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    "ocrText": "CLASSIFIED\nTOP SECRET\nINCOMING\nMESSAGE\nDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE\nNR:\nSECTO 25\nPAGE 2\nsome mins. Agreed recommend that Council recess for as short\na period a.s possible, perhaps week, to enable govt consulta- -\ntion take place. Deps recommended that Council continue dis-\ncussion today and suggested each express views on two phases, is\nindicating which points require consultation with govt, and\nstating govt attitude at this time.\nSpofford stated deps recommended brief communique,\nmerely indicating Council had recessed to permit consul-\ntation govts.\n5. Council agreed to short recess, on understanding\nmeeting would be set at time most convenient for mins. If\nmin could not attend personally, govt Would be suitably reo-\nresented.\n6. Council agreed each min should be given opportun-\nity raise any question and make such statement on issues he\ncared to make, after Schuman, Lange and Cunha made clear\nthey did not desire reopen entire German debate.\n7. Country views given as follows: Van Zeeland\naccepted wholeheartedly concept of unified force. Agreed to\nprinciple of unified command, single commander, assisted by\ninternational staff. Expressed satisifaction that force\nwould be made up of national contingents, and also at US de-\ncision take full share in force and send additional units to\nEurope. All should recognize that must make maximum effort\nraise required force.\nCould see Wide area agreement on German participation\nin defense in one form or another. Must insure that German\nattitude would be favorable. Belgium accepted principle of\nGerman. participation in form to be decided upon criteria of\nmaximum effectiveness. This decision raises many internal,\nlegal and constitutional problems.\nPearson had hoped German participation could be de-\ncided now in principle. However, impressed with Schumans\nCM IN 13045\n(19 Sep 50)\nDA SCO FORM\n15 JAN 1949\n22-1\nTOP SECRE\nCOPY NO.\nU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1948 - O-811947"
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