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446. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 5, 19571

Washington, June 5, 1957

SUBJECT

  • Laos

PARTICIPANTS

  • The Secretary
  • Ambassador Alphand
  • Mr. Charles Lucet, Minister, French Embassy
  • C. Burke Elbrick, EUR

Ambassador Alphand said that the French Government is very worried about the situation in Laos and referred to the fact that no Cabinet now existed in the country. The Laotian Ambassador in Paris had made a démarche, to the French Government in asking that the latter continue its economic and financial aid to Laos. The French Government is prepared to do this and hopes that the United States will also continue its aid. The Secretary said that he was not acquainted with the most recent developments in Laos but he understood that no Government had yet been created. He said that we would make a note of the French Government’s request.

  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751J.00/6–557. Confidential. Drafted by Elbrick. The following marginal note by Macomber appears on the source text: “OK, WM”.↩