Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Germany and Austria, Volume VII, Part 2

763.0221/10–2154: Telegram

No. 935
The Secretary of State to the Department of State¹

top secret

Paris, October 21, 1954—3 a.m.

Dulte 3. Eyes only Acting Secretary from Secretary. In meeting at residence following Four-Power meeting² I raised with Eden possibility redeployment in Austria some or all UK troops now in Trieste. I told him I wished to speak further with him on this matter after I had had opportunity to talk with Gruenther. Eden promised consider matter with his advisers, but his reaction at first blush was that in absence any organized units in UK, pressures would be extremely strong to bring all forces now in Trieste back to England.

Dulles

1. Repeated to Vienna eyes only for the Ambassador.
2. Secretary Dulles was in Paris to attend the Four-Power, Nine-Power, and North Atlantic Council Ministerial meetings which took place from Oct. 20 through 23.