No. 172
Editorial Note
Following Jean Monnet’s visit to Washington June 3–4, Robert R. Bowie, Director of the Policy Planning Staff, and Thruston B. Morton, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations, drafted a letter for the President’s signature concerning the possibility of a loan for the European Coal and Steel Community from the United States. A copy of the draft letter, circulated to the Bureau of European Affairs, the Bureau of Economic Affairs, and the Office of European Regional Affairs on June 10, as well as the comments and suggested revisions from these bureaus and offices, are in file 840.00/6–1053.
On June 15, President Eisenhower signed the letter and sent one copy to Senator Alexander Wiley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and another to Representative Robert B. Chiperfield, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The text of this letter was also transmitted to Strasbourg, and repeated to Paris, in telegram 88, June 15. (740.00/6–1553) The following day, President Eisenhower received replies to his letter from Senator Wiley and Representative Chiperfield; the texts of the replies were also transmitted to Paris, and repeated to Strasbourg, in telegram Edcol 72, June 16. (740.00/6–1663) President Eisenhower made this exchange of correspondence public in a White House press release on June 17; for the text of this press release, see Department of State Bulletin, June 29, 1953, pages 927–929.
[Page 312]Upon his return to Luxembourg, Monnet reported to the Common Assembly on June 19 concerning his talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles and commented on the exchange of letters between the President and Senator Wiley and Representative Chiperfield. Monnet’s remarks were summarized in telegram Colux 4 from Strasbourg, June 19. (850.33/6–1953) On July 9 Monnet and the High Authority sent telegrams to the Secretary of State thanking him, the President, and Congress for their expressions of support for the European Coal and Steel Community. For the texts of these telegrams, see Department of State Bulletin, July 27, 1953, pages 107–108.