Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON May 21, 1951 SECREI SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS FOUR POWER On Saturday the Soviets offered a PARIS TALKS second proposal on the German demilitarization item, which clari- fied their Thursday proposal on the same subject and which in essence suggests that the item be referred to the Foreign Ministers as a disagreed item with a footnote explaining the positions taken. Because of this development despatch of the tripartite notes to the Soviet Government, which had been foreseen for the past weekend, has been delayed. Jessup points out that the present Soviet proposal on German demilitarization is essentially exactly the same as our formulation in alternative B and that we could not reject it without accusations of obstructionism. Jessup will propose to the French and British today that they hold a private meeting with Gromyko this afternoon and offer him the "package deal" without registering acceptance of the latest Soviet proposal on German demilitarization. Jessup feels that if the French and British reject the idea of a private meeting with Gromyko today or if Gromyko rejects the "package deal" we would be constrained to take a stand on the latest German demilitarizatior item and that we could hardly reject it. IRAN Ambassador Grady reports a long talk with the Shah on Thursday evening in which the Shah raised the question of American efforts to persuade Britain and France to take Greece and Turkey into the NATO. The Shah said that if the latter were admitted into the NATO and nothing were done about Iran the effect in his country would be bad. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 SECRI State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB NLT, Date 9-5-85