Efforts by the United States to help promote the political and economic integration of Western Europe; United States support for the proposed European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the European Economic Community (Common Market); United States concern with the cartel aspects of the European Coal and Steel Community; United States support for the proposed European Free Trade Association1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, volume vi.


233. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 4, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 850.33/4–457. Confidential. Drafted by Timmons.


234. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon) to the Chairman of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Randall)

Source: Department of State, ECFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A, CFEP 539. Official Use Only.


235. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.4097/5–2157. Confidential. Drafted by Schaetzel; approved by Murphy. Also sent to Paris, Rome, Brussels, Luxembourg, and The Hague. Luxembourg was instructed to pass it to Butterworth for information, and Paris was instructed to pass it to USRO for information.


236. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of International Trade and Resources (Frank) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, RA Files: Lot 60 D 402, Common Market—U.S. Business Attitude. Official Use Only. Also addressed to Kalijarvi.


237. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 26, 1957, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.00/5–2657. Secret. Drafted by Creel on June 3.


238. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Netherlands

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/6–1957. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Cleveland and approved by Elbrick. Repeated for information to Brussels, Luxembourg, Rome, Paris, Bonn, and London. Paris was instructed to pass to USRO for information; the Luxembourg message was for the Embassy and Butterworth.


240. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/7–2557. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Cleveland, Creel, and Matthew J. Looram of WE; approved by Dulles. Also sent priority to Bonn and repeated for information to Luxembourg.


241. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 24, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/9–2457. Confidential. Drafted by Torbert.


242. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 26, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/9–2657. Confidential. Drafted by Birch.


243. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 440.002/10–1057. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Myerson and approved by Dillon. Repeated for information to Luxembourg (for the Embassy and Butterworth), Bonn, Brussels, The Hague, London, Rome, and Geneva (for USDel GATT); also passed to USRO for information.


245. Memorandum by the Scientific Representative of the Atomic Energy Commission at the Embassy in France (Bishop)

Source: Department of State, Atomic Energy Files: Lot 57 D 688, Euratom—General. Official Use Only.