Memoranda for President Harry S. Truman from David Bruce and Dean Acheson, with Related Material
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OCR Page 1 of 7DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
By
Dc NLT, Date 18-21-85
WASHINGTON
August 22, 1952
CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Informal Visit of the Prime Minister of
Norway to the United States
The Prime 'Minister of Norway, Mr. Oscar Torp, plans
to visit the United States next month, and his proposed
itinerary provides that he visit Washington, arriving
September 22 and departing September 28.
The purpose of the visit appears to be simply to
give Mr. Torp the opportunity to re-acquaint himself with
the American scene, which he observed briefly in 1949
when he visited the United States as a member of the
Norwegian delegation to the deliberations which preceded
the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty.
You will remember that Mr. Torp's predecessor,
Mr. Gerhardsen, visited the United States in May 1951,
and that you entertained Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardsen at
luncheon. Mr. Gerhardsen resigned the Premiership in
November 1951 for "personal reasons" and Mr. Torp, also
a leading figure in the Norwegian Labor Party, succeeded
him. Present prospects are that the Labor Party will
remain in power for some time, and Mr. Torp will there-
fore very likely be Prime Minister for some years to come.
Mr. Torp's visit is considered to be an excellent oppor-
tunity to further strengthen Mr. Torp's friendly feelings
toward
HARRY S. TRUMAN LIBRARY
CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION
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