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U Mr Webb
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Memorandum of Conversation
DATE:
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April 29, 1949
SUBJECT:
Berlin Air Lift.
RECORDS
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PARTICIPANTS:
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Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador
The Secretary of State
Mr. John D. Hickerson, Director for European Affairs
COPIES TO:
U, G, c, GA, EUR, Amembassy, London
1-1493
Sir Oliver Franks, the Bri ti sh Ambassador, in the course of
a conversation with me at 12 noon today on other subjects, allowed
me to read a telegram which he had just received from Mr. Bevin
in regard to the Berlin air lift. In this telegram Mr. Bevin
pointed out that he feels that the U.S. and U.K. Governments
must in no circumstances either completely stop the air lift or
allow this magnificent organization to deteriorate. If the block-
ade is lifted in consequence of the Jessup-Malik conversations,
Mr. Bevin said that we must take into account that a Council of
Foreign Ministers meeting may be unproductive of results and the
Russians may reimpose the blockade. The telegram went on to point
out that in Mr. Bevin's view we should maintain intact the air lift
organization until we are positive the blockade will not be re-
imposed although he feels that it would probably be desirable to
reduce somewhat the number of planes flying daily into Berlin.
I told Sir Oliver that we had been thinking along somewhat
the same lines as Mr. Bevin but that we had not discussed this
matter with the Army or the Air Force and had not reached any
decision. I told him that I was glad to have Mr. Bevin's views
which would be fully taken into account in reaching our decision
about this matter.
DECLASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) OF (E)
Dept. of State letter, Aug.9,1973 7-23-75
NLT. HC , NARS Date 4-21-76
EUR : JDHickers on:ms s
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