867N.01/1168: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Kennedy ) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 13—4:45 p.m.]
1180. Personal for the Secretary. Your 621, October 12, 5 p.m. Lord Halifax being out of London until the first of next week the message was conveyed orally this afternoon to Cadogan74 in the sense outlined in your telegram. He will inform the Foreign Secretary as soon as he returns.
Cadogan confirmed previous information sent to you that there will be no statement of any kind regarding Government policy until after the completion and submission of the Woodhead report. Shortly thereafter some statement or indication of the Government’s policy and intentions will be made.
Referring to any possible recommendation for changes in terms of the mandate he said that they naturally would feel themselves bound to communicate to us any proposed changes.
I saw Malcolm MacDonald today. He told me not to be unduly concerned about this as yet; that they had not come to any decision as to policy. I expect to keep in touch with him and will advise you from time to time.
- Sir Alexander M. G. Cadogan, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.↩