Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT (Naval A.del91 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON 12065, Sec. 3-402 DECLASSIFIED E.O. Guicelines, 6-7-85 1982 September 27, 1950 ate 3y Depl. DEB NLT, Date TOP c E € SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL In the seventh meeting of the North Atlantic Council yesterday, the Council approved the final communique and a resolution on the measures taken and planned for the defense of Europe and adjourned with the understanding that the time and place of the next Council meeting would be studied by the Council Deputies. During the discussions, the Secre - tary reported his meeting with the Turkish Ambassador when he com- municated the Council's decision that Turkey, if it desired, could associate itself with the planning work of the organization relating to the defense of the Mediterranean. The Secretary informed the Council that, since Turkey has not replied to this invitation, no approach has been made to Greece on this subject. The Secretary then gave a brief resume of the recent meetings of the US-UK-French Foreign and Defense Ministers. In separate statements by certain Foreign Ministers, the Danish Foreign Minister stated that Denmark agrees with the concept of defending Europe as far to the east as possible and with the integrated defense force proposed by the US, with the under - standing that one of the tasks of the integrated defense force is the defense of all of western Europe including Denmark. With respect to German participation in the defense force, he stated that the Danes recognize the need of utilizing all available forces and believe the US proposal provides the basis for German participation without reviving German militarism. He noted that the implementation of the proposals may require constitutional amendments and the Danish position is therefore subject to this condition. The Norwegian Foreign Minister stated that Norway agrees that an integrated force for the defense of Europe is a realistic and necessary step to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty and stressed the problems of defending Norway against attack. He stated that Norway agrees in principle with German participation in an integrated defense force provided that there are sufficient guarantees to prevent resurgence of German militarism and that the West German Government desires to participate. The Portuguese representative in an involved statement indicated Portuguese agreement with German participation in the defense force and with the TOP SECRET