No. 686
Editorial Note
On December 30, the French National Assembly ratified the Paris Agreements, opening the way for membership of the Federal Republic of Germany in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. For documentation concerning the French ratification vote, including an exchange of correspondence between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Mendès-France, see volume V, Part 1, pages 571 ff.
The following Monday morning, January 3, 1955, Secretary Dulles had a telephone conversation with Secretary of Defense Wilson and “the two Secretaries agreed that we [the United States] should take off all holds we have on France (vis-à-vis offshore procurement, military aid, etc.).” (Memorandum by W. K. Scott, January 5, 1955; EUR files, lot 59 D 233, “France, 1950–1955”)