Page 89 from FO 371 110691 - Atomic Energy

The document is a telegram from the Foreign Office in Washington, D.C., addressed to Sir R. Makins. The main points discussed are as follows:

1. Following the preceding telegram, Merchant, acting on Dulles' instructions, proposes a suggestion for the next step in negotiations. The suggestion is to propose to the Russians that they exchange memoranda on the substance of President Eisenhower's proposals.
2. Merchant mentions a paper that has been previously agreed upon with Canada and the UK, potentially also agreed upon with France, Belgium, and South Africa. He suggests that the Americans are prepared to outline their ideas in this paper and discuss it with the mentioned countries. Dulles would inform Molotov that the paper would not be ready until after the Berlin conference, as it would require Dulles' personal attention.
3. Heeney emphasizes the importance of working on the substantive paper while the Berlin conference is ongoing and urges immediate action. He had previously conveyed this urgency to the State Department but received an unsatisfactory response.
4. The telegram is also copied to Sir I. Kirkpatrick and Mr. C. Aldisgin.

The telegram is dated January 20, 1954, and is marked for private secretary and the head of the General Department. It is also repeated for information to the UK delegation in New York, as well as to Paris and Moscow.