574.D1/106: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Wallace)
1387. Inform French Government that British, Italian and Japanese Governments expect to participate in Preliminary Conference on Communications on September 15th, and have informed us of names of their Delegates. The Japanese Delegation is actually here.
That Preliminary Conference is in the main to agree on allocation of German cables and establish principles of international co-operation [Page 129] and will not be of so technical a character as to require long technical preparation.
This Government believes extensive postponement would be most undesirable under the circumstances, but, should the French Government consider it essential, this Government would be willing to communicate the French views to the other Governments interested, stating that the United States would be agreeable to a postponement until October 1st.