Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Foreign Aid and Economic Defense Policy, Volume X

158. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State¹

Bonn, May 3, 1957—10 p.m.

Dulte 6. For Acting Secretary, Dillon and Robertson. Selwyn Lloyd told me today that he thought I should know that their Board of Trade said that our China trade proposals were “no good.” I told him that we had “torn our heart out” to make these proposals and I could not understand their reaction. Lloyd said no doubt we had made a political effort but there was no economic substance in it and that the items that really counted were still on the embargoed list. We left it at that.

Dulles

1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.41/5–357. Secret; Priority. Dulles was in Bonn for a Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council, May 2–3.