Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Acting Secretary of State James Webb

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sent 11/28 DECLASSIFIED SLCHET Authority E.O. 10501 Security Information November 28, 1951 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT the Subject: Economic Assistance for France In a memorandum of November 19, 1951, I transmitted to you a report from Secretary Acheson regarding French re- quirements for economic assistance. A further report is contained in the attached telegram 3049 from Paris of November 21. This telegram reflects the view of our nego- tiators in Paris that not more than $130 million would have to be transferred from military end-item aid for use as economic assistance, rather than the estimated need to trans- fer $150 to $300 million contained in the last paragraph of my memorandum. JAMES E: WEBB Acting Secretary of state Enclosure: Paris telegram 3049, November 21, 1951. or ORE Security Information