123. Editorial Note
Foreign Minister Son Sann met in Washington with Department of State officials on September 26 to discuss topics of mutual concern. According to a briefing memorandum prepared on September 25 by Daniel V. Anderson for Assistant Secretary Parsons, Son Sann was most anxious to discuss the question of U.S. economic: aid for Cambodia’s Five-Year Plan. (Department of State, FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, Son Sann’s Visit, Sept.–Oct. 1959)
During the discussion on U.S. aid, Son Sann asked for more aid, but was told that because of the requirement of Congressional appropriation, the United States could not give assurances of future aid. Parsons assured Son Sann that while he expected the general foreign aid package to be less, he believed reductions in aid to Cambodia would not be severe. Parsons offered to coordinate with Cambodian officials to ensure that U.S. aid was used as effectively as possible. (Memorandum of conversation, September 26; ibid.; included in the microfiche supplement) Other topics discussed were reported in separate memoranda, all September 26. (Department of State, Central Files, 851H.2395/9–2659, and ibid., FE/SEA (Cambodia) Files: Lot 63 D 73, 20–A.4 Memos of Conversations)