Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of the Netherlands S. Herman van Roijen, and H. Freeman Matthews

M.A. SECRET 371 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 308 Memorandum of Conversation DATE: Nov. h, 1950 SUBJECT: conf PARTICIPANTS: Notherlands Ambassador van Roijen The Secretery Matthows - 0 COPIES TO: s/s nat s/r Anonbasay - Londos, for Mr. Spofford - The Bages - Paria 1-1493 Anbasedar Van hotjen at his own request called on the Secretary this norning to coliver an urgent acesage. Ne maid hin Foreiga Minister Stidcer was amilous to do whet be caald to tension* arising out of the impseas at the repont Tel'ense Zinistera meeting. lif. stikker was tharefore proposing to prosent to Mr. Echumen in Tome on Nonday a proposal ained at bridging the differances along the lines of the atsached Before doing so homaver, 10x. wented so know what the Secretary thought of it. After resding the the Secretery indicated that 11 sconthing requare consiciorable atudy. the proponal for Same Bort of a high might help noct the French for a Miniater of Defanse. De did not understand juat what was seant by a cannon of accounting, and outlined the obstacles in the path Com shich tida lou, referring spscifically to the confusion in Mr. Pelache's proposal for a consion defense bedget. While be wauld be to stady the he frankly felt that the propentation al any proponal to the at tie would be a mistako. He thousht whot wo should do la tay end find out junt that warzies the have, on what they are basec, and then nes hom 100 ema thote. proposals wore ao and unzound vo could not progrens do long an he inclated on andy his al the Fronels plen. It sight be helpful if Mv. Stikter DECLASSIFIED TRU MAN qould STATE OEPT. MEMO f.1-14 NND MEMO p.p.ty S. ARCHIVES "NATIONAL AND RECORDS Project NLT 82-4 SECRET US c SERVICE" By NLT- He NARS, Date filly