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.
143. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 21, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/12–2155. Confidential. Drafted on January 4, 1956, by James J. Blake of the Trade Agreements and Treaties Division, Office of International Trade and Resources.
144. Telegram From the Ambassador in the Netherlands (Matthews) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/12–2155. Secret. Repeated for information to London, Paris, Bonn, and Brussels.
145. Letter From the Special Assistant to the Ambassador in France (Robinson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Bowie)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/12–2755. Top Secret. In a letter of December 23 to Assistant Secretary Merchant, Theodore C. Achilles, Minister at the Embassy in Paris, indicated that he was in general agreement with the views presented in this letter. “I would hate to see us go up another EDC garden path. Merely doing so would be bad enough, but it would be far worse if it involved detriment to our basic interests in the atomic field. I do not know enough about the subject to know whether it would or not, but we should certainly take an awfully close look.” (Ibid., 840.1901/12–2355)
146. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, January 5, 1956
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Euratom—Regional. Confidential. Drafted by Smith.
147. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/1–956. Secret. Drafted by Barnett and Smith; concurred in by Hoover and Merchant. On January 6, Dulles, Hoover, Merchant, and Smith met to discuss this proposed letter to the President. A memorandum of that conversation, drafted by Smith, is ibid., 840.1901/1–656.
148. Memorandum From the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/1–1355.
149. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, January 25, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/1–2556. Confidential. Drafted by Barnett.
150. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/1–2456. Secret. Drafted by Stanley M. Cleveland of RA and Barnett; approved by Barnett. Also sent to London, Paris, Bonn, The Hague, Luxembourg, and Rome; passed to USRO and the CSC Mission.
152. Telegram From the Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/2–356. Secret. Repeated for information to Bonn, Rome, London, Brussels, The Hague, and Luxembourg.
153. Telegram From the Ambassador in Italy (Luce) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/2–456. Confidential.
154. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, February 10, 1956, 4 p.m.
Source: Department of State, RA Files: Lot 58 D 455, Dictate. Confidential. Drafted by Sherwood. This conversation took place in Dulles’ office. An unidentified person made certain minor changes in Sherwood’s draft on the source text. René Mayer was in the United States for a 4-day official visit, February 6–10. Briefing papers for the Mayer visit are ibid., Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 653A.
155. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, February 6, 1956
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 653A. Secret. Drafted by Dulles. This conversation took place at the Anderson House.
156. Telegram From the Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/2–756. Confidential. Repeated for information to Bonn, London, Rome, The Hague, Brussels, and Luxembourg.
157. Memorandum of a Conversation, The White House, Washington, February 8, 1956, 11 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 653A. Confidential. Drafted by Butterworth. A draft version of this memorandum is ibid., Central Files, 850.33/2–1656.
158. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of Commerce, Washington, February 9, 1976, 11 a.m.
Source: Department of State, RA Files: Lot 58 D 455, Dictate. Official Use Only. No drafting officer was indicated on the source text.
159. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Mayer, Washington, February 9, 1956, 4 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 653A. Confidential. Drafted by Dulles on February 10.
160. Telegram From the Ambassador in Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/2–956. Confidential.
161. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Murphy) to the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/1–3156. Confidential. Drafted by Barnett; cleared with Herbert V. Prochnow, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Corbett, Merchant, Timmons, Smith, Murphy, and Robert Hill, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Mutual Security Affairs.
162. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 1, 1956, 4:15 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/3–156. Confidential. Drafted by Elbrick. Foreign Minister Martino was accompanying Italian President Giovanni Gronchi, who arrived in the United States on February 27 for an official 17-day visit. On February 29, Gronchi spoke with Secretary of State Dulles and expressed the view that U.S. support was crucial for the movement toward European integration. A memorandum of that conversation, along with extensive documentation on the Gronchi visit, is scheduled for publication in a forthcoming Foreign Relations volume.
164. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/3–3056. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Barnett; cleared with Smith, Merchant, and Strauss; approved by Dulles. Also sent to Brussels, The Hague, Paris, Luxembourg, and Rome, and repeated for information to London; passed to USRO and the CSC Mission. The position outlined in this telegram was recommended to Dulles in a memorandum of March 29 from Merchant and Smith. (Ibid., 840.1901/3–2956)
165. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 2, 1956
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Smith.
166. Letter From the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Strauss) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/4–1356. Secret.
167. Minutes of the 244th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, Washington, April 20, 1956
Source: Department of State, NAC Files: Lot 60 D 137, Minutes. For National Advisory Council Use Only.
168. Memorandum of a Conversation, Paris, April 28, 1956
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Euratom—Regional. Secret. Presumably drafted by Robinson.
169. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.00/5–556. Confidential. Dulles was in Paris for the Ministerial meeting of the North Atlantic Council, May 4–5.
170. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 14, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.62A11/5–1456. Limited Official Use. Drafted by William K. Miller and Robert C. Creel, Officer in Charge of German Political Affairs.
171. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs (Timmons) and the German Minister for Atomic Energy Affairs (Strauss), Washington, May 14, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/5–1456. Secret. Drafted by Timmons.
172. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 14, 1956
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Holt.