Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, General; the British Commonwealth; the Far East, Volume I

840.50/804: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant )

Washington , November 10, 1942—4 p.m.

5628. Your 6239, November 6, 6 p.m. As I have advised Lord Halifax on several occasions, we look forward to informal and exploratory conversations, without commitments or publicity, with representatives of the British and other governments on postwar economic policy as provided in Article VII of the various Lend-Lease agreements, including, of course, questions of commercial policy. Please tell Mr. Eden that we still look forward to such talks whenever he wishes to designate someone in the British Embassy here or to send someone for the purpose. In the meantime I see no objection to your having one or two members of your staff, perhaps Steyne⁴⁸ and Lewis,⁴⁹ attend the meetings in London as observers. Please keep us currently informed.

Hull

48. Alan N. Steyne, Second Secretary of Embassy at London.
49. James H. Lewis, junior economic analyst at Embassy in London.