Editorial Note
Following his meeting with the Cabinet at the White House, General Eisenhower went to the Pentagon where he reported to the Standing Group of NATO on the results of his tour. No official report of this meeting has been found. On February 1, General Eisenhower addressed an informal meeting of Congress held at the Library of Congress and reviewed the problems confronting North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations in establishing an integrated defense. For the text of the address, see Department of State Bulletin, February 12, 1951, page 245. The afternoon of that same day, General Eisenhower appeared before a closed session of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees. On the morning of February 2, he appeared before a closed session of the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees. On the evening of February 2, General Eisenhower delivered a radio address to the American people reporting on his tour of European capitals and the problems of establishing an integrated defense of Western Europe. For the text of the address, see ibid., February 19, 1951, page 285.