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183. Telegram From the Embassy in Denmark to the Department of State1

Copenhagen, November 25, 1957— 5 p.m.

437. Paris for USRO. While there may be no disposition to do so, Embassy feels strongly it would be counter-productive at this time to attempt pressure Danes to a decision to accept atomic weapons in Denmark.2 Danish people tend to reason things out slowly and although [Page 529] there is evidence of favorable reaction within armed forces, public opinion here is not yet prepared for this step. We believe that as other NATO countries accept, favorable public attitude will develop in Denmark but at this point most we can do to hasten this development is to continue education. Current publicity on subject is helpful.

Peterson
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 759.5611/11–2557. Secret. Repeated to Paris and Oslo.↩
  2. Footnote [2 lines of text] not declassified.↩