Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Western European Security, Volume V, Part 1

740.5/8–2054

Prime Minister Churchill to the Secretary of State ¹

secret

London, August 14, 1954.

[My Dear Foster:]

1. I have strongly supported your line in my messages to Mendes-France. I have indeed for a very long time, as you know, been wearied with this deeply injurious French procedure of delay. I hope however you will not fail to grip the NATO solution which I am sure can be arranged.

2. I am telegraphing to you because in Anthony’s absence on holiday I have been promoted to the Foreign Office. I hope therefore you will treat me as kindly as you did when we talked about my Boston speech. I suppose you are watching the Attlee and Bevan excursion. How lucky you are in Washington never to have to worry about party politics.

Kindest regards,

[

Winston Churchill

]

1. Source text was transmitted to the Embassy in the United Kingdom in telegram 1030 to London, Aug. 20, together with the texts of a similar message dated Aug. 19 (p. 1050) and a message from Dulles to Churchill dated Aug. 20 (p. 1051).