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STATE DEPT. LJR 5.5-63
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By NLT- HL NARS, Date 6-20-33
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MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION BY TELEPHONE
Participants: Mr. Lovett
Mr. cheson
Secretary Lovett telephoned Secretary Acheson to discuss the
question of whether there should be a NATO meeting as scheduled
in Paris on December 15. Mr. Lovett said that General Foulkes had
spoken to him of the Canadian belief that there should not be a
meeting. Foulkes had said that this was the considered opinion
of the Canadian military and political people who felt that it would
be a great mistake to hold the meeting since five countries do not
have their figures in, and if the United States pressed for the
figures, whatever figures came from those countries would be
meaningless and there would be resentment of United States pressure.
Mr. Lovett said that General Bradley and the Standing Group also
have grave doubts of the wisdom of going on through with the
meeting. Mr. Lovett's comment had been that if there were political
as well as military reasons for not wanting a meeting, he thought
that the Canadians should take it up with the Department of State
also. Mr. Lovett could see that there might possibly be some reason
why the State Department would want to see a meeting of the Foreign
Ministers in connection with EDC matters. General Foulkes had said
that he would take the matter up with his Government and with
mbassador Wrong.
Mr. Acheson said that the State Department had been con-
sidering the question and had concluded that a decision should not
be made until Mr. Martin and Mr. Nash, who have gone to Paris,
can give us their estimates of the feasibility of getting good results
on figures for at least 1954 forces. Mr. Lovett said that he thought
that the Defense people were al armed about even trying to get figures
for 1954 and thought the pressure to dorst would be very unpopular
with the other countries. The Secretary assured Mr. Lovett that
the matter was very much in our minds and that he had given instruc-
tions to resolve all doubts in favor of not having the meeting, but he
thought we would not be able to make a final decision for some days.
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