740.00119 Council/4–3048: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States Deputy for Austria at the Council of Foreign Ministers (Reber), at London
1545. For Reber. As suggested Ausdel 61 concur re importance maintaining first para Art 2 and agree also re finding some way eliminating para 2 same Art (urtel 18032). Brit suggestion respecting separate Three Power protocol of guarantee, presumably of a secret nature, is not acceptable to us. We would be willing to consider participating at appropriate time in a declaration similar to President’s statement on occasion Allied troop withdrawal from Italy. In our view, Austrian security is related to western union security and arrangements for latter should envisage eventual Austrian inclusion.