Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and President Harry S. Truman

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MLM SECONIT INFORMATTON 169 GONFIDENTIALI May 19, 1952 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT Item 1. Prime Minister Menzies The President readily agreed to have a word with the Prime Minister after luncheon. When that time came he and I were taken into one of the White House sitting rooms by the President where we talked for half an hour. Most of the talk was purely social. Mr. Menzies mentioned the importance which his Government attached to the Pacific Council and hoped that a meeting might be held soon and that the Couneil might take on real significance. The President spoke of the importance which he attached to the matter and said that he hoped there could be an early meeting. He hoped that the meeting could be in Australia and that I could attend it. Mr. Menzies thought that this would make a favorable impression in Australia. The President asked him to pursue the matter further with me and this he did at our meeting this afternoon. DA DECLASSIFIED STATE DEPT. CTC. 5-5-13 S: DAcheson:mim Project NLT F2-4 By NLT- HC NARS, Date 6.15 +3 CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION