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396.1 GE/4–154: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in France1

secret
Washington, April 3, 1954—8:09 p.m.

3475. Embtel 3654, paragraph (3).2 Secretary informed Bonnet this morning of his agreement to initiating tripartite preparatory talks in Paris April 12. In response to Bonnet’s expressed hope that we would be prepared to discuss substance as well as procedure Secretary was non-committal. He referred to importance of problems involved and expressed doubt our representatives would be able to go [Page 495] very far without further instructions from Washington. He indicated that Achilles would head our group supported by two officers from Department. (Names of latter will be communicated to you next week.)

Dulles
  1. Drafted by Bonbright of EUR. Repeated to London as telegram 5174 and to Saigon as telegram 1853.↩
  2. Dated Apr. 1, p. 492.↩