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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
State Department Briefs Files
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Villard, Henry Serrano, 1900-
McCloy, John Jay, 1895-1989
Lange, Halvard Manthey, 1902-1970
Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965
Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
March 1, 1950
T
SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
NORWAY
Charge Villard in Oslo has been told by Norwegian Foreign
Minister Lange that there is a definite undercurrent of
defeatism and a sense of futility in Norway as a result of the news
of the H-bomb, and that in Lange's opinion the US must take the lead
in showing the peoples of the world that every possibility to avert
an arms race is being examined. Lange suggested that while direct
talks with the USSR might be unproductive, they could be undertaken
anyway in order to make clear on the record that every avenue leading
to a solution is being fully explored. Lange also expressed the view
that if the western nations could reach agreement in advance of such
talks, the US could act as their representative, and as a result a
meeting between "the two giants" might be the most suitable arrange-
ment.
GERMANY
High Commissioner McCloy reports from Frankfort that a
committee established by him to follow developments in
the Soviet zone of Germany believes that it now has conclusive evi-
dence of a large-scale remilitarization effort in the Soviet zone.
McCloy's committee recommends on the basis of its evidence -- which
specifically demonstrates that the USSR has organized an east German
military force under Soviet control -- that the US, UK and France
protest to the USSR for having violated Allied Council directives
against remilitarization.
BEVIN
In a conversation with Embassy London, British Foreign
Minister Bevin, while stating that there is no assurance
that he will continue as Foreign Secretary in the new Cabinet, gave
every evidence that he will in fact remain. Asked whether it was
true that the new situation in the British government would not
interfere with the conduct of the Foreign Ministry, Bevin said that
he was not at all sure because of the personality of Churchill, who
is "completely unpredictable".
DECLASSIFIED
SECRET
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982
By DEB
NLT, Date5-13-85