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The Secretary of State to Chancellor Adenauer 1
I much appreciated the opportunity of talking to you and the chance to secure your views in detail on Thursday and Friday. I am sure this exchange will prove of great value for purposes of our common objectives in forthcoming international meetings. In frank discussions with Eden yesterday I was struck by his evident desire to find [Page 1227] mutually satisfactory solution in near future in spite of difficulties that can be foreseen. I stressed to him importance of careful preparation, which I feel is not yet adequate, in advance of nine-power meeting to insure basis for positive accomplishment consistent with continued progress toward genuine European unity which can alone command unreserved support of your Government and mine. Eden is hopeful that Mendes-France will concur in NATO–Brussels Pact solution acceptable to other governments consulted, but awaits more specific information promised by Mendes-France in next few days, which I understand will also be communicated to all the other interested governments.
With kindest regards,
- This message was transmitted to Bonn in priority telegram 772 of Sept. 18 with instructions that Conant personally deliver it to Adenauer.↩