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25 Jipril 1951 

l'DCftAJmtnl FOR O!RAFSA 

SUBJ'EC'f: u.s.-u.K. Conrerence on Frenctt eor-udoat.ion inMour1~0 3_

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l. Juat. after our brief diacueaicn ot t.be tongoing aubJ.et., 

during which I again urr,ed that. aeriou. conaideration be tiven/ to•. th• 

90lut.1on I recent~ propoMd. ror the probl.-. (viz., that we work out 

.a pl.an whereb,y we o~fer the Prench a 8Uftic1ent. number of CCII•• 

(or equivalent) cm the buia that thq will facilitate and speed ~ 

the -.nioatione or their Olplmatie :=:· and tell thell notb1.J!a I I I learned 

that thi Freriih hiVi accepted the cd,t ~ iChi!Ori N JlTO OO!llllUr.ie&-

tiom. 

2. Thia accept.uce ot the C~ tar NATO COlllJalni.cat!ons • ._. to 

me t.o pave the _,. tor a similar &.nd apparentl,y dieinge.m.aoua otter · .. or 

the aue ,acbim tor Diplmat.1c carnmicat.iana. rr t.be otter wn 

aocepted, _ ~ !!l,. 

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). ilthouab the aocept.anoe ot nob an ottfll' would eloae thtJPL 86-36/50 usc 3605 

door to turt.herl ;; J: 

b;y othere, thi• d!aitfriritiie la, or oouree, !iihire 1D aft,1' real c 

plan for the improveent of thoae e::amun1cat.io119. but 'We would be 

better ott by rq proposed solution in that., while availing ouraelvea 

ot the adVant.ac•• of assisting the French, we would avoid thJ'M ot 

the tiff aerioue dieadT8.ntagea pointed out by the ::>epartment ot State 

in Par. 10 ~' !• and !:! of •:nclosure C to t~CIB U/122 ot l March 1951, 

which are ae toll0"'1 

"d. It this d!eclol\U'e "" leaked to other power•, it. would 

prejudice our political relations with i"rlend.ly powere. 11 

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2; April 1951 SUBJ~: u.s.-u.K. Conference on French oClDWW1ication inaeourity 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

4. It can~ pointed out that 1n ottering thfjCCU to NA.TO 

oountriee we l8id nothin« whatever &Dou~ I and appllJ"entq no 

reterence to it was maces~. llight it not be poeaible to maneuvw 

the .... way '-'li th regard t _ I 

5. The French diplanatie orianiutioa COlllprieee approxtmatei,. 

100 poata, and 200 machine• would be adequate to provide each post 

with two. The CSP 1700 (and equivalent.a) coat about $1500J hence 

pJ"Orlding the French wit.h 200 ot them ?'IOuld involve an expenditure 

ot about ~J<Y,000 - an imesti:::ant that ia considered quite moderate, 

conaidering the advantap• Which would acOJ"\18. l'ie mq not haw a 

suttioim'lt number to provide for both NATO and Prench diplmnatic 

trafticJ it so, " should manut'acture the number or addiUonal 

machine• required tor the purpo•. 

6. '!he .\FSA propoeed solution to the problem of inaeaurit7 ot 

Fl'ench diplcmatic caenmicationa already envieaae• ottering the 

Frenoh the CC?.~ for Cat.egory I poate. Hence, "lfJ'T propo-1 in reality 

often nothing new or newel 1n respect. to llbat n contemplate 

ottering them; th• principal feature or m;y-p;:c;Poaal b in reprd to 

bow the ofter is to be made, or rather, the nature of the p:rel.lmIM'rie• to making the ofter. Appropriate preli.minari•• should not 

be too difficult.; poseibly it would be auftieient to make a geature 

on the ba.aie merely or tacilita.~ and ~ii "P all oorewdcaticne having to do with NATO, !lidCating~ tere would be no 

objection what.ner, a.rxi t.hat. in tact, we would be glad, if thq uaed 

the -.chine• tor other than NATi'> oOlllll'Wlicatione, including purely 

nat.ioaal one1, an:1 that • would be glad to usiat in tMir aetting 

up their own rotor wirin« shop, !iving: them the benefit or our l.o~ 

experience in the production or ke7 liat•, et.a. 

7. I 1NUQt that thi• or an equiftlent paper be d!acuned 

amon« U.S. repr9dlltative• a1 •OOl'l u poaaible, a1'ld decide whether 

to preaent a eimilar paper to the u.K. repreeentativee u eoon u 

the Conlennce opena. 

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