Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Western European Integration and Security, Canada, Volume VII, Part 1

101. Editorial Note

On February 3, a special mission to study the European trade situation, in particular the relationships of the EEC and EFTA, left Washington. The mission was headed by John Leddy, Special Assistant to Under Secretary of State Dillon, and Carl D. Corse, Deputy for EEC Affairs at the Mission at the European Communities. The Leddy-Corse mission met with Canadian officials in Ottawa on February 3. On February 5, they held talks with British officials in London. On February 6, they met in Paris with French, Belgian, and Dutch representatives. The Leddy-Corse mission next flew to Bonn where they met with German officials on February 8. They also held talks with representatives of the EEC, Luxembourg, and Belgium. The mission then flew to Rome for talks with the Italian Government on February 10.

The Leddy-Corse mission returned to London on February 11 for further talks with the British and then flew back to Paris where they met on February 12 with Swedish and Norwegian officials. Leddy returned to the United States on February 15. Documentation on the Leddy-Corse mission is in Department of State, Central Files 110.12 and 375.42.