 |
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| General Andrew J. Goodpaster became supreme allied commander, Europe, replacing General Lemnitzer. | 2 |
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| May 28 |
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| The NATO defense planning committee decided to organize an “on call” naval force in the Mediterranean, in response to the constant strengthening of Soviet naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean. | 3 |
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| June 3 |
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| Conclusion of a British-Soviet trade treaty. | 4 |
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| Aug. 2–3 |
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| Visit of U.S. President Richard Nixon to Romania. | 5 |
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| Dec. 4–5 |
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| The NATO council endorsed the idea of a security conference, provided it were carefully prepared and that the United States and Canada be included. | 6 |
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