871.014 Bessarabia/3: Telegram

The Ambassador in France (Wallace) to the Secretary of State

[Paraphrase]

1765. Derby2 stated this morning at 75th session of Conference that he had received definite instructions urging immediate signature of treaty relating to Bessarabia. It was the view of those present that there is no ground for further delay in signing. Laroche3 pointed out, however, that courtesy required that they should again invite the United States to participate. Hope was expressed by all my colleagues that the United States would join in signature, and I was requested to send by telegram one last pressing appeal. It was proposed by Laroche that, while awaiting the reply of the United States, they should communicate to Rumania the terms of the treaty. In reply I suggested that it would be desirable to receive the reply of the United States Government before communicating terms of treaty to Rumania. Accordingly it was agreed to postpone until next Monday the communication of the treaty; also to sign the treaty without further delay if a favorable reply has not been received from our Government by the time of the first meeting of the Conference after October 11.

Wallace
  1. British Ambassador to France.
  2. Of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.