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NLT CPPR-SUBT)143 SECURITY INFORMATION U. S. S. WILLIAMSBURG COPY 1 OF 2 PAGE 1 OF 4 U.S. Naval Gun Factory TOP oraneT WASHINGTON 25, D.C. WHITE #46 011736Z 1 DEC 1951 FROM: THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO : THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM: ROME TO : SECRETARY OF STATE NR : ACTEL 29, NOVEMBER 30, MIDNIGHT SENT DEPT ACTEL 29, RPTD INFO BONN 23 (EYES ONLY FOR MCCLOY) FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM THE SECRETARY IN MY MESSAGE TO YOU OF 23 NOVEMBER I REPORTED THAT EDEN, SCHUMAN AND I HAD FAILED REACH AGREEMENT IN PARIS ON QUESTION OF TYPE AND EXTENT OF CONTINUED RESTRICTION ON PRODUCTION OF MILITARY ITEMS IN GERMANY. THE THREE OF US HAVE MET HERE IN ROME TWICE ON THIS SUBJECT BUT LIKEWISE WERE UNABLE TO AGREE. BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: SINCE THE WAR THE PRODUCTION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR HAVE BEEN PROHIBITED IN GERMANY BY TRIPARTITE DECREE. AT BRUSSELS LAST YEAR WHEN WE AGREED THAT GERMANY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DEFENSE, WE ALSO AGREED UPON A LIST OF IMPLEMENTS OF WAR WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROHIBITED IN GERMANY. THERE REMAINED QUESTION FOR SOME TIME AS TO WHETHER THESE ITEMS WERE TO BE THE ONLY RESTRICTIONS ON GERMAN INDUSTRY. IN WASHING- TON CONFERENCES OF LAST SEPTEMBER WE REACHED AGREEMENT, WITH SOME DIFFICULTY WITH FRENCH, THAT BRUSSELS LIST WOULD BE THE ONLY RESTRICTIONS TÓ BE RETAINED, AND THAT THESE WOULD BE RETAINED NOT (RPT NOT) BY DECREE BUT BY CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH GERMANS. THIS LIST WAS AS FOLLOWS: A) ATOMIC WEAPONS CHARGE B) BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS (c) CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARCHCOLOGY (D) HEAVY MILITARY EQUIPMENT C.S. TOP SECREP PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. CONSULT CRYPTOCENTER BEFORE DECLASSIFYING This message requires stowage in accordance with Article 0616 of TISN Manual for classified matter (Opinst 511.1)

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