Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Averell Harriman, John Foster Dulles, Mr. Cooper, Jack McFall, and Select Senators and Representatives

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CONFIDENTIAL 227 aug 10 the ARCHIVES RECORD SERVICE* ANO August 1950 North Atlantie Union and Bel ted The Secretery Senatore Kofarvor Representatives hadsmorth HY Thye Bozgo (in.) Dullos (Fla.) lire Cooper Bendrichson Hale (lie.) Mr. MePall pulbräght Burito (Chio) The Secretary UNA - Mr. P - Barrets 3/P - lir. nitze U - Mr. Wobb N/A MoChee c - Ur. Kennan G - Mr. S/A - Ma. Jeasug 28 - Mr. Bualt zur que Me. Poricina 3 - Mr. pulles Mr. flarninan The Members of Congress oalled on ase on the morning of August 20 by appointment et their request to North Atlantie undon and related Senator Refauver oponed the convercation by poänting out that all of the present had supported, in groat measuro, the forcign polícios of the Dovorrament aimed at atrongtbening our position in world affairo. Perticularly, he that aupport has boen fortheocing in full for Marahnil Plen Atd and the Korean He said that since the Korman bo folt thet there was a growing disposition on the part of Congroma to vant to mortre more quicidy end mora concretely in the why of devoloying forns of closer political organisutione among the free nationa of the world. lie pointed to the fact that over half of the Sennte and about 300 of the Houne of DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Depr. of State letter, 3-64-76 HC NARS 206-14-26 CONFINENTIAL