Editorial Note

The National Security Council, in its report No. 45/1 of April 15, recommended to President Truman that he direct the Secretary of State to undertake negotiations with the British Government regarding provision of funds for construction of airfields in the United Kingdom and in the Cairo–Suez area. The text of the report is printed in volume I, page 285. The President approved the recommendation on April 18; see footnote 3, ibid .