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E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E)
7-23-75
ByNTH-HC NARS Date 4-20-76
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Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, T973
SECRET
March 3, 1949
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation
of Secretary Acheson and Senator Connally
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Subject: Italy and the North Atlantic Pact
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SERVICH
As a result of the Secretary's conversation with the President
yesterday afternoon on Italy and the North Atlantic Pact, it was
agreed by Hickerson and Gross that the Secretary should contact
Senator Connally to determine whether or not he should meet again
with the Senators to tell them of the position of the Executive Branch
in this matter.
Connally returned the Secretary's call at 5:15 this afternoon
and the Secretary explained the difficulties substantially as covered
in his memorandum of conversation with the resident. Connally
felt that there was little that could be done at this late stage in the
game and agreed with the Secretary's suggestion that at tomorrow's
meeting with the Ambassadors the Secretary would state that we
withdraw any prior objection to Italy being a signatory to the Pact.
The Secretary would attempt to avoid any discussion or decision
as to Italy being an original signatory or coming in later.
Connally was to check with Vandenberg and George immediately
and call back to inform the Secretary whether or not he should come
to the Hill this evening to talk with all three of them together.
The Senator returned the call at 6:15 and reported that he was
unable to reach Senator Vandenberg who had gone to his home, but
he did not believe Vandenberg would want to meet this evening. He
said he had spoken to Senator George, and he felt even more strangly
than he did the other day, but he was not beligerent about it. The
Secretary asked Connally to get in touch with V. andenberg tomorrow
morning on the matter.
Senator Connally told the Secretary he wants to cooperate in every
way and he will always be available to the Secretary, even if he has
to come out of a Committee meeting. The Secretary told him he
appreciated that and had on Wednesday at his press conference made
it a point to say how much he appreciates what the Senator is doing.
The Senator then remarked he wanted to maintain an intimate and
friendly attitude, and the Secretary said he wanted to keep the Senator
entirely abrest of things.
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