841.4061 Motion Pictures/81: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson)
487. Department’s 483, December 10, and your 766 of December 11. We will leave to your judgment whether any further approach should be made to the British authorities at this time. We of course recognize the possibility of some confusion arising with regard to the actual status of the proposed legislation.
On last Saturday the British Ambassador again called on Mr. Sayre and expressed the opinion that the motion picture question has nothing to do with the trade agreement, and that his government would probably refuse to consider it in connection with the trade agreement negotiations. He did consent to convey to his government our interest and concern in the pending legislation. You will of course understand that we do not accept this position. Motion pictures was included in the non-Ottawa list which we submitted to the British, and they have certainly been on notice that we would expect to include motion pictures in the trade agreement negotiations.
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