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

740.0011 European War 1939/18197: Telegram

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

Washington, January 10, 1942—2 p.m.

123. Your 63, January 6.⁵⁸ Department has not adopted the practice of acknowledging receipt of messages of this kind. It receives them as merely expressions of sentiment of individuals or organizations. Naturally they are not accepted as adherences to the Declaration.

Department’s present attitude is that official adherence to the Declaration should be permitted only to movements or groups whose character is so representative that they can be considered as the equivalent of national councils. No indication has been given to any movement or group that it will be permitted to adhere officially and Department considers that great caution must be exercised before permitting such adherence.

Hull

58. Not printed; it reported receipt of a telegram from Dr. V. V. Tilea, President of the Rumanian National Committee, declaring that the Free Rumanians adhered to the United Nations Declaration.