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u .1.-u .s. COU:mmfOB OJI :rUROH CO!l!Jl!ICAtf.IOWS SIOtngft' 

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'l'HE OPDING SESSIOW 

The openi.tlg ••••iOA ot the u.x.-u.s. CoAterenoe on 

'French COJmDanloatiea• Security wa• held at 1030 on l Ma.J' 

1951 ia Room 12121 u.s. NaTal Seourlty Station, 

WaahiAgtoa, D. C, 

R••1 Halal :1ar1 :1. spn.e, usw, Pre•ic!ly 

Unlt•4 nasctoa 

Brigadier 1ohA H, Tlltaan 

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Ua1te4 Sta,ea 

Ooloael s. P, Colliaa 

Captaia 1. ft'. Wenger, US1' 

Ooloul T. If, Hether1agtoa OaptalD. E. A. 'l'llJ'lOr, lJS1' 

Lt. Col~ 7. w, Colline 

Lt. Col. R. H. Borton 

Kr. Xiapaa Doqla•• Mr~ Wiaatu Soott 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 Mr, W, '.r. Fri e41lan 

seoretari•i 

Mr~ 7, B. RoW.tt 

Dr. A. 81.akoT 

Mr. R. F. Paokart 

Mr. :r. o. Aaatln 

u:r. H. n. Jon.•• 

Lt. J, w. Pearaoa, UEll 

.AillIRAL S'l'OD expreaae4, oa behalt of usom, a oordial 

welcome tq ________ land the mbera of his part,., He 

recalled the extent and auooeaetul nature of u.s.-u.x. oollaboratioa la the past, an4 said that he looked forward with 

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great pleasure to the present d1aoQea1one. He 1.a.tonaed the 

members ot the regret e:xpre•••4 by General S.aalth, the new 

Board Chaimaa, at being unable to attend thia :meeting; he 

added, however, that General ad.th had expre•••d a d••ire to 

meet with the Ooaterenoe at 1430 oa rhur•day atteraooa (4 

Ma1 1951), at wh1oh time Mr. Aa•trong, th• retiring USCIB 

Chairman, also hoped to be preaeat. 

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ADaRAL S'!OD oo-•••4 the.• it went without aaying that 

this was u Wl11sual oontereno•, ln. •hat it- could well reault 

111 a aaorit1oe ot I ~. a Maas of pi-eaemag. and improving 

ooDlftlQ.llioati.ona aeour1 t1. He oonoluded bT expressing his hope 

that th• Y1•1wn' atay_la Waah1agtoawoal4 be pleasant, and 

he in'f'itedj jand the member• of hi• party to oall oa 

the u.s. delegates tor 8Jl7. poaalble aaa1ata.noe orintomat1oa 

they required. He thea .,.lr.'ltaJ J1:r he. would oare to 

k .t.. EO 3.3(h)(2) 

ma -. e any remara.e • PL 86-36/50 usc 3605 

_____ lthaAJced Admiral stone tor hle r-rk9 ud •aid 

that he and the ••bers ot hie party were mo•t gratetul tor 

the weloome they had reoe1Te4 - a wloome which they were used 

to• Jet one whioh they knew to be more thaa a •re foraa11 ty. 

Regarting the 1111bJeot ot the Co.nt•r•Aoe, he said that the onl1 

reaaoA he did aot ooae with the •ani• enthuaiaa waa beoauae 

the aatur• ot the 41aouaa1ona wcn114 be deatJ:'tlotlTe, rather thu 

oonatrnot1Te, tol I He ooatiataed by all)'ing that he ha~ 

not expected to return to Washington ao soon agaia1 howe't'er, 

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Sir Edward Tran• had deo14e4 that he should oo•e, pr1no1pall.T 

beoau•• (1) Sir Edward waa involved 1a high-level 41•ouaalon• 

w1 t.b. the Trea9ury which attected the future structure ot the 

Britieh organization, and ( 2) ainoe he I .... _____ I\ had started 

with this problaa he should see it through. B• added that the 

Direotor .hoped that it woald not be loas before he oould oome 

here again. .PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

,___ ____ lreaarncfth~- he 1 a.Ad thoae he repreaente4, 

rqarded the •a.bJeo\ ot the Ooaterenoe aa one ot the aoat laportut aAd moat delloa\e whioh had been 41eou••4 ainoe the 

war. He aaid that theT had ooae with fairly definite ldeaa, 

yet were prepared to t.hra.ah the whole/matter out and.reaoh, 

as !n the paa\, a 00111110n agreement. He again expresaed hie 

thsnka and appreciation tor the weloome aocorded hllll and his 

party and said that he waa pl.eaaed to be back in Washingto.n. 

AillIRAL S'l'OD auggeated that the oonterenoe structure be 

oo1181dered and exte.nded/ u 1nv1tat1o.n. tol .... ___ ____.Ito sene a1 

Chairma.a. tor the ool1terenoe • 

...__ ___ ___.l•a.14 that he would pre:ter that there be a U. s. 

Ohail'!ll8.D., and it was agreed that Admiral Stone would ••rT• 1.n 

this oapaoit7. 

AillIRAL S!OIJ: then presented :tor ooaalderatlo.n a propo•al 

that there be an Exeout1Y• OOJIJlittee, an.4 two aaboe!llllttees 

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(Teohllloal a.a.d Seourit1). In the 4lsousa1on wh.ioh tollowe4 

it was agreed that thia plan would obtain. It wae further 

agreed that Dl8JD.berah1p on the ••Teral committees wottld be aa 

ind1o•••4 on the attaohed lheet. 

Following agre ... nt that the first Meeting of the Exeouti Te Committee woul4 be held 14 Room 1212, at 1430, 1 Mer 19Sl, 

the meet1Ag adjourned. 

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