Executive Sessions of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Historical Series). Vol. VI : hearings before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Eighty-Third Congress, second session.

Considers (83) S. Res. 26, (83) S.J. Res. 12, (83) S. Con. Res. 58, (83) S. Con. Res. 59, (83) S. Con. Res. 62, (83) S. Con. Res. 65, (83) S. Res. 241, (83) S. Res. 178, (83) S. 3067, (83) S. Con. Res. 91.

Contains transcripts of certain Senate Foreign Relations Committee executive session hearings and minutes of Senate Foreign Relations Committee executive sessions held from Jan. 16 through Dec. 3, 1954. Transcribed hearings are. a. Briefing on Korea post-armistice negotiations and French Indochina War policies. Jan. 7, 1954. p. 1-35. Includes discussions of other Asia foreign policy issues and of Italian communist party political influence. b. Korean Defense Treaty and Indochina travel report of Sen. Mansfield. Jan. 19, 1954. p. 39-58. c. Security clearances for Foreign Service Officer nominees. Jan. 26, 1954. p. 63-78. d. Latin America travel report of Sen. Hickenlooper. Feb. 2, 1954. p. 79-98. e. Briefing on French program of training Indochinese troops for war. Feb. 16, 1954. p. 108-146. f. Berlin Conference of Ministers on European Borders and Geneva Conference on Korea and Indochina. Feb. 24, 1954. p. 153-184. g. Tenth Inter-American Conference, Caracas, Venezuela. Mar. 16. p. 189-203. h. Briefing on U.S. defense policies. Apr. 14, 15, 1954. p. 211-218. i. Briefing on German affairs. Apr. 28, 1954. p. 219-236. Includes discussion of refugees from East Germany and West German economic development. j. Legislation to require Senate ratification of international agreements other than treaties. May 5, 1954. p. 245-253. k. Briefing on Dien Bien Phu foreign policy consequences. May 12, 1954. l. Mutual Security Act of 1954. June 9, 14, 18, 29, 30, July 1, 2, 7-9, 15, 1954. p. 289-295, 301-322, 329-342, 441-632. Restores deletions made to published hearings on FY54 foreign aid and mutual security program authorizations. Also includes discussions on foreign and military aid programs, and NATO program authorizations, and committee mark-up sessions. m. Renunciation of communist activities in Guatemala (Mark-up). June 24, 1954. p. 343-349. n. Briefing on Dulles meeting with French Premier Pierre Mendes-France and British Prime Minister Anthony Eden on Indochina. July 16, 1954. p. 633-658. Includes discussion of French and British positions on European Defense Community Treaty and restoration of German sovereignty. o. Briefing on German sovereignty restoration. July 22, 27, 1954. p. 659-681, 687-706. Includes discussion of other foreign relation issues. p. Meeting with French Premier Pierre Mendes-France. Nov. 18, 1954. p. 711-717.