Editorial Note
On December 5, Ambassador Bruce in Paris reported to the Acting Secretary of State in telegram 3338 that Georges Bidault had sent a letter to Averell Harriman as Chairman of the Temporary Council Committee (TCC) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “purporting to prove Fr effort outstanding and winding up with flat demand for 200 million dollars economic aid last half calendar 1951 and 715 million dollars first half 1952 for total of 915 million dollars in US fiscal year 1952. Letter states must be economic aid with counterpart and minimum amount necessary for Fr support 1,512 billion franc defense budget, which he claims is required to meet defense obligations as worked out by TCC.” (740.5/12–551) For complete text of the telegram, see volume III, Part 1, page 368.