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OCR Page 1 of 7TOP SECRET -- STRICTLY LIMIT DISTRIBUTION
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
Bermuda Meeting
RESTRICTED SESSION of Heads
of Government and Foreign
Ministers, December 4, 1953
p.m.
Participants: The President of the United States
The Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Prime Minister of France
Secretary of State Dulles
Mr. Anthony Eden
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M. Georges Bidault
M. Bougenot
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Lieut. Colonel Vernon A. Walters
sir Winston churchill opened the meeting by bidding the
other participants a hearty welcome. He rejoiced to think
that they had met together and expressed his pleasure at being
present at this Long-projected meeting. He had long hoped to
be able to open the proceedings and as a first action he would
like to ask the President of the United States, as the Chief
of State, to take the chair to preside at the future meetings.
He felt this would be agreeable to all, and he did not propose
to add to the labors of the conferees by making a speech before
so distinguished an audiance. He felt he would have an oppor-
tunity to do this later on and was anxious to get down to
business at once. There were still a fewpoints as to proce-
dures, times of meetings, etc., to be settled. The sooner this
could be done, the better. He then asked president Eisenhower
to take over the chair.
Prime Minister Laniel then said he wished to express his
gratitude to sir Winston in his own name and M. Bidaulti's name
for the splendid hospitality that had been shown them since
their arrival and to express his warm agreement with the Prime
Minister's suggestion that President Eisenhower preside.
The President
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