Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON November 2, 1949 T a P S R c R A m SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS GERMANY French Foreign Minister Schuman has informed Ambassador Bruce that he would be very pleased if Secretary Acheson could arrange to come to Paris for tripartite talks on Germany, but that he felt the matter should be checked with Bevin before a final decision is made. Schuman indicated his feeling that any tripartite talks should not begin before Sunday and stated that, in addition to a discussion of German questions, he would like to review policies in regard to the Far East, including in particular the question of recognition of the Chinese Communists. While the British Foreign Office has indicated a strong feeling that it is important to go ahead this week with an invitation to western Germany to join the Council of Europe, Bevin told Douglas in re- sponse to our request that the matter be postponed until after the forth- coming tripartite talks that he would try to work out a means of delaying final consideration. Schuman told Bruce that while this question was cer- tain to come up before the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe this week, we could be sure that no definite decision would be reached un- til after the Secretary's arrival in Paris. INDONESIA We have informed the Economic Cooperation Administration that we favor the resumption of ECA aid to Indonesia immediately upon the successful conclusion of the Round Table Conference at the Hague, which we now expect will be terminated with a public communi- que this afternoon. Meanwhile Ambassador Chapin at the Hague urges that in any statement commending the results of this discussion we stress the great contribution made by the Netherlands in order to abate partially anti-American feeling which has developed among the Dutch over our role in the Indonesian question. YUGOSLAVIA Embassy Paris has learned from what it considers a reliable source close to the Hungarian Legation in Paris that fur- ther incidents along the Hungarian-Yugoslav border will occur in the near future, and that the Hungarian Communist party working in cooperation with a new Yugoslav Communist party will play a leading role in this action. A member of the Hungarian staff in Paris is reported to have stated that a !solution by arms" will be attempted in the Yugoslav question. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 By NLT- He NARS, Date 11-13-fu - T