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


[4] The Secretary of State to Foreign Minister Spaak

740.5/8–3154


[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.


[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


[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


[17] Foreign Minister Spaak to the Secretary of State

740.5/9–354


[18] Prime Minister Churchill to President Eisenhower

Presidential Correspondence, lot 66 D 204, “Churchill Correspondence with Eisenhower


[19] The President to the Acting Secretary of State

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


[28] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Butterworth) to the Department of State

740.5/9–854: Telegram


[29] The Secretary of State to Foreign Secretary Eden

740.5/9–854


[30] Foreign Secretary Eden to the Secretary of State

Conference files, lot 60 D 627, CF 359