765.00/6–2051: Telegram
The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State 1
5804. FonOff advises us that govt highly pleased results Adenauer visit2 and that altho no substantive decisions taken consider frank and friendly exchange views govt leaders has measurably strengthened cause European unity and cooperation. We understand that Adenauer, De Gasperi and Sforza consciously avoided involvement controversial issues and that no serious effort made by accompanying technicians to resolve econ or other problems on this occasion. Ital Embs Washington, London, Paris instructed inform three govts fully on conversations.3
We understand from members German del that Adenauer personally greatly pleased by reception and, with exception Commie inspired propaganda, almost complete absence recrimination on bitterness held over result recent past.
- Repeated to Bonn.↩
- Chancellor Konrad Adenauer visited Rome on June 14–18 for a series of meetings with De Gasperi and Sforza. This was the first time since before World War II that the head of a foreign government had officially visited the Italian capital.↩
- Mario Luciolli, Counselor of the Italian Embassy, held a meeting with Byington at the Department of State on June 20 during which he summarized the results of the Adenauer–De Gasperi talks. A memorandum of this conversation is in file 740.00/6–2051.↩