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NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY


Secretary's Memoranda: Lot 53D444
    Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

SECRET                           [WASIHINGTON,] October 10, 1950.
  I discussed with Mr. Lovett" -work which he is doing on NSC 68/1.2
iHe confirms the fear that procurement has been lagging and that
energetic steps must be and are being taken to activate it. He also
agrees that in revising the figures we should put stress on the greatest
possible production of these important items of combat equipment
prior to the middle of '52.

  Robert A. Lovett, Deputy Secretary of Defense.
  2 See footnote 3, p. 400.


                          Editorial Note

  United States--United Kingdom    political-military conversations
  occurred in Washington during October 1950. As in the case of the
July discussions (see the first editorial note, page 349), the United
States principals were General Bradley and Ambassador Jessup while
the United Kingdom was represented by Ambassador Franks and
Lord Tedder. For the approved summary of conclusions and agree-
ments reached at a meeting of the United States and United Kingdom
Chiefs of Staff, October 23, the United States delegation minutes of a
political-military session of October 26, and other documentation on
the conversations., see volume III, pages,1686 ff.


S/S-NSC Files: Lot 63D351: NSC 90 Series
Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary

SECRET                              WASHINGTON, October 26, 1950.
NSC 90

NOTE BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY
   'COUNCIL ON COLLABORATION WITH FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS ON
   OPE1ATIONS AGAINST GUERRILLAS

   The enclosed memorandum by the Secretary of State on the subject
 is, circulated herewith for the information of the National Security
 Council and the Secretary of the Treasury and, as recommended