Office of the Historian

751.13/12–3054

President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Mendès-France 1

secret
Washington, December 30, 1954.

Dear Mr. Prime Minister: My hearty personal congratulations on the result of the hard fought battle for the ratification by the French Assembly of the Paris Agreements. You and those who voted for ratification have won a victory for French security and for the advance in unison of the nations of the Western world.

I know that this victory could not have been achieved without your own valiant efforts, in the face of arduous difficulties and exhausting strains.

I would like you to know that I have been conscious of the momentous character of the decision which the French Assembly has taken.

Sincerely,

Dwight D. Eisenhower
  1. This message was transmitted to Paris at 1:15 p.m. in niact telegram 2363, Dec. 30, with instructions for the Ambassador to deliver it as soon as ratification was official. It was requested that this not be made public.↩