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Western Europe

Contents

Multilateral relations (Documents 1–127)
- Continued encouragement by the United States of efforts toward the economic and political integration of Western Europe (Documents 1–70)
  - I. Interest of the United States in the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, the Council of Europe, and the European Payments Union (Documents 1–42)
  - II. Efforts by the United States to assure the completion and ratification of the Schuman Plan for a European coal and steel community (Documents 43–70)
- Concern of the United States with the European coal crisis of 1951 (Documents 71–73)
- The Western European Ambassadors Conference at Frankfurt, February 5–7, 1951 (Documents 74–75)
- Interest of the United States in plans for the migration of surplus population from Western Europe (Documents 76–83)
- The policy of the United States toward the Free Territory of Trieste (Documents 84–127)
Belgium (Documents 128–138)
- Concern of the United States over the level of Belgium’s financial support of the NATO defense effort; the diminishing need in Belgium for economic assistance (Documents 128–138)
France (Documents 139–204)
- Political, economic, and military relations of the United States with France (Documents 139–204)
  - A. Visit to Washington of Prime Minister René Pleven, January 29–30, 1951 (Documents 139–155)
  - B. Visit to Washington of President Vincent Auriol, March 28-April 2, 1951 (Documents 156–162)
  - C. Concern of the United States with developments relating to economic support of the French Rearmament Program and with developments affecting the political stability of France (Documents 163–204)
Iceland (Documents 205–223)
- Relations of the United States with Iceland; conclusion of the Defense Agreement of May 1951 (Documents 205–223)
Ireland (Documents 224–239)
- Efforts by Ireland to obtain military equipment and economic assistance from the United States outside NATO membership; efforts by Ireland to enlist the support of the United States in its struggle to end partition (Documents 224–239)
Italy (Documents 240–338)
- Efforts of the United States in support of democratic forces in Italy; attitude of the United States toward the revision of the Treaty of Peace with Italy; visit of Prime Minister de Gasperi to Washington in September (Documents 240–338)
The Netherlands (Document 339)
Norway (Documents 340–351)
- Relations of the United States with Norway; negotiation of a possible United States–Norwegian Defense Agreement (Documents 340–351)
Portugal (Document 352)
- The Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement of January 5, 1951; negotiations for the extension of United States military base right in the Azores (Document 352)
Spain (Documents 353–410)
- Interest of the United States in the participation of Spain in the defense of Western Europe; consideration of NATO membership and alternative military arrangements (Documents 353–393)
- Financial and technical assistance to Spain (Documents 394–404)
- Interest of the United States in various political developments and religious and economic reforms within Spain (Documents 405–410)
Sweden (Document 411)
- Agreements between the United States and Sweden (Document 411)
Switzerland (Documents 412–414)
- Policy of the United States with respect to Switzerland (Documents 412–414)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Documents 415–459)
- Relations of the United States with the United Kingdom (Documents 415–459)
Vatican (Documents 460–465)
- The question of possible establishment of diplomatic relations with the Holy See (Documents 460–465)