661.1115/64: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Davis) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:02 p.m.]
720. Your 341, April 2, 6 [4] p.m.97 Have just received a note from Foreign Office dated April 29th, full text of which follows.
[Page 711]“I very much regret the delay in replying to your note to Lord Curzon of April 6th in which you were so good as to inform me that in the opinion of the United States Government it was inadvisable to delay any further the removal of all restrictions of trade with Soviet Russia.
You will no doubt remember from Lord Curzon’s note to you of the 20th ultimo98 that we were awaiting the cooperative delegation, under Monsieur Krassin, whose arrival was expected at any moment, in order to discuss with them the whole question of the resumption of commercial relations so that it seemed better to wait until we could tell you something more definite. It will probably be as an outcome of these discussions that decisions will be taken by the French, Italian and our own Governments with regard to the removal of restrictions on private trading and I cannot therefore help feeling that premature action by the United States Government may embarrass these discussions and prejudice the attainment of the general objects which both our Governments have in view.”