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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Norway Halvard Lange, and Others
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Memorandum of Conversation
Confidential
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Fobruary 11, 1940
SUBJECT:
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Final Visit of Norwogian Foreign Ministor
PARTICIPANTS:
halvard N. Lango, Foreign Minister of Norway
wilholm Monthe de Ambassador at Norvay
the Torp, Leader of tho Norwegian Labor Party in Parliqment
Arna Gunneng, Norwegian Foreign orfice
lix. sivert Mielson, segond Secrotary, Norsogian Babasay
COPIES TO:
Dag Dryn, Norwegian pefense Undoz Secretery
the Secrotory
Charles B. bohlen, Gounselor
John D. Rickorson, Director for Affaira
Renest aroas
Benjamin DE hulley, Ohief, NOR
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(Tho meeting to order at 2:38
and ACHESON Porhape you would like mo to any a
fow thinga first, Ministor.
LANGEs Yes.
ACHESO N: We have been giving very caroful
thought to what you $014 us in your converaation with ma
and the conversations that you had with the other
officora in the Departmente Being a Zawyor, I have
resorted to the techniques with which are
or having apgument before no, of getting
varioua people to present verious viows vory strongly,
ao far as the limits or ay mind. X can't think of shinga
unless somebody 1 think we have considored all
the mattore that you brought before us earofully and 1
syspathetically. I camo to sono conclusions and I
have talited those ovor fully with the presidont, ao that
what 1 say I tenow reflecta his viove. we understand the
importance of this meoting and of the Importance to you
of getting as closr a statement of our viowa aa wo em
give. Now the first thing that I should like to streas
1a that is 11 sbould secn to the Norwegian Dovernant
in 1ts Interest to join at any oither during these
disquasione or at the and at the discuzsions, after tho
brosty has been algned, aftor 11 has been ratified
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