Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, the Foreign Minister of France, the Foreign Minister of Great Britain, and Others

607 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 113 Memorandum of Conversation DATE: April 7, 1949 SUBJECT: Yill to Blair House of Britich and French Foreign Ministers. PARTICIPANTS: The President; The British Foreign Minister, Mr. Bevin; The French Foreign Minister, Mr. Schuman; The Secretery of State, Mr. Acheson; The Under Secrotary of State, Nr. Webb: The British Ambassador, Sir Oliver Franke; The French Ambassador, Mr. Bonnet, and the Chief of COPIES TO: Protocol, Mr. Woodward. THINK senvice 1-1492 At half past five this afternoon the Foreign Kinteters of Britain and France et the Blair Houge to say good- bye to the President. The Seoretary of State and Kessrs. Webb and Yoodward vere present with the President. The Foreign Ministers were accompanted by the Britimh and French Ambassadore, Mr. Bevin declared that he, Mr. Acheson and Nr. Schumen had just concluded a highly successful and gratifying series or meetings at which they had reached complete accord on Germany. He said that it was remarkable that in two days he and hie French and Amerioan colleagues had been able to come to this agreement after years of no agreement. Never had there bean such concorá between France and Britain. All suspicion had been wiped out and relationships nov between the two countries were better than they had been even during the war. Mr. Schuman, whose limited command of Englieh ourtailed his ability to express himself at much length, agreed with Mr. Bevin and seened to be equally highly pleased with the outcome of the negotiations. Mr. Acheson DECLASSIFIED E.O. 10501