Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DEPARTMENT OF STATE $ OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY all WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED July 21, 1950 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 SECRET By DEB NLT, Date 6-5-85 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS FRANCE We have replied to the aide-memoire from Prime Minister Schuman regarding the French interest in consultations with the US and the UK on problems growing out of the Korean crisis. We expressed our gratification of prompt French support and their decision to send a naval unit to the Korean theater. We fully agree that the closest contact should be established and maintained by the governments of France, the UK and the US in matters of this nature. We are therefore giving urgent consideration to the French proposal and our comments on the best means of carrying out the necessary consultation will be advanced as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Ambassador Bruce in Paris re - ports that Alphand, the newly appointed French Deputy on the North Atlantic Council, advanced the tentative idea that there be estab- lished in Washington, "where the real decisions will be taken, " a permanent group of high civilians from the three countries, which would function as an inner council paralleling the military standing group on the civilian level. Since this idea has been advanced by other French officials and might conflict with the Council of Deputies, Ambassador Bruce requests the Department's views on the desira- - bility of vesting increased responsibilities in the three powers as evidenced by the present trend of French thinking. YUGOSLAVIA The Yugoslav UN representative on his own initiative expressed to our UN Mission his deep personal concern about the possibilities of aggression on Yugo- slavia. He referred to the mounting campaign in the USSR and its satellites alleging Yugoslav preparation for aggression on its neigh- bors with US connivance. Because of increased Yugoslav fears, the SECRET