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  4. The question of possible establishment of diplomatic relations with the Holy See

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Europe: Political and Economic Developments, Volume IV, Part 1

The question of possible establishment of diplomatic relations with the Holy See 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1950, vol. iii, pp. 1790 ff.


[460] President Truman to Myron C. Taylor

Washington, April 26, 1951.

Harry S. Truman Library, Myron C. Taylor Papers


[461] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Western European Affairs (Byington) to the Assistant Secretary of State (Perkins) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Bonbright) for European Affairs

[Washington,] August 31, 1951.

611.65A/8–3151


[462] Editorial Note


[463] Memorandum by Joseph N. Greene of the Office of Western European Affairs to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Perkins)

[Washington,] October 23, 1951.

Italian Desk files, lot 68D436, Vatican Relations with U.S.


[464] Intelligence Report Prepared by the Office of Intelligence Research in the Department of State

Washington, December 26, 1951.

611.65A/12–2651


[465] Editorial Note

Contents

  • Preface
  • List of abbreviations
  • List of persons
  • List of short titles
  • List of sources
  • Western Europe
    • Multilateral relations
      • Continued encouragement by the United States of efforts toward the economic and political integration of Western Europe
        • I. Interest of the United States in the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, the Council of Europe, and the European Payments Union (Documents 1–42)
        • II. Efforts by the United States to assure the completion and ratification of the Schuman Plan for a European coal and steel community (Documents 43–70)
      • Concern of the United States with the European coal crisis of 1951 (Documents 71–73)
      • The Western European Ambassadors Conference at Frankfurt, February 5–7, 1951 (Documents 74–75)
      • Interest of the United States in plans for the migration of surplus population from Western Europe (Documents 76–83)
      • The policy of the United States toward the Free Territory of Trieste (Documents 84–127)
    • Belgium
      • Concern of the United States over the level of Belgium’s financial support of the NATO defense effort; the diminishing need in Belgium for economic assistance (Documents 128–138)
    • France
      • Political, economic, and military relations of the United States with France
        • A. Visit to Washington of Prime Minister René Pleven, January 29–30, 1951 (Documents 139–155)
        • B. Visit to Washington of President Vincent Auriol, March 28-April 2, 1951 (Documents 156–162)
        • C. Concern of the United States with developments relating to economic support of the French Rearmament Program and with developments affecting the political stability of France (Documents 163–204)
    • Iceland
      • Relations of the United States with Iceland; conclusion of the Defense Agreement of May 1951 (Documents 205–223)
    • Ireland
      • Efforts by Ireland to obtain military equipment and economic assistance from the United States outside NATO membership; efforts by Ireland to enlist the support of the United States in its struggle to end partition (Documents 224–239)
    • Italy
      • Efforts of the United States in support of democratic forces in Italy; attitude of the United States toward the revision of the Treaty of Peace with Italy; visit of Prime Minister de Gasperi to Washington in September (Documents 240–338)
    • The Netherlands (Document 339)
    • Norway
      • Relations of the United States with Norway; negotiation of a possible United States–Norwegian Defense Agreement (Documents 340–351)
    • Portugal
      • The Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement of January 5, 1951; negotiations for the extension of United States military base right in the Azores (Document 352)
    • Spain
      • Interest of the United States in the participation of Spain in the defense of Western Europe; consideration of NATO membership and alternative military arrangements (Documents 353–393)
      • Financial and technical assistance to Spain (Documents 394–404)
      • Interest of the United States in various political developments and religious and economic reforms within Spain (Documents 405–410)
    • Sweden
      • Agreements between the United States and Sweden (Document 411)
    • Switzerland
      • Policy of the United States with respect to Switzerland (Documents 412–414)
    • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
      • Relations of the United States with the United Kingdom (Documents 415–459)
    • Vatican
      • The question of possible establishment of diplomatic relations with the Holy See (Documents 460–465)

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