711.452/44
The High Commissioner of the Government of India at London (Noon) to the Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs (Murray)
Dear Mr. Wallace Murray: It was a great pleasure to have met you this morning and to have discussed the trade treaty with your officers, Messrs. Ayling [Alling], Parker and Turkel. During these discussions, it was informally agreed that the point of view of the Government of India regarding a special treatment to be accorded to limitrophe countries was in accordance with the usual practice and that the State Department will have no objection to this principle being incorporated in this treaty.
The second point we discussed was the exploitation of mineral resources. In this respect, your officers were keen that the U. S. A. citizens should have an equal treatment with the United Kingdom subjects. I am passing this information on to my own Government and I hope that before long the two countries will be able to come to a final decision.
Assuring you [etc.]