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would agree to ban tests up to altitudes for which effective controls
could be agreed. The Secretary described the practical difficulties and
costs of the satellite system which had been outlined by the experts in
1959. His own feeling was that we should establish a control system ap-
plicable to about 100,000 kilometers and forget about the rest. Mr. Lloyd
asked whether in this case we would make a declaration of intention not
to test beyond this altitude. The Secretary thought we might. Ambassa-
dor Wadsworth said that he preferred the position we had contem-
plated last August of incorporating the satellite system into the treaty
but leaving to the Control Commission the decisions as to whether or
not it should actually be installed. Otherwise we would be accused of
retreating again from an agreed technical report. Mr. Lloyd said that he
did not think we should get into a discussion of this matter with
Khrushchev. He agreed with the Secretary that the best approach would
be to forget about high altitude tests beyond 100,000 kilometers, simply
saying that we would not test in outer space if others did not.





158. Memorandum of Conversation Between the Under Secretary
     of State for Political Affairs (Merchant) and Foreign Secretary
     Lloyd

US/MC/16                                       Paris, May 14, 1960.

    [Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF
1664. Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]





159. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

                                       Paris, May 15,1960, 11 a.m.

OTHERS PRESENT
    Secretary Herter, Secretary Gates, Major Eisenhower, General Goodpaster
    The President began by saying that he had been considering the
whole U-2 question, and that in his opinion the U-2 is now a dead



Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret.