111. Editorial Note
In telegram Secto 22 from Paris, August 7, 1961, Secretary of State Rusk reported to the President on a just concluded meeting on Berlin with his counterparts from the United Kingdom, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany. He called the meeting a “gratifying demonstration of unity and seriousness of purpose.” Although there was some disagreement on tactics, “all four of us agreed that formal negotiations with the Russians should come in October or early November.” The following day, however, Rusk met with President De Gaulle, who stated, according a memorandum of the conversation, “If you see there is something which develops from these negotiations which is worthwhile, we will join you. But you really are doing it on your own account.” De Gaulle continued, “How can we negotiate when Khrushchev insists on what the results will be?” For text of telegram Secto 22 and the memorandum of Ruskʼs conversation with De Gaulle, see Foreign Relations, 1961–1963, volume XIV, pages 309–316.