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Summary:A direct line of communication was installed between Washington and Moscow, and the two most powerful men on earth. The wire circuit passes through Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and London, with an alternative radio link through Tangier. The 'Hot Line' as it is called was another agreement between East and West - another achievement that marked the hopeful side of 1963.
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