210. Editorial Note
On January 15, the Department of State issued a press release stating United States views on and support for the proposed European Common Market and Free Trade Area. For text of the statement, see Department of State Bulletin, February 4, 1957, page 182. In telegram 1910 to Bonn, January 11, also sent to the Embassies in the other five ECSC countries as well as the United Kingdom, the Department transmitted an advance text of the statement, and authorized the addressees to inform the respective Foreign Offices informally [Page 503] of the timing of the announcement and to make the text available. (Department of State, Central Files, 840.05/1–1157)