Office of the Historian

396.1 GE/7–1954: Telegram

The United States Delegation to the Department of State

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Geneva, July 19, 1954—1 p.m.

Secto 660. Limit distribution. Dennis Allen has just informed us that London has cleared Eden‘s messages to Colombo powers, Australia and New Zealand (Sectos 6441 and 6492) including suggestion for statements along lines of proposed United States unilateral declaration in event of Geneva settlement and instructed that messages be delivered immediately.

We will be discussing with British today program of action to be taken in event agreement reached at conference.

Smith
  1. Dated July 18, p. 1434.↩
  2. Dated July 18, p. 1439.↩