68. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris1

Tedul 24. Eyes only Secretary from the President. Thank you very much for keeping me so completely informed. Your cables are intensely interesting.

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I fully approve your courses of action in regard to the Austrian Treaty, though I am of course hopeful that the situation will so develop that it will be possible for us to participate in the final signing of the document in Vienna with the other powers over the coming weekend.2 Warm regard, DE.

Hoover
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 663.001/5–1255. Secret; Niact.
  2. At 9 p.m. on May 12 Secretary Dulles replied:

    “I greatly appreciate your personal message. I think the situation has now developed so that we can sign the Austrian Treaty on Sunday. The Soviets have given way, and I am proceeding to Vienna tomorrow morning.” (Dulte 36 from Paris; ibid.)