Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of the Netherlands S. Herman van Roijen, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Dirk Stikker, J. G. de Beus, George Perkins, Averell Harriman, Willard Thorp, and Joseph W. Scott
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Memorandum of Conversation
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DATE: April 10, 1952
SUBJECT:
Discussion of Items of General Interest to the Dutch
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PARTICIPANTS:
The Secretary
W. Averell Harriman, Director for Mutual Security
Assistant Secretary George W. Perkins
Assistant Secretary Willard L. Thorp
Joseph W. Scott - WE
Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Mr. Dirk U. Stikker
Ambassador J. H. van Roijen of the Netherlands
J. G. de Beus of the Netherlands Embassy
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I opened the conversation by noting that Mr. Stikker and Mr. Harriman
had had an opportunity to discuss during lunch the matter of direct contribu-
tions to the EPU fund and the possibility of floating a NATO or EPU bond
issue. I asked Mr. Harriman to tell us how much of these topics he and Mr.
Stikker had been able to cover in their luncheon conversation.
Mr. Harriman said that with regard to the floating of a loan he had
explained to Mr. Stikker that we did not think it wise for the U.S. to under-
write the disequilibrium caused by the extreme credit positions in Europe of
Belgium, Portugal and Sweden. As for contributions to the EPU itself, Mr.
Harriman said he had told Mr. Stikker that we wished to support and help
the EFU but that was as far as we thought we could go.
Contribution to the EPU
I read the recomendations contained in a paper which had been prepared
on the subject of contributions to the EPU explaining that these recommenda-
tions represented the considered views of the three agencies concerned, namely,
the State Department, the Treasury Department and Mr. Harriman's office. These
recommendations were as follows:
(1) The U. S. has a strong interest in the operation of the EPU
and its effective functioning during the defense build-up and recognizes
the importance which European countries attach to the EPU. We believe
that it will be to our mutual interest for the members of the EPU to
solve their present financial problems themselves without direct U. S.
DECLASSIFIED
assistance.
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