740.5/11–3051: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Acting Secretary of State 1
3233. In conversation with PriMin Pleven last night I stressed the tremendous importance of getting ahead rapidly with European defense force conference in Paris and bringing its deliberations to a conclusion by Dec. 31. I told him I thought chief difficulty at present was that officials representing the various participating nations needed governmental decisions on outstanding items of disagreement in order to complete their work. He agreed with this and said that as soon as Schuman Plan was out of the way he wld personally take charge of the affair from the French side and press it vigorously to settlement.
- This telegram was repeated for information to London for Ambassador Gifford, to Rome for the Secretary of State, and to Bonn for High Commissioner McCloy.↩