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2. Statements by Secretary of State Acheson at Press Conference on the Atlantic Pact, March 18, 1949.1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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Q.—Mr. Secretary, would an attack on aircraft flying over Soviet territory into Berlin under the airlift be an armed attack under the terms of Article 6?

Mr. Acheson said he would think that would be an attack on the armed forces—the occupation forces.

Q.—But if it occurs over the Soviet zone?

Mr. Acheson replied he didn't think it made any difference where it occurred, did it?

Q.—It says: “In this area.”

Mr. Acheson said Article 6 referred to an attack “on the occupation forces of any party in Europe.”

Q.—Doesn't the phrase at the end “in this area” apply?

Mr. Acheson said not to the occupation forces.

Q.—What does that phrase apply to?

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Documents on International Organizations: II. Documents on Regional Organizations
Information
International Organization , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , May 1949 , pp. 396 - 400
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1949

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1 New York Times, March 19, 1949, p. C.3. Questions are those asked by reporters present at the conference; in accordance with State Department procedure, Mr. Acheson's replies are paraphrased.