862.014/10–1146
The Secretary of State to the President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (Bidault)
My Dear Mr. President: I have received your letter of October 11 with further reference to the question of the Saar and the French Government’s views with respect thereto.77
I am gratified to learn that you have decided to refer the question of the treatment of the Saar to the Council of Foreign Ministers before taking any action. Provided it does not delay the consideration of the final texts of the peace treaties which have formed the subject of our present conference here, I am in agreement that the question of the Saar be discussed at an early meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, and I shall be happy to support the position of the French Government that certain immediate steps be taken toward integrating the economy of the Saar with France.
With assurances [etc.]
- In his letter of October 11 (not printed), President Bidault agreed to refer the Saar question to the Council of Foreign Ministers, although insisting that it be considered and acted upon at the next session. He said that further delays would cause a change in attitude which would obstruct implementation of his proposal which was at present generally accepted (862.014/10–1146).↩