Abstract
Sir Roger Makins’ embassy has tended to be overshadowed by that of his predecessor in Washington from 1948 to 1952, Sir Oliver Franks. Various accounts of Franks’ embassy have shown that he played a not inconsiderable role in keeping Britain and the United States together in these critical years, which saw Marshall Aid and the formation of NATO, and how he conciliated in times of strain and crisis, particularly during the Korean War. These accounts have emphasised how his sterling qualities and his extraordinary personal relationship with the US Secretary of State, Dean Acheson (which was embodied in their regular, off-the-record talks) gave him an unusual amount of influence for an ambassador in Washington. By contrast, these accounts have stated or implied that Makins had only a formal relationship with Acheson’s successor, John Foster Dulles, and therefore not the same degree of influence as Franks.1
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