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and economic aid coming up to the neighborhood of $20 million, that we were proceeding urgently on the top priority military items requested by the French and that I was hopeful favorable action on legislation now before Congress would enable us to continue military and economic support in the fiscal year 1951. On balance I feel that the talks with the French on the subject of Indochina were successful.
 * 1) SECTO 256, May 14, 9 p.m., from London

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