Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Austria Karl Gruber, Minister of Austria Ludwig Kleinwaechter, and Francis T. Williamson

M.A. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Memorandum of Conversation 273 35 DATE: October 11. 1950 and SUBJECT: "NATIONAL Visit of Dr. Gruber ARCHIVES RECORDS AND PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary Dr. Karl Gruber, Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Ludwig Kleinwaechter, Austrian Minister EUR - Mr. Williamson COPIES TO: U - Mr. Webb Anerican Legation, Vienna G - Nr. Natthews S/A - Mr. Jessup EUR - Mr. Perkins UNA - Mr. Hickerson E - Mr. Thorp P - Mr. Berrett u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-61120-1 I welconed Dr. Gruber to the United States and expressed my admiration for the courageous manner in which the Austrian Government and people had met the recent Communist disturbances. He said he vould tell his colleagues in the Austrisn Government of this view. Dr. Oruber said that full credit should be given to the Austrian people and the trade unions for surpressing the Communist uprising after the Soviet authorities had prevented the Austrian police from taking any effective action in the Bestern zone. Dr. Oruber paid tribute to the Anerican policy with respect to Anstria, both in terms of political support of the Government and material assistance without which economic reconstruction would not have been possible. He stated that Austria could not have survived without Amerionn political and economie support. Dr. Gruber considered it neceseary to keep the Austrinn issue alive in order that an ultimate settlement might be achieved. He hoped that constant reference might be made in U.S. poliey statements to the importance of an Austrian settlement. Such reference was necessary to maintain the morale of the Austrian people now under Soviet jurisdiction and to provide then with the hope of future liberation. I thanked Dr. Gruber for this suggestion and said that I would include reference to Austria in future statements on general U.S. policy in Jurope. Dr. Gruber DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 3-16-74 5(D) or (E) of State letter, Ba Dept. M.T- HC NARS Date 6-14.76