Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Canada Hume Wrong, and James Bonbright

RESTRICTED 5334 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 964 Memorandum of Conversation 159 DATEMay 8, 1952 SUBJECT: Foot and Mouth Disease in Canada PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary Mr. Wrong - Canadian Ambassador Mr. Bonbright - EUR 6. RECORDS SERVICE" the AND COPIES TO: s/s BNA - Mr. Foster American Embassy, Ottawa U.S. GOYERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-61120-1 The Canadian Ambassador called this afternoon at his request and left with me the attached "Oral Message" containing certain suggestions of action which the Canadian Government hoped we could take to assist them in meeting serious problems raised by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Canada. Mr. Wrong stressed the importance which the Canadian Government attached to this question and stated that the specific proposal set forth in his message had been discussed and approved by the Cabinet. He stressed that the Canadiens were not asking for any change in our quarantine regulations. He said further that if we had no objection the Canadian Defense Minister, Mr. Claxton, would probably be getting in touch directly with Mr. Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army. I expressed sympathetic understanding of the problem which the outbreak of this disease has caused in Canada and assured Mr. Vrong that we would give the most careful thought to his Government's suggestions, and that we were fully disposed to do everything we could to help the Canadians in this matter. Attachment DECLASSIFIED EUR:JCHBonbright:mt F.0. 10501 RESTRIOTED