IT WAS CLEAR THAT HE ALSO CONSIDERED IT WOULD BE USEFUL IN INFLUENCING HA DECISION

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• Publication Date: January 25, 1959
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1NCOMINO-IElE6RAM Department-of State
Classification Control: 14130
Rec'd: January 25, 1959
5.57 a.m.
FROM: -,'Luxembourg
TO: Secretary of State
COLUX 25 , PARIS COLUX 56, GE'.'ElvA 2-7, Dt?ESSELDORF 20.
NO: COLUX 145 , January 24, 11 p.m.: (SE;'TION TWO OF TWO)
PRIORITY
SENT DEPARTMENT CCLUX 145; REPEATED INFORNAT?ON PR r GRITY BONN
COLUX 37, PRIGRITY BRliSSEIS 44, TICE HAGJE COLUX 23, ROME
It was clear that he alsa ,-.s,ide:ei it would be useful in
influer.ring HA de :isicn~, if CS wu~tl.d ^~akn '_-epresertat in
other five capitals, as well : as i : against duty-free
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limit which Federal Republic a~ -~ ur ed, a-'..d parti~;ularly
against invasion, t1f powers resE.rved f:r the HA and the ccm-
mur_ity in Federal Republil a--_'.,u ^ez.ent of duty-free figure
not agreed t by HA. Spiere-.bt._g expects latter issue to be
raised in EuSC C un--i1 4f Mt::.i&te:rs.
I limited ray cwr. c e .ts t., art 1patirg that the US would
in fact rea:t strf. gly tc Ftde::al Republi:: atLr., t,? urgifi.g
that any HA astir sh_,u1d b: at..Lea,st as liberal as 6 military
import figure p?.:evi_uly .nitrd by Spie_.-e _bu?rg, tc remarking
that it seemed t . me cf g--.-eat _i~.p ta!-. a f:~r Eu:: ;~pea^ institutions
as' whole that HA resist at-- -7.gly any whittling dLW! of its
powers by member stares, and t.. i*aki^g clear that I nould give
Spierenburg r.,~ assurar.,-e at this p in that LS world not object
to a tariff qu to f+_ :. Ger rat y by HA -egar.3less of duty-
free level which right 'be c_t.ahli The=i.
I believe issue rernai-. e s t. t Tally as i:~ last sentene:e my
COLUX 122 f De-?e be+: 19, whi_:h ali _. lists 7..umber &iaff t ttii
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cc sideratict s which are still applicable. I continue to favcr
US attempt r:itigate rest-ribbtive effect of inpcrt measures,
rather than simple reliance '-. sterile pretests principle.
I would add that believe Gr'::r=a:t .:hallenge t HA pcwe_ has
eericus i**:plicati , s not ."ly :f..r ;HA but ever. mere fvr EFC
and EURATOM Co-rr~issicr s whir--h --!-e r- A barked by treaties as
str ng as that cf EZSC, and which la.:k the experience and
precedents acaui_ed by HA u~der M n et and Layer. German
action also disturbing in that Ader.auer emerges in usual role
of flouting authority of Eur p a_^_ irstituti:-7s he has done so
ranch to create and supp.^'t,
e2- COL ?X 145 , a .ua:y 24, 11 p . r . (SE=;;i3 G`1 TWO OF TWO) from
Request ir_structiorys ur gui.da-y:e by Tuesday afternoon if
Department wishes seek to ir.,flu a ;:e outcv;me of Wednesday
meeting c.;f High Authzxity.