Editorial Note
For documentation on the Netherlands defense effort and attitude toward a German contribution to the defense of Western Europe, see volume iii, Part 1, pages 1 ff. and 990 ff. For documentation on the interest of the Netherlands in the economic and political integration of Western Europe, see Documents 1 ff. herein. For documentation on the interest of the Netherlands in the control of exports to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, see volume I, pages 993 ff. An exchange of correspondence between Queen Juliana and President Truman on the problems of refugee relief in Europe is printed in Department of State Bulletin, October 8 and 29, 1951, pages 572 and 701. For documentation regarding United States policy on the question of European tariff disparities, raised by the Netherlands in the Torquay tariff negotiating conference, 1950–1951, see volume I, pages 319 ff.