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that of See June
16,1950
to
Memorandum for: Secretary of State
male
COPY
June 1950
From:
The President
I just received copy of a Top Secret telegram from Commissioner
McCloy on the rearming of Germany. This is a most difficult
subject about which to talk.
Frankfort
being
used
as
It seems to me that the British are doing everything possible to
has discussed
break up western European unity and, of course, one of their
approaches would be to advocate the rearmament of Germany.
London, who
France would immediately get a severe case of jitters if the
now favors
subject is ever seriously considered.
told by the
British
to
the
ques
-
We certainly don't want to make the same mistake that was made
problemo
after World War 1 when Germany was authorized to train one
to
hundred thousand soldiers, principally for maintaining order
locally in Germany. As you know, that hundred thousand was used
Counter
for the basis of training the greatest war machine that ever came
11
forth in European history. While it wasn't successful in its
objective, it certainly caused the unnecessary death of millions
the remili-
and millions of young men of all the other European countries and
the United States.
by
the
USSR
a.s.
This is a subject on which I think you should call McCloy home
and you, the Secretary of Defense, McCloy and I ought to sit down
and discuss the proper approach to a police force for Germany
informed by
that will maintain order locally and yet not be allowed to develop
"friend"
into a training ground for a military machine that can combine with the
Russia and ruin the rest of the world.
and
Rumania
have
been
eliminated under "benign Communist rule, The "friend" added that it
would not be surprising if this H.S.T. altan of racial differences and dis- -
trustwere occur perpetuated i union between Rumánia,
Hungary, Bulgaria and Ciechosiovalis. According to our Ambassador,
be the Israeli Minister added his view TRUMAN that the TBRARY bove would
the creation of a southeastern HARRY S as a counterpoise to
the Atlantic Pact and that, although these states might be eventually
incorporated into the USSR, such action would be deferred.
SANITIZED COPY
T.O.P SECRE T
authority
NLT85- - 50
(Nse news 9-18-85)
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