Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT(Naval Aide/352 OFFICE OF of THE SECRETARY OF STATE DECLASSIFIED WASHINGTON E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State DOB NLT, Date 7-26-85 Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 May 8, 1952 By TOP SECRET SECURITY INF ORMA TION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS SOVIET NOTE We have informed Embassy London that the tripartite draft reply to the Soviet note on Germany does not re - flect strongly enough our support for a policy of European integration which we had carefully emphasized in the earlier US draft. We have queried whether this is a result of positive British and French opposition to a stronger development of this theme or whether they felt that our views had been met in some other way. We have informed High Commissioner McCloy that in the light of reactions, especially by Adenauer but also in other quarters, to the suggestion that our next note to the Soviets should propose a meeting of representatives of the High Commissioners, the Department assumes that no such proposal can be made in any note sent prior to signature of the Contractual Agreements and the EDC Treaty. In order to determine whether there is any possible alternative to a note along inconclusive lines, we have asked McCloy's best estimate of the possibility of with- holding any reply whatever until after the signing has occurred. In other words, what would be the relative disadvantages in terms of the German reaction to no note at all before the signing, or a note beforehand along the lines of the latest tripartite draft which is now being studied ? CONTRACTUAL British High Commissioner Kirkpatrick told the British AGREEMENTS Foreign Office when he was in London on Monday that WITH GERMANY he felt it would be impossible to sign the Contractual Agreements on May 20th (the present deadline) and that he felt June 1st would be the earliest possible date. We feel that May 20th is the latest possible date for the signing if the US Senate is to ratify the agreements before the end of the present session, and Mr. McCloy has queried Kirkpatrick about his statement and has again made strong repre- - sentations to him and to the German authorities concerning the urgency of the matter. Kirkpartick itold McCloy that his belief that the May 20th deadline cannot be met is based entirely on the ground of the press of work to be done and the remaining unsettled questions, among which he listed: the final settlement of the security guarantees; consideration of the new language which the Germans are proposing by way of form rather TOP SECRET SECURITY INF ORMATION