500.A15/885: Telegram

The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Gibson ) to the Secretary of State

[Paraphrase]

11. Soviet proposal was disposed of this morning, so I arranged with chairman of Preparatory Commission that I should have floor at opening of meeting Monday morning, ten o’clock.

If you will telegraph me when memorandum has been delivered to British Ambassador, I believe that it would tend to create air of frankness were I informally to hand copy to Cushendun on Sunday evening, stating that this was done for his convenience and adding that in view of fact that the correspondence between our Governments had reached this point and as he had made a general statement of British point of view, I proposed to make statement Monday morning on general position of the United States.

We have arranged matters definitely as possible to have speech made as has been stated but there are always elements of uncertainty in these meetings as Department realizes. When I rise I shall arrange to have Associated Press cable words “Gibson speaking” to Department. Department will then be able to determine advisability of release for morning papers or to hold for Monday afternoon. I should be glad to know in advance alternative taken.

Gibson