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DIVISION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS COPY TELEGRAPH BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF STATE OUTGOING TELEGRAM E P. : COUTROL 26-B-X Origin VERBATIM TEXT 9664 GER Info PRIORITY SS 10% 20 195: G AMEMBASSY EUR 205 FARIS NIACT 2987 This le meesage poforred so in our sol 2986 Nov 29 of whieh should be delivered at onos: QTE My deax N. Schuman: During our conversation in Sept. we had a thorough exchenge of views on the problen of developing our common defensive strength and on the difficulties involved in associating the Gorman Federal Republic with such a developaeut. Sinse then, these questions have been explored in an even more detailed manner by various representatives of the North Atlantie oquntries. Whatever differences may have existed on Biming or nethod, I know that our sense of the urgenoy os the situstion and the broad objectives whioh we have in mind are identioal. 38 1 now make a fresh personal ap proach to you it de because of a deep conviction that, on the one hand, failure to solve our defense problem forthwith may lead to an immense calamity for the civilized world and that, on the other hand, we stand on the very threshhold of an umpresedented advence in the organization of the free world 1, we gan only give a strong lead promptly DECLASSIFIED TROMAN Authority is ARCHIVES NATIONAL SERVICE** RECORDS of NLT- 82.18 DEPT. of STATE LTR. 12.1-12 SECRATT By He NLT Date 1-21.t3