Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Great Britain Sir Oliver Franks, Sir Roger Makins, Robert Scott, Dean Rusk, Paul Nitze, H. Freeman Matthews, and Philip Jessup

TOP smorer 4401 5 DEPARTMENT OF STATE COPY NO. M.A. OF 8 COPIES Memorandum of Conversation DATE: December 7, 1950 SUBJECT: Trunan-Attlee Talks 34 PARTICIPANTS: United Kingdom: United States: Sir Oliver Franks The Secretary of State Sir Roger Makins Mr. Matthews Mr. Robert Seott Mr. Rusk lir. Nitze Mr. Jessup COPIES TO: The Secretary 2r. Matthews Mr. Rusk Mr. Nitze Mr. Rickerson s ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS AND Mr. Barnes 1-1493 Sir Oliver suggested the desirability of a short meeting tomorrow norning between the President and the Prime Minister to tie things up. Presunably it could not be held before that because the group working on the raw material question would not be ready. This was agreed upon. There was some discussion as to whether there should be an attempt to draw up agreed conclusions as a private record. It was agreed that there should be a public communique. In regard to that, Sir Oliver said that anything in the Communique on the Far East was very important. In phrasing it, one must keep in mind that the worry in Europe, includ- ing the United Kingdon which the Prime Minister has represented in person here, is a very real thing. in Roger Maicins suggested that the Communique might contain the thought that it had not been the purpose of these meetings to reach conclusions. There was no decision on these matters. Sir Roger said that the Prime Minister thas afterncon would want to make a statement on Indochina since he had talked with the French about this in London. This statement would not contain any concrete request and would not call for action. Mr. Attlee would also say something about Japan, but again there would be no specific points. The Prine Minister may also touch on the question of US-UK organization and may hand the President a paper on this. He indicated DECLASSIFIED by authority of F.R.OCUS. that the ver. 1950 PAGE 1435 Date 4:29:77 fop SECRET