Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Austrian State Treaty; Summit and Foreign Ministers Meetings, 1955, Volume V

120. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom¹

Washington, May 23, 1955—2:36 p.m.

5950. For Ambassador. ReDeptel 5949. Following is first enclosure to message:

Begin text. The Govts of France, the UK, and the US, refer to their Notes of May 10, 1955, addressed to the Soviet Govt proposing an early meeting of the four Heads of Govt. They recall that during their informal conversations in Vienna on May 14 and 15, the four Foreign Ministers agreed upon the desirability of such a meeting.

Accordingly, the three Govts now propose for the consideration of the Soviet Govt that the four Heads of Government meet at ——— from July — to —. Conforming to the suggestion in their Notes of May 10, the three Govts also propose that the Foreign Ministers hold a preliminary meeting in ——— on July —. End text.

Dulles

1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1/5–2355. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Beam and MacArthur on May 22. Cleared with Dulles and Merchant. Also sent to Paris and repeated to Moscow.