Office of the Historian

870.11/217: Telegram

The Minister in Rumania (Gunther) to the Secretary of State

Bucharest, November 1, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received November 2—10:58 a.m.]

700. My 670, October 26, 2 p.m., and previous. I have just learned from a highly creditable source that there is a great deal of tension behind the scenes of the Danubian Conference here. The Germans are insisting that Russia’s participation therein be limited to the reaches of the river from Braila down whereas the Russians insist upon joint jurisdiction up to Pressburg.39 Consternation has also been caused by Russia’s insistence upon the elimination of Italy.

Gunther
  1. Bratislava.↩