500.A15A4 Steering Committee/343: Telegram

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

732. The Bureau met this afternoon as scheduled. After statement by the President describing his visit to the various capitals this summer and the points of difficulty which he considered still existing he suggested [Page 248] that an attempt be made between now and the meeting of the General Commission on Monday56 to find a solution of these difficulties so that the General Commission would be in a position to go forward with the second reading of the British draft. Henderson also requested the British delegation to coordinate these discussions for incorporation in the British draft. The British accepted this task.

It was decided to hold the next meeting of the Bureau at 10:30 Saturday morning to prepare a program of work for the meeting of the General Commission.

Davis
  1. October 16.