611.4731/328
The Department of State to the British Embassy
Aide-Mémoire
The American Government has given careful consideration to the memorandum of His Majesty’s Government in the Commonwealth of Australia dated June twenty-eighth and the accompanying list of requests for concessions in a possible trade agreement between the two Governments. The American Government appreciates the reply of His Majesty’s Government and greatly regrets that a study of the [Page 152] list of requested concessions presented with the memorandum seems to indicate the impracticability of successfully negotiating the essentials of a trade agreement before July seventh. It is hoped that as soon as both Governments find that conditions are favorable, the possibility of negotiating a mutually satisfactory trade agreement can again be examined.