840.48 Refugees/4124: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
4815. Your 5228, August 9, 8 p.m. It occurs to us that assent to the insertion of the word “equally” into the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee might be obtained without another formal [Page 204] meeting by individual approach to the other members with the explanation of its inadvertent omission. However, in view of the considerations mentioned by you we are agreeable to proceeding as is proposed.
We suggest the advisability of some public statement being made by British and us announcing the meeting and such of the proceedings as it may be deemed expedient to publish at this time. Please consult British confidentially and prepare with them draft for their and our agreement. Bucknell72 may be of assistance to you in this connection as he was at Bermuda.
We do not understand reference to meeting in Washington contained in your 5138, August 6, 7 p.m.73 The proposal to hold a meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee in Washington was dropped in agreement between Mr. Taylor and Lord Halifax. In this connection see Department’s 3879, June 25, 1 p.m. We are still averse to a meeting here.