File No. 763.72112/9815
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page )
1195. For Sheldon [from War Trade Board]:
No. 1165. Frothingham. Embassy’s 1178, August 19, 1 p.m., your 1259.1 Conference here has determined advisable that conference plan extend to all cases other than those excepted in original proposition by War Trade Board embodied in despatch July 1.2 This result has been communicated to French authorities through McFadden and recommended to French authorities through French representative, Washington. Italians make proposal to agree conference plan to extent of persons on refusal lists but not other enemy persons. Washington conference including Italian representative agree desirable conference plan be adopted in full by all governments represented by conferees. This result communicated Italian authorities through Stewart at Rome and recommended to Italian authorities by Italian representative in Washington. Act pending final agreement according instructions our 1133, Aug. 27 [31], and despatch August 30.2 Hereafter in cabling reference enemy trade license conference do not mark cable for Fuller but simply send as War Trade Board cable.