senhower: Pavers, (Ann Whitman file) Lyb3-OL 47 1 Oe December 13, 1957 MELIORANDUM SUBJECT: EVES ie Discussion at the 348th Meeting is \ Bebe of the National Security Council, Thursdey, December 12, 1957 Present at the 342th Council meeting were the President of the United States, presiding; the Vice President of the United States; the Secretary of State; the Acting Secretary of Defense; and the Di- rector, Office of Defense Mobilization. Also present were Mr. Fred C. Seribner, Jr., for the Secretary of the Treasury; the Director, Bureau of the Budget; the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (parti- cipating in Items 1, 3 end 4); the Federal Civil Defense Administra- tor; the Actirg Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Director of Central Intelligence; Under Secretary of State Herter; the Assistant to the Fresident; the Deputy Assistant to the President; the Director, U. S. Information Agency; the Director, International Cooperation Administration; Special Assistants to the President Stassen, Larson, Cutler, Iillian, and Dearborn; Assistant Secretary of Stete Smuith; Mr. John H. Ohly, ICA (for Item 2 only); the White House Staff 3Secretary; the Executive Secretary, NSC; and the Deputy Executive Secre- tary, NSC. There follows a summary of the discussion at the meeting and the main points taken. 1. REPORT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATES ON THE NATO MEBTTUG Secretary Dulles besan by pointing out thet the forthcoming NATO meeting wes being given what he called "a special character". The meeting vould be attended by the heads of governments of fifteen countries. Moreover, this NATO mesting would be talking decisions of greater importance than usual. The decisions in qvestion iuld be ‘The first specific, both of a specific and of a generel character. continued Secretary Dulles, would relate to the acceptance by the United States of the plen fer a NATO atonic stockpile, which had been initially put forward by the French at Bonn lest Icy. This prorosel had now been formulated in terms acceptable to the U. Ss. REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGHT, D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY voint Chiefs of Staff. The nuclear vearons with werhends vould be loceted at points on the Continent to be selected with the advice of General Norsted. ay . Technically, and in accordance with existing 1 LSC F 90-170 POP-SESRLE He, MONTMelee REPOSITORY COLLECTION BOX No Fouwen 3 9 Yr ; f v Lt oe mile foe 2 ASe ( r- ‘FEF