Presidential Papers, Doc#1122 Cable. Secret To Harold Macmillan, 27 March 1959. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
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Document #1122; March 27, 1959
To Harold Macmillan
Series: EM, AWF, International Series: Macmillan ; Category: Cable. Secret
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XX - The Presidency: Keeping the Peace
Part VII: Berlin and the Chance for a Summit; March 1959 to August 1959
Chapter 16: A "staunch bulwark" resigns

 

Dear Harold: Thank you for the note that was delivered to me within a half hour after you left on your return flight to London. I am glad that you and the members of your party liked--despite the cold weather--the informal Camp David atmosphere; for my part I too felt that the absence of protocol and social "appearances" enabled us to discuss our problems more frankly and more thoroughly than would have been possible in Washington.1

Those of us in our government who are charged with the responsibility for international relations have not been insensible to the problem you pose in your final substantive paragraph. Acting on my request, priority is now being given to a thorough study of the entire matter. I understand your position thoroughly, as I hope you do the pressures that the advocates of trade restrictions are able to assert in this country.2

This note is necessarily brief, since I am in Gettysburg for a little rest over this Easter holiday.3 I shall write to you later at length.4

Again let me tell you what a real pleasure it was to have you as my guest.

With warm regard, As ever

1 For background on Macmillan's visit to Camp David see no. 1093. On March 23 Macmillan had thanked the President for the "happy and friendly surroundings" in which they had discussed international questions (AWF/I: Macmillan).

2 Macmillan had referred to U.S. restrictions on the importation of British woolen textiles and such major electrical products as turbines and large generating equipment. Exclusion of these items would be a "serious blow to our relations," Macmillan said, because the British would not understand the U.S. plea that national security called for protection. For developments see no. 1117.

3 The Eisenhowers had arrived in Gettysburg on March 26. They would celebrate the Easter holiday with their son John and his family, and would return to the White House on Monday, March 30.

4 See no. 1127.

Bibliographic reference to this document:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Cable. Secret To Harold Macmillan, 27 March 1959. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 1122. World Wide Web facsimile by The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission of the print edition; Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/presidential-papers/second-term/documents/1122.cfm

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