Efforts by the United States to help promote the political and economic integration of Western Europe; United States support for the proposed European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the European Economic Community (Common Market); United States concern with the cartel aspects of the European Coal and Steel Community; United States support for the proposed European Free Trade Association1
1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, volume vi.
113. Telegram From the Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/7–1855. Secret. Also sent to Geneva and repeated for information to Brussels.
114. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Barbour) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, RA Files: Lot 58 D 374, Atomic Energy Integration. Secret. Drafted by Boochever and cleared with Palmer and Gerard Smith.
115. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to the Officer in Charge of Economic Organization Affairs, Office of European Regional Affairs (Barnett)
Source: Department of State, RA Files: Lot 58 D 374, Atomic Energy Integration. Confidential.
117. Memorandum From the Officer in Charge of Economic Organization Affairs, Office of European Regional Affairs (Barnett) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/8–1955. Confidential.
118. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/8–1855. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Boochever and Barnett and approved by C. Burke Elbrick. Also sent to London, Rome, The Hague, Bonn, and Brussels, Luxembourg, and the CSC Mission in Luxembourg. Paris was instructed to pass the telegram to USRO for information.
121. Telegram From the Ambassador in Belgium (Alger) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/10–2155. Secret.
122. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/10–1755. Secret; Niact. Drafted and approved by Barnett. Also sent priority for information to Brussels, The Hague, Paris, Luxembourg, and Rome, CSC Mission in Luxembourg, and USRO in Paris.
123. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/10–1755. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted and approved by Barnett.
124. Memorandum of a Conversation, Paris, October 25, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/12–2555. Confidential. Drafted by Merchant. The conversation took place at the American Embassy residence.
125. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs (Timmons) to the Director of the Office of Political Affairs, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations (Martin)
Source: Department of State, EUR Files: Lot 61 D 252, RA Correspondence 1955. Confidential. Drafted by Boochever.
126. Report by the Department of State to the Council on Foreign Economic Policy
Source: Department of State, E–CFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A, CFEP 520. Secret. Transmitted to the CFEP on November 15 under cover of a memorandum by Paul Cullen which summarized its contents. (Ibid.)
127. Telegram From the Ambassador in Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/11–455. Secret. Repeated for information to Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris, and London.
128. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Political Affairs, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations (Martin) to the Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs (Timmons)
Source: Department of State, RA Files: Lot 58 D 374, General—Economic Integration. Confidential.
130. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Regional Program. Top Secret.
131. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 22, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/11–2255. Confidential. Drafted by Horsey.
132. Memorandum From the Special Assistant to the President (Randall) to the Chairman of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Dodge)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 850.33/11–2255. Secret. Copies were sent to Gabriel Hauge, Special Assistant to the President, and Thorsten V. Kalijarvi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.
133. Memorandum Prepared in the Office of European Regional Affairs
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Regional Program, Euratom—General. Top Secret. Drafted by Barnett and forwarded by Merchant to Gerard Smith on December 6 under cover of a memorandum which reads as follows:
“I would like to get together as early as convenient for you on our promised discussion of the peaceful uses of atomic energy in relation to European integration. I attach herewith a memorandum prepared in EUR on this subject with which I am in agreement. I thought it might be useful if you ran over it before we talked and that we might also ask Bob Bowie to join us when we get together.”
In a postscript to his covering memorandum, Merchant stated that he really regarded this matter “as primarily your pigeon” but he believed that the draft memorandum would be useful. (Ibid., NATO)
134. Memorandum From the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Atomic Energy Affairs (Smith) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/12–855. Confidential.
135. Letter From the Secretary of State to Foreign Secretary Macmillan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/12–1055. Secret. Transmitted to the Embassy in London in telegram 3261 for delivery to Macmillan.
136. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 13, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/12–1355. Official Use Only. Drafted by Dunham.
137. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Prochnow) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, E–CFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A, CFEP 520. Secret. Drafted by Winter; E, ITR, and RA concurred.
138. Memorandum of a Conversation, Paris, December 17, 1955, 9:15–9:45 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. This conversation took place at the American Embassy residence. No drafting officer is indicated on the source text. Dulles was in Paris for the NAC Ministerial meeting.
139. Message From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/12–1755. Secret. Transmitted in Dulte 5 from Paris, 5 p.m., and marked “eyes only Acting Secretary for President from Secretary.”
140. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/12–1755. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated for information to Brussels.
141. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/12–1755. Secret. Repeated for information to Bonn, London, Brussels, The Hague, Rome, and Luxembourg.
142. Minutes of the 34th Meeting of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy, Washington, December 20, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, CFEP Records. Confidential. Drafted by Cullen.