May 7, 1951
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT
Item No. 1
Greek-Turkish Security Commitment
I recommended to the President that our course on this matter should be to wait a few days to see whether the Paris talks were going to result in agreement to hold a CFM, and, if that matter were not rapidly brought to a conclusion, to begin confidential talks with the British and French looking toward a proposal to admit Greece and Turkey to NATO. I pointed out the need for some action in the very near future.
The President said that he had been giving the matter a very great deal of thought since our talk last week on this subject, and that he approved the course recommended.
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May 7, 1951
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT
Item No. 2
Tribal Situation in Iran
I reported to the President on the tribal situation in Iran, as a result of the CIA Report and Ambassador Grady's telegram. The President thought that there was nothing further to be done about the matter.
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May 7, 1951
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT
Item No. 3
Four Power Talks
I reported to the President Gromyko's proposal on Friday to accept Agenda A provided the Western Powers accepted his previous position on disarmament, and the action of the three Western representatives on Saturday making it clear that they could not accept this. He agreed thoroughly with the action of the representatives and believed that the suggestion of sending a note to Moscow offering to hold the meeting on a specific date on any one of the three agenda was a good suggestion.
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