600.119/1931: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Davis) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received 8:32 p.m.]
10. War Trade Board [from Sheldon]: No. 2214. Refer my 2165, Embassy’s 4855, December 24, and 2169 Embassy’s 4860 of December 24.51 The Italian Government has now approved the action of the A.B.C. on December 24, which placed pork and pork products on the free list. In the interval that intervened awaiting this approval, opposition to the action developed from a department of the British Government. I believe, however, that all opposition will shortly be withdrawn, and that the action of the A.B.C. can be confirmed, and that you may act on this supposition before the Department. A.B.C. has now modified its action of the same date placing iron and steel and manufactures thereof on the free list, and its recommendation included in my telegram 2169 placing machinery of all kinds, except textile machinery, on the free list. Instead the A.B.C. has placed on the free list iron and steel, excluding high speed steel, and has placed on the non-ration list the manufactures of iron and steel, including all machinery and parts, except textile machinery.
- No. 2169 not printed.↩