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I. Continuing participation of the United States in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization:

Contents

A. Participation by the United States in the Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council, Lisbon, February 20–25, and the meetings of Foreign Ministers in London, February 13–19, and Lisbon, February 20–26, 1952: (Documents 1–156)
- 1. Arrangements and preparations for the Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council in Lisbon and the meetings of the Foreign Ministers in London and Lisbon (Documents 1–27)
- 2. Meetings of the Foreign Ministers in London, February 13–19: (Documents 28–60)
  - Records of the meetings (Documents 28–49)
    - Wednesday, February 13, 1952 (Document 29)
      - Acheson-Eden Dinner Meeting, February 13, 1952, Eden’s Residence, London (Document 29)
    - Thursday, February 14, 1952 (Documents 30–34)
      - Acheson–Churchill–Eden Meeting, February 14, 1952, Morning, Prime Minister’s Residence, London (Documents 30–31)
      - Acheson–Eden–Schuman Dinner Meeting, February 14, 1952, Eden’s Residence, London (Documents 32–33)
      - Acheson–King Paul Conversation, February 14, 1952, London (Document 34)
    - Friday, February 15, 1952 (Document 35)
    - Saturday, February 16, 1952 (Document 36)
      - Acheson–Eden Meeting, February 16, 1952, 10:45 A. M., Foreign Office, London (Document 36)
    - Sunday, February 17, 1952 (Documents 37–40)
      - Meeting of Acheson With His Advisers, February 17, 1952, Evening, American Embassy Residence, London (Document 37)
      - Acheson–Eden–Schuman Meeting, February 17, 1952, 11:30 A.M. and 4 P.M., British Foreign Office, Eden’s Office, London (Documents 38–40)
    - Monday, February 18, 1952 (Documents 41–45)
    - Tuesday, February 19, 1952 (Documents 46–49)
  - Messages to the President (Documents 50–51)
  - Conference Documents and Supplementary Papers (Documents 52–60)
- 3. Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council in Lisbon, February 20–25; Meetings of the Foreign Ministers in Lisbon, February 20–26: (Documents 61–156)
  - Records of the meetings (Documents 61–104)
    - Wednesday, February 20, 1952 (Documents 62–66)
    - Thursday, February 21, 1952 (Documents 67–79)
      - Dorsz-Köprülü Meeting, Lisbon, February 21, 1952, Morning (Documents 67–68)
      - Meeting of Defense Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 21, 1952, 10:30 A.M. (Documents 69–70)
      - Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council, Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 21, 1952, 11:15 A.M. (Documents 71–72)
      - Meeting of Foreign Ministers, Lisbon, February 21, 1952 (Documents 73–74)
      - Meeting of Experts on Germany, Lisbon, February 21, 1952 (Document 75)
      - Acheson–Lange–Kraft Luncheon Meeting, Lisbon, February 21, 1952 (Documents 76–77)
      - Acheson–De Gasperi Meeting, Lisbon, February 21, 1952, Evening (Document 78)
      - State Dinner, Palace of Queluz, Lisbon, February 21, 1952, Evening (Document 79)
    - Friday, February 22, 1952 (Documents 80–86)
      - Acheson–Salazar Meeting, Sao Bento Palace, Lisbon, February 22, 1952, Morning (Documents 80–81)
      - Acheson–Eden Meeting, Lisbon, February 22, 1952, Morning (Document 82)
      - Meeting of the Defense Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 22, 1952, 10:30 A.M. (Documents 83–84)
      - Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council, Third Meeting, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 22, 1952, 3 P.M. (Documents 85–86)
    - Saturday, February 23, 1952 (Documents 87–93)
      - American–French Meeting, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 23, 1952, 10:30 A.M. (Documents 87–88)
      - Meeting of the Defense Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 23, 1952, 11:30 A.M. (Documents 89–90)
      - Acheson–Venizelos Meeting, American Ambassador’s Residence, Lisbon, February 23, 1952 (Document 91)
      - Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council, Fourth Meeting, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 23, 1952, 3:30 P.M. (Documents 92–93)
    - Sunday, February 24, 1952 (Documents 94–95)
      - Acheson–Eden Dinner Meeting, American Embassy Residence, February 24, Evening (Documents 94–95)
    - Monday, February 25, 1952 (Documents 96–98)
      - Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council, Fifth Meeting, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, February 25, 1952, 5 P.M. (Documents 96–97)
      - Acheson–Eden–Schuman Meeting, British Embassy, Lisbon, February 25, 1952, 10:00 P.M. (Document 98)
    - Tuesday, February 26, 1952 (Documents 99–104)
      - Acheson–Eden–Schuman–Stikker–VAN ZEELAND Meeting, French Embassy, Lisbon, February 26, 1952, 10:00 A.M. (Document 99)
      - Acheson–Eden–Schuman Meeting, French Embassy, Lisbon, February 26, 1952, 11:00 A.M. (Document 100)
      - Acheson–Eden–Schuman Meeting, French Embassy, Lisbon, February 26, 1952, 5:00 P.M. (Documents 101–104)
  - Messages to the President (Documents 105–106)
  - Conference Documents and Supplementary Papers: (Documents 107–156)
    - Communiqué (Document 108)
    - Reorganization of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; the question of the appointment of a Secretary General (Documents 109–116)
    - Temporary Council Committee (Documents 117–125)
    - European Defense Community (Documents 126–128)
    - Contractual Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany; German participation in the defense of Western Europe (Documents 129–141)
    - Greece and Turkey (Documents 142–146)
    - Aid to France (Documents 147–148)
    - Austrian Treaty negotiations (Documents 149–151)
    - Soviet foreign policy (Document 152)
    - Restrictions on the travel of Soviet officials (Documents 153–156)
B. Interest of the United States in the implementation of the reorganization of NATO approved at Lisbon and the continued strengthening of Western European defense, March 1952–December 1953 (Documents 157–247)
C. Proposals of the United States for a “New Look” in NATO and response to the proposal of the Soviet Union for association with NATO, December 1953–December 1954 (Documents 248–294)