478. Editorial Note
The Foreign Ministers did not meet on either Saturday, July 25, or Sunday, July 26.
Secretary of State Herter took advantage of this break in the meetings to visit Berlin for the dedication of John Foster Dulles Allee. During his 6-hour visit on July 25, the Secretary of State reaffirmed the tripartite commitment that had been given to Berlin on October 23, 1954, and reiterated that Western rights in the city could not be terminated unilaterally. For text of his statements on this occasion, see Foreign Ministers Meeting, pages 521–523 or Department of State Bulletin, August 10, 1959, pp. 198–200. For text of the 1954 tripartite declaration, see American Foreign Policy, 1950–1955: Basic Documents, page 1482–1483. Documentation on Secretary Herter’s visit to Berlin is in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1384 and ibid., Bruce Diaries: Lot 64 D 327.