840.20/11–2648: Telegram

Mr. John Foster Dulles to the Secretary of State 1

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Delga 948. For Lovett and Hickerson. Foreign Minister Lange, Norway, informed in detail contents Gadel 554, November 22.

He immediately saw implication of words “associated with” and words “in association with” and stated answer his first question to Secretary very clear. He requested a repetition of our views and then stated would be most helpful if he could have a memo thereof not in form of a formal note through Embassy, but handed to him, in his absence, to his deputy Langhelle here quite informally. Lange’s only other comment was to effect military assistance will be on same basis as economic assistance. Lange’s attitude indicated he expected answer his second question to be what it was, but that he probably disappointed as to first question.

Delegation requests instructions as to whether paraphrase message contained Gadel 554 may be given Norwegians.2

Sent Department Delga 948, repeated Copenhagen 36, Stockholm 67, Oslo 27.

Dulles
  1. Dulles was in Paris as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
  2. Marshall, recently returned to Washington, instructed Raynor in telegram 4601 to Paris dated December 1, that when paraphrasing Gadel 554 for the Norwegians, he should indicate that “other nations” meant those not participating in collective arrangements or otherwise specifically provided for by legislation. (Telegram 4601 not printed: 840.20/12–148.)