Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

500 DECLASSIFIED OFFICE OF E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 THE SECRETARY OF STATE State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 WASHINGTON By DEB NLT, Date q-9-80 April 25, 1952 SECRET SEGURITY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS AUSTRIA We have informed several of our European missions that the Austrian Ambassador has expressed the con- cern of his government over a newspaper report that the tripartite reply to the latest Soviet note would exclude any reference to Austria. The Austrian Government fears that Austrian public reaction will be that after five years of negotiations, Austria has been pushed aside for Germany. The Ambassador urged the inclusion of Austria in any agenda regarding Germany which might be proposed for a four power meeting. The Am- bassador was informed that the report was apparently press speculation and that the tripartite conversations now going on in London regarding a reply to the Soviet note were in a very preliminary stage. Moreover, we plan to emphasize the importance of an Austrian treaty by a further note to the Soviets at the same time, or preferably before, we reply regarding Germany. Our Missions have been told that we adhere to the view that a follow-up note on the Austrian treaty must be sent immediately if it is to have diplomatic or propaganda value. We do not agree with the French view that a note on Austria at this juncture would have the ap- pearance of being a stop-gap for the purpose of temporizing on issues raised by the Soviets in connection with Germany. We have announced tripartite talks have begun on the preparation of a forthcoming reply to the Soviet Union regarding Germany, and an affirmative follow-up on Austria would be regarded as a parallel action. We do not desire to accept the British suggestion that the Austrian note should be published after the note on Germany, nor even simultaneously, We believe a de- lay will accentuate the Austrian fear that their case is being side-tracked, and would diminish the effectiveness of our pointing out the Soviet in- action on our proposal of March 13. We have asked Embassy London to urge upon the Foreign Office the necessity for immediate action in this matter. JAPAN We have expressed to the Japanese representative in Washington the concern of the US Government over further delay in reaching SECRETSECURITY INF ORMA TION