Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Cuba Ernesto Dihigo, Ambassador of Cuba Luis Machado, and Harvey R. Wellman

6498 808 DEPARTMENT OF STATE M.A. Memorandum of Conversation 83 DATE: ITIAL March 27, 1951 SUBJECT: Courtesy Call of Ouban Foreign Ninister iss The Secretary PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Ernesto Dihigo - Cuban Foreign Minister ARCHIVES AND *NATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE'* Dr. Luis Machado - Cuban Ambassador Mr. Harvey R. Vellman - Cuba Desk Officer, NID S V- U - COPIES TO: ARA - Mr. Mann; Mr. Miller Amembassy, Habana (informally) u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-61120-1 I received at 5:30 pm on March 27 Minister of State Dihigo and Ambassador Machado who vere making a courtesy call upon me in connection with the presence in Washington of the Minister to attend the Fourth Meeting of Consultation of Foreign Ministers of the American Republics. We commented briefly on the elections of officers of the conference committees. I took the opportunity to congratulate Dr. Dihigo upon his recent statement before leaders of the Cuban Congress in support of the request of the President of Cuba for authorization to send a battalion of Cuban troops to Korea. The Foreign Minister observed that his statement had been favorably received by the Cuban press and declared that it cor- rectly represents the attitude of the President and Government of Cuba. I remarked that I had recently written Ambassador Jessup expressing my sympathy for him in view of the dilatory tactics of the Soviet Foreign Minister, where- upon Dr. Dihigo recalled his experience in the United Nations and observed that it would be preferable to having DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) GOURT CLAL 5-12-76 Dept. of State letter, By NLT. HC NARS Date.24.76