Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ole Bjorn Kraft of Denmark, Anthony Eden of Great Britain, Mr. Shuckburgh, Robert Schuman, Lester Pearson, Mr. Bech of Luxembourg, George Perkins, and Henry Byroade

mum 140 SECURITY INFORMATION 313 365 UNITED STATES DELEGATION TO THE 374 SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY November 14, 1952 The Waldorf MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION New York, N. Y. (Typed November 16, 1952) SUBJECT: Meeting of Certain Foreign Ministers to Exchange Views Concerning NATO Meeting on December 15 PARTICIPANTS: Mr. Kraft, Denmark Mr. Eden, United Kingdom Mr. Shuckbuigh, Private Secretary to Mr. Eden Mr. Schuman, France Mr. Pearson, Canada Mr. Bech, Luxembourg The Secretary of State Mr. Perkins Mr. Byington Mr. Kraft said that he had been very pleased to request this meeting at the suggestion of Mr. Pearson. He wished to bring up the question of a NATO meeting in Paris on December 15. He had already had an opportunity to con- sult with Mr. Lange of Norway and Mr. Luns of the Netherlands, neither of whom were now in New York. Mr. Lange had expressed himself very strongly in favor of holding a meeting in Paris on December 15. Mr. Luns, while not as keen as Mr. Lange, had also been in favor of it. Mr. Kraft assumed that Mr. Luns would want to consult with the other Netherlands Foreign Minister. He had communicated with Lord Ismay to ascertain the latter's views and had learned that in Ismay's opinion failure to hold a meeting as planned on December 15 would have a very bad effect on public opinion. Ismay considered it would be both useful and in the general interest to hold the meeting in Paris as planned. Mr. Kraft said there were = number of things that could be taken up at this meeting. First, there was the annual review. He felt that some sort of a report could he submitted for consideration and decision; second, there was the German question; third, Lord Ismay's reorganization what he had accom- plished up to date and his plans for the future; fourth, he understood there was a paper which had been prepared by the Standing Group, and, finally, he pointed out that only one NATO meeting had taken place this year instead of the three that had been promised. At this point he turned to Mr. Acheson and asked him for the US views He said that he assumed there had been no change in policy towards the NATO as a result of the elections in the U.S. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) The Secretary Dept. of State letter, 10.24.24 He , NARS Date 10.3076 SECURITY INFORMATION By NLT