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

740.0011 European War 1939/18509

Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State (Berle)

[ Washington ,] January 3, 1942.

The Danish Minister came in to see me, at his request. He pointed out that he had sent in his statement of adherence to the Declaration by United Nations.⁵⁴

I said at once that the problem of who should and who should not be permitted to adhere was a matter which, by direction of the Secretary, I was referring to the White House; and that I assumed that precipitate action was not necessary. The Minister observed that since he had sent in his adherence, he presumed that if and when the problem were settled, the date of his declaration of adherence could be taken as the date of adherence itself. I said I thought that could be arranged when the time came.

A. A. B[erle], Jr.

54. Statement not printed.