File No. 763.72/8275

The Minister in Sweden ( Morris ) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

1221. At a recent meeting of the Allied Ministers in Stockholm the British Minister read the following which he had received from his Government: [Page 1300]

Recommendations were made at the recent Allied Naval Conference in London regarding the necessity of close cooperation between Allied Ministers in neutral countries in order that when occasion demands such representations may be made as will ensure adequate action to prevent submarines or suspicious enemy vessels being succored or allowed to make use of territorial waters. His Majesty’s Government in bringing the foregoing to the knowledge of Sir E. Howard have instructed him to act in concert with his colleagues and have at the same time requested the United States, French, Italian, Japanese and Russian Governments to send similar instructions to their representatives.

French Minister has received similar instructions while the Italian Minister and myself having received no instructions regarding the above, have informed our colleagues we would cable for instructions.

Morris