Editorial Note
A substantial portion of the documentation appearing in the Foreign Relations series for 1952–1954 concerns subjects of relevance to the national security. Documentation in the present compilation is related to the formulation of high-level, general policy. This material should be considered in connection with papers on specific issues and areas found in other Foreign Relations volumes. The following compilations are of particular importance in relation to the material presented here.
For material on United States policy regarding the regulation of armaments and foreign policy aspects of United States development of atomic energy, see pages 845 ff.
General political and economic matters, including foreign aid and the Mutual Security Program, are documented in volume I. United States policy with respect to the defense of the Western Hemisphere is treated in volume IV. For documentation on United States participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including development of the “new look” defense strategy in 1953–1954; on the European Defense Community; and on the adherence of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO, see volume V. For documentation on general United States policy toward Eastern Europe and events of significance in the relations of the Soviet Union with other nations (particularly the United States), see volume VIII. Included in that volume are a number of National Intelligence Estimates regarding various aspects of Soviet military, economic, and political capabilities plus estimates of the possibility of war with the Soviet Union. For documentation on United States [Page 2] relations with the United Kingdom and France and on discussions with the United Kingdom and Canada concerning the danger of general war with the Soviet Union, see volume VI.
For documentation on United States national security policy regarding the Near and Middle East and Iran, see volumes IX and X. Compilations regarding United States national security policy with respect to the Africa and South Asia areas and the East Asia and Pacific areas are in volumes XI and XII, respectively. For documentation on the Korean war, see volume XV; on Indochina, see volume XIII; on the Geneva Conferences of 1954, see volume XVI.