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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, James Webb, Dean Rusk, George Perkins, Henry Byroade, Paul Nitze, Ambassador Lewis Douglas, John J. McCloy, and Wayne Jackson
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DECLASSIFIED
75
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
2-29-75
Dept. of State letter, Aug-9.1973
Memorandum of Conversation
, NARS Date E15-77
By
DATE:
March 7, 1950
SUBJECT:
PARTICIPANTS:
The Secretary
Mr. Nitze
The Under Secretary
Ambassador Douglas
Mr. Rusk
Commissioner XeCloy
Mr. Perkins
Mr. Jackson
Mr. Byroade
COPIES TO:
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- Mr. Battle
BNA - Mr. Labouisse
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- Mr. Webb
Mr. Snow
EUR - Mr. Perkins
Mr. Hulley
Embassy - London
Mr. Jackson
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The above group met in the Secretary's office at 2:15. The
Secretary said that he and Ambassador Douglas vere dining with
Sir Oliver Franks that evening and that it was understood that
the meeting would be on a personal basis and that Sir Oliver
vould not report to London about the discussion. There was
general agreement that if the discussion was held on that basis,
Sir Oliver would not report.
Mr. Perkine said that he had been requested to suggest what
line the conversation at dinner might take. The basic question
was whether there should be a general review of US-UK relations
and should specific matters be brought up.
Ambassador Douglas suggested that it was important to estab-
lish whether or not there was a basic understanding and agreement
to act in collaboration. There were a number of specific points
at issue with the British, among which he mentioned B-29 airfielde
in England, additional military production under MDAP, other
military facilities, Japanese and German accession to the Wheat
Agreement, Jepanese position in international relations, the
European payments union, the trade agreement with Germany,
petroleum and sterling balances. The sum total of all these mat-
ters of controversy added up to a generally strained position
between the two countries. While he felt that it/was desirable to
explore the question of whether there was a basic understanding
between our two countries, he felt that this could best be tested
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