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181. Telegram From the Delegation at the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting to the Department of State0

Paris, December 18, 1958, 10 p.m.

Polto 1759. From USDel. NATO Ministerial Council, meeting in restricted session afternoon December 18,1 after completing action on defense resolution (reported separately),2 turned to draft communiqué. Communiqué was agreed and text is being transmitted separately.3

At conclusion of meeting Secretary expressed appreciation of Council to Spaak for manner in which latter had guided Council’s fruitful deliberations. Secretary also thanked International Staff for their [Page 404] work. Secretary said that spirit of unity displayed by NATO at this Ministerial meeting was best guarantee that peace would continue to be maintained.

Meeting ended at 6 p.m.

  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/12–1858. Confidential. Pouched to the other NATO capitals.↩
  2. The verbatim (C–VR(58)68) record of this session, dated December 18, is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1178. No summary record of this session has been found.↩
  3. See Document 180.↩
  4. The draft communiqué has not been found. For text of the final communiqué, December 18, see Department of State Bulletin, January 5, 1959, pp. 3–4.↩