550.S1/593: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton)
65. For Norman Davis. Your numbers 56 and 60, March 30, 63 March 31;35 please inform MacDonald and Simon that in view of the bilateral discussions regarding Conference problems and the difficulties of forecasting how long Congress will remain in session, this Government would prefer not to make a final decision regarding the date of the Conference now. It suggests that the meeting of the Organizing Committee be held not before the 15th of April and preferably some days later. It hopes that by the time the Organizing Committee meets it will be able to commit itself to a decision regarding the date of the Conference. A meeting on, say, April 20 would still give 6 weeks, roughly, for preparations before June 1st.
- No. 56 not printed.↩