33. Editorial Note
A ministerial meeting of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation was held in Paris July 28–30.
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs C. Douglas Dillon, who was to have been the U.S. representative at the meeting, was unable to attend, and Ambassador W. Randolph Burgess took his place. Other members of the U.S. Delegation included Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Laurence B. Robbins; Director of the Office of Economic Affairs (USRO) John G. McCarthy; B.E.L. Timmons, Director of the Office of European Regional Affairs, Department of State; John M. Leddy, Special Assistant to Under Secretary Dillon; and other officers from the Department of State and the Mission at the European Regional Organizations.
The discussion at the morning session, July 28, was summarized in Polto 376 from Paris, July 28. (Department of State, Central Files, [Page 61] 840.00/7–2858) Discussion at the July 28 afternoon session and the July 29 morning session was summarized in Polto 396 from Paris, July 29. (ibid., 840.00/7–2958) Also discussed at these sessions was the request by the Turkish Government for financial assistance from the other OEEC member nations. A summary of a press background statement given by Ambassador Burgess on July 29, in which he said that the meeting was harmonious and a large measure of agreement was reached on all points, was included in Polto 416 from Paris, July 30. (ibid., 840.00/7–3058) Agenda, minutes, and other documents relating to these sessions are ibid., OEEC Files: Lot 62 D 46.