Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Volume III, China, Microfiche Supplement

799. Letter from Freers to Johnson¹

Washington, March 21, 1957

Dear Alex:

Walter McConaughy has just informed me that your tentative plans for home leave call for leaving directly for the States from Geneva about May 10.

I regret to have to bring up a complication but thought you should know that a meeting of the Eastern European Chiefs of Mission is now scheduled for May 10 through 13 in Vienna. Burke Elbrick will preside, and among others expecting to attend are Messrs. Henderson, Murphy, Perkins and Bill Clark from USIA. We feel it very important that you be there to present your views about the situation in Czechoslovakia at the meeting.

I hope the delay of a few days will not seriously disrupt your home leave plans. You will be receiving more specific information about the meeting very shortly.

Best regards,

Sincerely,

Edward L. Freers

1. Source: Department of State, Geneva Talks Files, Lot 72D415. Confidential; Official–Informal.