Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT (Naval A.de) 200 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON May 14, 1951 TOP S R SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS FOUR POWER At Friday's tripartite meeting Jessup exhorted PARIS TALKS Parodi and Davies to make no further conces - sions to the Soviets beyond our "triple play" proposal. Davies, who had urged his government to concede German demilitarization as the first sub-item in Item I and to permit the Soviets to list the NAT and US bases on their side of the split agenda, reported that London was nowfirmly opposing both these concessions. He said, however, that London has delayed its final decision pending full statement of the Department's position. Parodi indicated he still favors accepting either the NAT item or German demilitarization as the first sub-item. At the quadripartite meeting Gromyko made an obvious bid for a deal. Jessup feels that Gromyko might be willing to delete mention of NAT in return for placing German demilitarization as the first sub-item, but he did not disclose to the British and French his provisional authorization to make this concession, indicating merely that he would recommend this to the Department. Davies said he was not sure London would agree and told Jessup it would be helpful if Washington would communicate its views directly to the British Government. TURKEY We have informed Ambassador Wadsworth in Ankara that although the decision has been made to approach other NAT countries concerning the inclusion of Turkey and Greece in the NATO we will not make the initial approaches (i.e. to the British and French) until early next week, and it is probable that some further time will be required before US-UK-French discussions have progressed to the point where the matter can be presented for the con- sideration of other NAT members. Meanwhile we regard it as highly important that the utmost secrecy concerning our position should be maintained. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB NLT, Date 9-587 OPSECR T