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Material pertaining to US enthusiasm for the scheme for an European army, but their disillusionment at the lack of movement towards ratification and their efforts to change this, includes, memo of conversation between Ernest Bevin and Dean Acheson regarding German participation in the integrated defence force and French fear of an armed Germany. - Memo of conversation between Acheson and General Grunther regarding doubts among professional military personnel in all countries on the issue of an European defence force. - Memo of conversation between Jean Monnet and Pierre Uri on need for France to withdraw from Indochina or fail to meet its commitments in Europe. Memo of conversation between Monnet and Acheson on the situation in Germany regarding ratification and problem with Court issue, which Konrad Adenauer hopes to resolve. - Memo of conversation between Monnet and McCloy regarding ratification and need to put EDC forward in unification rather than military terms. - Memo to Scheson on the appointment of David Bruce as US observer to the EDC Interim Committee, as opportunity to consolidate and strengthen relations with CSC, EDC and embryonic EPC. - Report on dicussions of EDC at Rome meeting of Council of Ministers. - Extracts from Acheson's interviews in Princeton seminars on German rearmament programme and EDC negotiations.

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