Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Central and Eastern Europe; The Soviet Union, Volume IV

Editorial Note

On August 28 Under Secretary Webb transmitted a copy of the first Progress Report on NSC 38/6, “Future Courses of U.S. Action With Respect to Austria”, to James S. Lay, Jr., the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council. The report outlined the developments at the Foreign Ministers meetings in May, the three meetings of the Deputies for Austria since May 5, the tripartite military talks, and preparations taken for constructing an air strip in Vienna in the event of a blockade. A copy of the report, not printed, is in file 763.00/8–2850.