Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and President Harry S. Truman

3 174 DEPARTMENT OF STATE IOR SECAZ Memorandum of Conversation DATE: January 22, 1949 SUBJECT: conf PARTICIPANTS: Secretary Acheson, conf Mr. Lovett, Mr. Webb, General Carter COPIES TO: apo 1-1493 The Secretary met with Mr. Lovett and Mr. Webb at 2:30, Friday, January 21, and discussed the following problems: 1. Mr. Lovett's status - - it was agreed that appropriate adminis- trative action should be taken to designate Mr. Lovett as Special Assis- tant to the Secretary during the remainder of his stay in the Department (S/S responsibility). 2. Mr. Lovett provided background on the "retention of plants in Germany" paper awaiting signature of the aide-memoires to France and Great Britain. The question was raised as to who was responsible for coordination and follow- - up with Congress. This problem should be thoroughly analyzed and report made to the Secretary. 3. Mr. Lovett provided background on the Department press release relative to recognition of Venezuela. 4. Mr. Lovett provided background on Indonesia. In this connection, it was pointed out that the Security Council resolution was poorly drafted and assigned the proposed commission areas of responsibility which appeared to gu beyond the limits of the Indonesian Republic and therefore might prove difficult. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) 7-23-25 Dep.. of State letter, FOECER By NLT- HC NARS Date 4-2076