Office of the Historian

762A.0221/10–1854

The Secretary of State to Mayor Walter Schreiber of Berlin1

Washington, October 19, 1954.

Dear Mayor Schreiber: After a few days away from the Department, I returned to find your generous message2 in the name of all Berliners concerning the outcome of the London Conference and your hopes regarding the future of relationships in Berlin. I can assure you that we retain a strong interest in Berlin’s problems and welfare. We expect that future developments will include a growing spirit of partnership and mutual confidence between Berlin and Allied authorities.

Sincerely yours,

John Foster Dulles

  1. This message was transmitted to Berlin in telegram 195, Oct. 19, with instructions that Parkman should deliver the text to Mayor Schreiber. It was noted on the source text that this message was approved prior to receipt of telegram 263 from Berlin (p. 1398). In telegram 270 from Berlin, Oct. 21, Parkman informed the Department of State that Dulles’ letter was delivered on Oct. 21 as instructed and was subsequently released to the press. (762A.0221/10–2154)

    A memorandum from Merchant to Dulles, dated Oct. 15, contains the original proposal concerning the drafting of a reply to Mayor Schreiber and it bears a handwritten notation which reads: “Sec approved.” (762A.0221/10–1554)

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  2. Not printed.↩