Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and a Delegation from Liberia

M.A. s/s DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2642 Memorandum of Conversation 761 276 DATE: Octobas 12, 1950 SUBJECT: Visit of Liberian ARCHIVES AND RECORDS : SERVICE'A PARTICIPANTS: His Excelloney Gabriel Lo Dennis, Secretary of State of Liberia. The Honorable D.C.S. Kings Liberian The Banorable C. Abayoná Cassell, Attorney General of Liberia. Charles Be Shozman, Liberion Governant Reonomist. The Segrotary COPIES TO: lore Sime - AF s/s Jr. Gaston - Export-Isport XXA Bank Vr. O'Gara - E Axerican - Nonrovia Ambasandor taynick - TOD Berry you NEA U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-61120-1 The Liberiun Counission, headed by Segrotary of State Demis, exlied on ase this morning to discuss the Libazian request for: 1) cial assistance from the Bank for stility-type projecta; 2) Technical assistance under the Point Four program; and 3) Militery assistance to help orgazize a propes forge for internal security in Liberia. I recalled tiro sevious meetinga with Dennis at Bot Springa and Atlantic City and assured his that ha and nis felloa countrymen were welcome and that wa ware happy to have thate visit the Department. I explained that wa ware fully of Liberia's needa in the fielda of economic develogment and also her nead for military guidance in orgmining and training a forca for internal security. Nr. Dennis said that his Government, in collaboration with the United States Economic and Public Health Vissions to Liberia, had devoted careful attention to the loan ap, lications which have been presented to the Exporte Import Banke He exprossed the opinion that thase applications, covering roads, a hydroelscirio project and water and sowage systema for the oity of Monrovia, reflect a vary sound apprasch to Liberia's need to forga ahead acononically in ordez not to fall too far behind the prograas wich is develoging in the Franch and Brition tarritories neighboring Liberia. Ne pointed out that these are recipients of ECA aid for which Liberia doea not qualify. He drelt at Longth on Liberia's present military wealmase and its nead to develop e proper military foros in order to provide DECLASSIFIED E.0. 10501