260. Editorial Note
President Eisenhower made a State visit to Italy December 4–6, as part of an 11-nation good will tour. On the evening of December 4, shortly after his arrival in Rome, Eisenhower met with President Giovanni Gronchi at the Quirinale Palace; see Document 261. Eisenhower met with Prime Minister Segni and Foreign Minister Pella on the morning of December 5. Gronchi joined Eisenhower, Segni, and Pella for further discussions on the afternoon of December 5. Summaries of these discussions are printed as Documents 262–264. On December 6, President Eisenhower visited Pope John XXIII at the Vatican; see Document 390. After his meeting with the Pope, the President flew to Ankara, Turkey.