Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Western Europe, Volume VII, Part 2

48. Letter From President Eisenhower to President de Gaulle⁰

October 2, 1958.

Dear General De Gaulle: I have received your letter of September seventeenth¹ and am deeply grateful for your assurances of friendship at a time when the Far Eastern crisis is so grave.

The matters which you raise in your letter and its accompanying memorandum are important indeed. We shall give them the earnest and thorough consideration they merit.

As soon as we have made a full study of the issues involved, I shall write to you again.

With best personal wishes,

Sincerely,

Dwight D. Eisenhower²

0. Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204. Secret. Dulles sent this letter to the President under cover of an October 1 memorandum. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File) After the President signed the letter, it was delivered to Alphand on December 2.
1. Document 45.
2. Printed from a copy that bears this stamped signature.