February 28, 1949
MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT Item No. 2
Negotiations with the Army on Germany
I informed the President of the discussions which Mr. Webb had been having with Royall and Draper and of the idea of Mr. Draper that the State Department should now agree to take over responsibility for Germany and of his desire to have a meeting of the Western Foreign Ministers on Germany next month and, immediately, a meeting with General Clay.
I asked the President whether he approved of my position of not being rushed about this matter and not having any meetings until we had arranged our ideas about policy.
The President approved of this position and said that he had had a talk with Royall Monday morning and explained to Royall that he had grave doubts about General Clark's going to Germany.
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