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COMMUNIQUE 471-Bonferences December 8, 1950 atttce betinu Since Prime Minister Attlee arrived in Washington on December 4, six meetings between the President and Mr. Attlee velvebau settinuos TWO To sevitoetdo have been held. Among those who participated as advisors to on the President were the Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the TO lost doldw teends Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, the Secretary of of becaring ed tarm Defense General George C. Marshall, the Secretary of the besauselb eved SW doldw emeldora Interior Oscar L. Chapman, the Secretary of Commerce Charles to Sawyer, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Mr. W. Averell Harriman, the Chairman bns "lo of the National Security Resources Board W. Stuart Symington, of tru brie and Ambassador-designate Walter S. Gifford. Mr. Attlee's obam eved allow dollow advisors included the British Ambassador, Sir Oliver S. Franks, Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief of the Imperial General to Staff, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, Sir Roger to Makins and Mr. R. H. Scott of the Foreign Office and Sir Edwin notasim odd [1s bed HARRY & TRUMAN Plowden, Chief of the Economic Planning Staff. NATIONAL at bns HOBJJS At the conclusion of their conferences, the President GOVERNMENT A and the Prime Minister issued the following joint statement: We have reviewed together the outstanding problems facing our two countries in international affairs. The objectives of our two nations in foreign policy are the =93761 S same: to maintain world peace and respect for the rights and interests of all peoples, to promote strength and con- fidence among the freedom-loving countries of the world, to eliminate the causes of fear, want and discontent, and to advance the democratic way of life. no We first reviewed the changed aspect of world affairs arising from the massive intervention of Chinese communists in Korea. We have discussed the problems of the Far East and the situation as it now presents itself in Europe. We have surveyed the economic problems and the defense programs of our respective countries, and particularly the existing and threatened shortages of raw materials. We have considered the arrangements for the defense of the (OVER) First boxy filed -PPF1-7