Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Congressman Brooks Hays, and Jack McFall

9133 S-Miss Asbjornson DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1049 Memorandum of Conversation 155 DATRIPRIL 4, 1950 SUBJECT: Visit of Congressman Brooks Hays PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary Congressman Brooks Hays Mr. Jack K. COPIES TO: A-Mr. Peurifoy P-Mr. Barrett EUR-Mr. Perkins UNA-Mir. Hickerson 1-1493 Congressman conversation he stated that the principal purpose of his call kinder tell feel- Brooks Hays of Arkansas called on ne today at his request. was In to me ing I had his many Members of the House than was perhaps evidenced by often with opening the unqualified support and that he wanted me to know there was a the record. He us cited specifically us and said he believed that Judd, particularly, held would a indicate. toward me among Congressman Judd and Congressman Vorys as being more kinder feeling toward than me against and the Departmental policies than some of his utterances Hays the bipartisan approach to our foreign policy and asked me if, wanted today, to make then told ne that he felt we should do everything we possibly could to I re- felt establish such course is merited. I assured him I did. He then said idea he to reestablish that some contribution a meetings toward that that used end to be and held he felt on Thursday it would nights be a good at Hall's Restaurant would for a series of of Congress, upon which occasions various officials of the Government interest. I Mesbers drop in and participate in round table discussions on matters of current count on me to told hin I thought such a plan might possess merit and work that with he Mr. could McFall on the subject with facilitate a view it toward in every us supplying way top level individuals to discuss our various foreign possible. I suggested he policies as, if, and when their presence night be desired. Hays strongly, along with many of his colleagues that the matter how next brought up the subject of the World Federalist Resolution endorsement saying of that the he principle felt very of world federation was much to be desired along as with an end several in view, of his no colleagues, long had felt such nuch a development "let down" might by the action of the Department in talcing representatives¹ a negative stand appear- on take and that he, the Federation Resolution at the time of the Departmental World before the Thomas Committee in the Senate. Hays expressed the thought that there ance was