740.0011 European War 1939/19874a: Telegram
President Roosevelt to the British Prime Minister (Churchill)
The views outlined in your telegram on the adherences to the United Nations declaration very closely coincide with mine.
I believe we should without question accept the adherence of the French National Committee in London, whenever submitted, but that we should consult as to the action to be taken on requests for further adherences from governments with which we are still in official communication.
We might then determine at what moment we should bring the Soviet Government and other governments of the United Nations, which may be directly concerned, into these consultations.
As for “free groups” representing the populations of occupied countries and other organizations I have no intention of taking any action without full consultation with you.
Welles had already commenced the discussion of this general problem with Halifax prior to the receipt of your message, and he will continue these conversations along the lines above indicated.73
[By May 1, 1945, the text of this declaration had been acceded to and signed also by Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela. See also Department of State Bulletin, August 12, 1945, page 238.]
- Apparently no further action was taken regarding adherence of “free groups”. The date of the French notification of adherence was December 26, 1944, after liberation.↩