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.
173. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/5–2456. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Cleveland and Schaetzel and approved by Murphy. Also sent priority to Paris, Bonn, Rome, Luxembourg (for the Embassy and the CSC Mission), and The Hague and repeated for information to London; Paris was requested to inform USRO for information.
174. Letter From the Secretary of State to Foreign Minister Spaak
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.5597/5–2456. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Cleveland and approved by Dulles. Transmitted to the Embassy in Brussels for delivery to Spaak in telegram 1395.
176. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Secretary of State and Chancellor Adenauer, Washington, June 12, 1956, 8 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Dulles. This conversation took place at Secretary Dulles’ house at dinner. Adenauer was in Washington for a series of discussions with U.S. officials over a 3-day period, June 12–14.
178. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.0097/6–1456. Confidential. Drafted by Cleveland and Halvor O. Ekern of S/AE; approved by Murphy. Also sent to Brussels, Bonn, The Hague, Rome, and Luxembourg (for the Embassy and the CSC Mission) and repeated for information to London; passed to USRO.
179. Airgram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Luxembourg
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 850.33/6–2256. Confidential. Drafted by Winter and approved by Frank.
180. Circular Airgram From the Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.05/7–1356. Confidential. Drafted by James J. Blake of TAD and approved by Isaiah Frank. Sent to Bonn, Brussels, The Hague, Luxembourg (for the Embassy and the CSC Mission), Paris, and Rome. Repeated for information to London.
181. Memorandum of a Conversation, Paris, July 14, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/7–1856. Confidential. Drafted by Barnett. Transmitted to the Department in despatch 42 from Paris, July 18. In a covering note, Barnett stated that particular attention should be drawn to Monnet’s suggestion “that the United States Government should not leave the Germans in doubt ‘as to United States willingness to enter into bilateral arrangements which would permit the German Government to turn over title to nuclear material to private industrial interests’.”
182. Circular Telegram From the Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/7–1456. Official Use Only. Drafted by Moline and approved by Joseph J. Wolf, NATO Adviser, RA. Sent to the diplomatic posts in the 6 ECSC countries, USRO, and the CSC Mission, as well as 14 other European posts.
183. Letter From the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Murphy) to the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Strauss)
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Euratom—Regional. Confidential. Drafted by Schaetzel on August 1.
184. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Randall) to the Council
Source: Department of State, E–CFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A, CFEP 539. For Official Use Only.
185. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/8–2256. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Phillips and approved by Timmons. Repeated for information to London, Oslo, The Hague, Moscow, Geneva, and Bonn.
186. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 26, 1956
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/9–2656. Confidential. Drafted by Timmons.
187. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick) and Philip J. Farley of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Atomic Energy Affairs to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/9–2656. Confidential. Drafted by Cleveland; concurred in by Timmons, Moline, Margolies, Schaetzel, and Bowie.
188. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/9–2056. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Schaetzel and approved by Dulles. Repeated for information to Brussels, Luxembourg (for the Embassy and the CSC Mission), Paris, Rome, and The Hague.
189. Letter From the Chairman of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Randall) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/10–456. Confidential.
190. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs (Timmons) to the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick)
Source: Department of State, RA Files: Lot 58 D 374, CSC—Scrap. Confidential. Drafted by Phillips.
191. Telegram From the Assistant Chief of the Mission in Berlin (Gufler) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/10–456. Confidential. Repeated for information to Bonn.
192. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Parsons) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Elbrick)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/10–956. Confidential. Drafted by William N. Dale of WE; cleared by Timmons.
193. Telegram From the Ambassador in Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/10–1056. Confidential; Priority. Repeated for information to Rome, Paris, London, Brussels, Luxembourg, and The Hague; passed to ICA.
194. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Atomic Energy—General. Confidential.
195. Telegram From the United States Representative to the European Coal and Steel Community (Butterworth) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/10–2556. Secret; Niact. Repeated for information to Paris, Bonn, The Hague, Brussels, Rome, and London.
196. Telegram From the United States Representative to the European Coal and Steel Community (Butterworth) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/10–2656. Secret; Niact. Repeated for information to Bonn and Brussels.
197. Telegram From the Ambassador in Germany (Conant) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/10–3056. Confidential. Repeated for information to Luxembourg, Brussels, The Hague, Paris, Rome, and London.
199. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Kalijarvi) to the President of the Export-Import Bank (Waugh)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 850.33/8–3156. Confidential. Drafted by Winter, cleared by RA and GER, and in draft by ITR and OFD.
200. Report by the Subcommittee on Regional Economic Integration of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy to the Council
Source: Department of State, E–CFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A, CFEP 539. For Official Use Only. This report was forwarded to the CFEP under cover of a memorandum by Cullen, also dated November 15.
201. Letter From the Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Atomic Energy—General. Secret.
202. Telegram From the Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/11–1956. Confidential. Repeated for information to Bonn, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, Brussels, and Rome.