serhower:
Papers, 1953-61
(Ann Whitman file)
Europe and will provide substantially for the
maintenance and modernization of its conventional forces, review U. S. aid policy toward
France."
NOTS:
NSC 5721, as amended and adopted, subsequently ap-
proved by the President and circulated as NSC 5721/1
for implementation by all appropriate Executive departments and agencies of the U. S. Government, and
referred to the Operations Ccordinating Board es the
coordinating agency designated by the President.
The action in ¢ above, as approved by the President,
subsequently transmitted to the Secretary of Defense.
The National Security Council (Action on Item 2):
Noted the President's directive to the Secretaries of State
and Defense and the Chairman, Atomic Energy Coumission, to
review, end, in consultation with the Attorney General and
otbers having responsibility, to submit recommended revisions
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and other relevant stetutes,
and relevant Executive Orders and security regulations; with
a view to facilitating increased sharing with selected allies
of scientific information relating to militery research and
developuent, and its application.
NOTE:
‘The above action, as approved by the Fresident, sub-
sequently transmitted to the Secretaries of Stete end
Defense end the Chairman, AEC, for appropriate imple-.
mentation.
3.
SIGNIFICANT WORLD DEVELOWENTS AFFECTING U. S. SECURITY
The Director of Central Intelligence comiznted briefly on the
French governmental crisis, the strike of yesterday in France, and the
Commnist deronstrations which were scheduled to occur today. It was
very hard to discern the true tpurpos? of the proposed Communist demonstretions. Were they seeking to bring De Gaulle teck into power?
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seid that this of course would be premature. Governor Stassen suggested that the French Cormunists were trying to create such chacs in France
that any future French government would be obliged to agree to Communist
participation,
Hr. Alien Dulles said that the West German reaction to Tito's
recognition of East Germany had been very strong. There wes a dilemma
involved. Tne Federal Republic does not want to break relations with
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The President said he supposed that the Communists' objective
was the creation of a Communist government in France.
Mr. Allen Dulles