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

740.00116 European War 1939/557

The Department of State to the British Embassy

Washington, September 18, 1942.

Memorandum

The United States Government is agreeable to the proposal, mentioned in the British Embassy’s aide-mémoire of September 7, 1942, that the Governments of the United Nations should adopt the policy laid down in paragraph 5 of the document, of which a copy was attached to that aide-mémoire, setting forth the views of the British Government on the policy to be adopted with regard to war criminals.

It further agrees that a statement of the policy indicated in that paragraph should be made coincidentally with the contemplated statement concerning the proposed United Nations Commission.