840.48 Refugees/4788: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 19—11:30 a.m.]
8078. The November 18 meeting of the Executive Committee of the IGC took place uneventfully. For the agenda see despatch 12251 November 16.91 We acted in accordance with Department’s 7283, 17th. Because of our stating that in the matter of relations between IGC and UNRRA Department will delay instructions in view of discussions taking place at Atlantic City Conference the Director did not request the authority outlined in his November 8 memorandum92 but asked for permission to make arrangements for tentative discussions on the basis of that memorandum. The Committee without committing itself authorized him to do so, subject to report to the Committee’s subsequent approval or disapproval (Lord Winterton particularly asked for concurrence to this, stating that it would be useful in meeting anticipated questions in the House of Commons on IGC activities in arranging for relations with UNRRA).
A subject discussed informally with Winterton, Emerson and Randall after the meeting is taken up in the Embassy’s next telegram.