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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
State Department Briefs Files
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Stikker, Dirk U. (Dirk Uipko), 1897-1979
Murphy, Robert D. (Robert Daniel), 1894-1978
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Chapin, Selden, 1899-1963
Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951
Eyskens, Gaston, 1905-1988
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
March 13, 1950
TOP
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SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
BELGIUM
Prime Minister Eyskens has expressed to Ambassador
Murphy in Brussels his personal view that Western
Germany should be re-armed. Eyskens said that while he under-
stands the reasons behind France's present attitude on the sub-
ject, and while he has "no affection for the Germans", the prob-
lem must be approached realistically. Eyskens believes that it
is absurd to think of Western Germany a.s a source of aggressive
action against the west, and that Western Germany must be used
as a bulwark against the USSR, without which defense of western
Europe is impossible. Murphy comments that Eyskens opinion is
shared by other leading Belgian officials.
EUROPE
In a conversation with Charge Holmes and Ambassador
Harriman in London, Bevin explained the desire of
the UK to be as cooperative as possible on the matter of Euro-
pean integration, but pointed out the reasons which make it
difficult for the British to go along with all of our sugges-
tions. Bevin pointed out that "too many things" could not be
undertaken with the UK at the same time, and he referred to the
British parliamentary situation. Bevin also expressed the view
that the whole North Atlantic Treaty organization should be
given special and immediate consideration to give it more vital-
ity and a more positive character.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Chapin reports from The Hague
that Dutch Foreign Minister Stikker shares Bevin's view that a
meeting of the North Atlantic Council soon would be advisable.
Stikker told Chapin that action is necessary because the world
situation is "gradually deteriorating" and that insufficient
progress is being made to counterbalance this deterioration by
fostering a sense of unity with the west. Stikker believes
that little progress can be made so long as western defense
budgets are approved or disapproved on primarily a national
basis instead of being adjusted to the role of the country in
an over-all defense plan.
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E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982
By DEB NLT, Date 3-13-85