Editorial Note

For documentation on the visit of British Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee to Washington, December 4–8, 1950, see volume III, pages 1698 ff. The Anglo-American discussions which occurred during the visit of the Prime Minister covered a wide range of issues of immediate relevance to United States national security policy. For documentation on those portions of the conversations which dealt with the Korean War and the question of employment of atomic weapons in connection with that conflict, see volume VII, pages 13521426, passim.