A. Reaction to the French rejection of the European Defense Community Treaty: Foreign Secretary Eden’s trip to Brussels, Bonn, Paris, and Rome, September 11–15, 1954; Secretary of State Dulles’ trip to Bonn and London, September 16–17, 1954; development of United States policy toward Europe in light of the French rejection of the EDC Treaty (NSC 5433); and preparations for the Nine-Power and Four-Power Conferences
[1] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in France
740.5/8–3054: Telegram
[2] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)
740.5/8–3054
[3] The United States Observer to the Interim Committee of the European Defense Community (Bruce) to the Department of State
740.5/8–3154: Telegram
[5] Statement by the Secretary of State
Source: Reprinted from the Department of State Bulletin, Sept. 13, 1954, pp. 363–364. The source text was issued as Department of State press release 486 on Aug. 31.
[6] The United States High Commissioner for Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
740.5/9–154: Telegram
[7] The Acting Secretary of State to the Office of the United States High Commissioner for Germany, at Bonn
662A.00/9–154: Telegram
[8] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Butterworth) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)
740.5/9–154
[9] The Acting Secretary of State to the Office of the United States High Commissioner for Germany, at Bonn
662a.00/9–254: Telegram
[10] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in France
662A.00/9–254: Telegram
[11] The Chargé in the united Kingdom (Butterworth) to the Department of State
740.5/9–254: Telegram
[12] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
740.5/9–254: Telegram
[13] The United States Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council (Hughes) to the Department of State
740.5/9–254: Telegram
[14] The United States High Commissioner for Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
662A.00/9–254: Telegram
[15] The United States High Commissioner for Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
662A.00/9–354: Telegram
[16] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Butterworth) to the Department of State
740.5/9–354: Telegram
[18] Prime Minister Churchill to President Eisenhower
Presidential Correspondence, lot 66 D 204, “Churchill Correspondence with Eisenhower”
[20] The Counselor of Embassy in Belgium (Sprouse) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)
740.5/9–354
[21] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
740.5/9–254: Telegram
[22] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
740.5/9–454: Telegram
[23] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Manila
740.5/9–654: Telegram
[24] The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State
396.1 LO/9–754: Telegram
[25] The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State
396.1 LO/9–754: Telegram
[26] The United States High Commissioner for Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
396.1/9–754: Telegram
[27] The United States High Commissioner for Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
396.1/9–754: Telegram
[28] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Butterworth) to the Department of State
740.5/9–854: Telegram
[30] Foreign Secretary Eden to the Secretary of State
Conference files, lot 60 D 627, CF 359