740.5/11–2950: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in France 1
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2986. Eyes only Amb Bruce from Secretary. We were deeply concerned over increasing evidence that delay in reaching NAT agreement on Ger participation not only causing very serious loss of momentum in our entire effort to build up strength of West but is also causing very adverse reaction, particularly in Ger but to lesser extent in other NAT countries. It imperative we reach agreement in NAT Council Deps and Mil Comite at earliest possible moment.
With foregoing in mind I am sending (immed fol tel) personal msg for Schuman which you shld deliver earliest unless you perceive objection. (Spofford shld hand copy to Hoyer-Millar after the delivery to Schuman.)
In delivering msg to Schuman you shld say that although some of the elements of the problems are different, the fundamentals are the same as they were when I addressed two messages to him on October 13, 1949.2
If ques arises, you can say to Schuman that I actually have in mind possibility of personal talks between Schuman and Adenauer concerning plans for Eur integration. Of course it is implicit in the msg that any such talks shld not in any way delay conclusion of satis agreement in NATO on mil issue of Ger participation, which we wld hope cld be worked out next week by Deps and Mil Comite.