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    "ocrText": "M.\nColyesnoon\n5136\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\n71\nMemorandum of Conversation\n100\n: ARCHIVES SERVICE** \"NATIONAL RECORDS AND\nDATE:\nApril 9, 1951\nSUBJECT:\nCOVERAGE\nConversation with Belgian Prime Minister.\nPARTICIPANTS:\nThe Honorable Joseph Pholien, Prime Minister of Belgium\nBaron Silvercruys, Ambassador of Belgium\nThe Secretary of State\nMr. Robert Murphy, Ambassador to Belgium\nMr. George Perkins, Assistant Secretary of State\nCOPIES TO:\nMr. Robert Winfree - WE\nEUR\nWE\ns/s\nu.s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE\n16-61120-1\nThe Prime Minister began our meeting stating that he had just had\na very interesting conversation with General Marshall who had told him\nthat Europeans should not be worried about the Congressional resolution\nlimiting American troop participation in Europe to four divisions. I\nexpressed my agreement with General Marshall, saying that Congress had\nnot passed a law on this but simply a resolution. I said that Congres-\nsional feelings on the sending of additional troops to Europe would\ndepend greatly on the progress made by the Europeans themselves in\ntheir rearnament and, of course, on the world situation. In general,\nwhile it was correct that Europeans should not be preoccupied by this\nCongressional action, they themselves must make a very strong effort\nto rearm. Mr. Pholien then asked me if he could repeat General Marshall's\nstatement to European correspondents who would question him on his re-\nturn. I said that I thought it would be best not to repeat what\nGeneral Marshall had told him since it might well create difficulties\nfor General Marshall.\nAmbassador Silvercruys interjected that more American troops\nwould be sent to Europe if necessary but that a determining factor\nwould be Europe's own effort. With this I agreed.\nThe\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 3(D) OR (E)\nDept. of State letter,\nBx NLT. HC NARS Date 6-2476"
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