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

500.C114/1936: Telegram

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

Washington, August 18, 1942—8 p.m.

3917. Your 4205, July 28, 6 p.m., and 4253, July 30.² The Department is of the opinion that machinery for the orderly and judicial determination of justiciable questions should constitute a part of post-war international organization. Until the nature of the broader organization may be examined it would seem to be premature to undertake to express views as to the nature of the dependent question of a judicial organization, the scope of its jurisdiction, or the law to be administered. For these reasons the Department prefers not to comment at this time upon the several questions presented in your no. 1051 of March 5.

Hull

2. Neither printed.