Office of the Historian

110.11 DU/9–1554

Foreign Secretary Eden to the Secretary of State 1

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Paris, September 15, 1954.

[Dear Foster:] I saw the French Prime Minister this afternoon. Our talks have been interrupted for half an hour and I will send you an account of them later. Meanwhile I think you should know that he said that he was much disturbed that you should contemplate visiting London and Bonn and not Paris.

He said that this would have a bad effect on French opinion which would resent the exclusion of France. French would understand your reasons for wishing to go to the Assembly but would find it difficult to think that the dates were so exact.

[Kindest regards,

Anthony ]
  1. This message was transmitted to the Department of State in telegram 1112 from Paris, Sept. 15, with Eden’s “apologies for even giving appearance of offering advice”.↩