MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2022
• Case Number: F-2021-01971
• Publication Date: June 2, 1959

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
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2 rune 1959
On the evening of May 27, when Chancellor '.der luer was
here for the funeral services, he asked me to dine quietly with him
at the German Embassy. At the dinner were Brentano, Ambassador
Grewe, and Webber, the Chancellor's confidential inter 3reter.
We spent three hours together dining in the gard tn. When at
9:00 p.m., I made a move to leave, the CIL.,.ncellor exe -limed, "What -
you are sending me to bed!" - and we went on for anoth� r hour.
A good bit of the conversation related to his reh tionship with
Foster and kindred subjects. He asked me for my view-3 of the world
situation, Berlin; Middle East, European developments etc.
Adenauer was unusually relaxed, keen and app .:1 ently unworried,
but deeply moved at Foster's passing. I have had nu nber of private
conversations with him over the past years, and this w s the first time
he did not have something a bit querulous to say about oir own policy.
From what Brentana_said, I gather he had been greatly reassured by �
his talk with--you. -
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It is Clear, however, that he was deeply disturb�:d about
Macmillan's attitude and asked whether there was not s nnething that
we here could do about it. It is .obvious that he has a d, ep- seated
distrust not only ,about the Prime Minister's attitude wi:h regard to
Berlin, but also in general about his views on European unity and the
Common Market. Also, the Chancellor seemed to feei Macmillan
was disturbed by the close relationship developing betw.en France
and Germany, which of course, .Adenauer considers hi:- most impor-
tant accomplishment.
We covered developments in the Middle East, a-td I expressed
my personal-views that the growth of Germali economic interest in the
area would prove a stabilizing influence. He rerninisc,d about his meet-
in.gs with the Soviet leaders and seemed satisfied with .,ur own position
in the present Geneva negotiations.
I mentioned that I had known Chris Herter intimately for 50 years,
and that he was a man on whose word and firmness the Chancellor could
depend. He seemed to have gained a highly favorable impression from
their recent meeting in Bonn.
While I avoided discussion of the Germar, intert al politics, one
or two remarks he let drop brought out his reservatior s about Erhard.
From Who have seen Adenau,r alone in the
past few days, I learned that Aden.auer intends (or des res it to be
interpreted that he intends) to put over his own candicliite, Etzel, as
Chancellor, or failing that to renounce the Presidency himself, and
remain on as Chancellor. Of course, it is possible that in the course
of the next few weeks he may change his mind, but I bi lieve that his
present intention is as indicated.
Copy to
The Honorable C. Douglas Dillon
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ALLEN W. DULLES
Di ector
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