Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Central and Eastern Europe; The Soviet Union, Volume IV

Editorial Note

Secretary of State Acheson, British Foreign Secretary Bevin, and French Foreign Minister Schuman met in conference in London, May 11–13. At their first meeting on May 11, Secretary Acheson raised the question of possible concerted tripartite action to provide some economic assistance to Yugoslavia. No decision was reached, but Bevin and Schuman appeared to be favorably disposed to the suggestion. The record of this meeting is included in the documentation on the Tripartite Meeting of Foreign Ministers, volume III, pages 828 ff. This documentation also includes records of the prior, preliminary meetings of American, British, and French Representatives wherein the question of economic assistance to Yugoslavia was first raised by the United States.