Editorial Note

President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee held their third and fourth meetings on December 6 from 11:40 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. and from 3:30 p. m. to 4:35 p. m. The discussions dealt with economic problems, Western Europe, and accelerated defense efforts. There was no discussion of Korea and the Far East. The minutes of the meetings are scheduled for publication in volume III.

Also on December 6, Prime Minister Attlee gave an address before the National Press Club, the salient portions of which are printed in Keesing’s Contemporary Archives, 1950–1952, page 11, 334.