840.48 Refugees/4817: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
7556. From Long. Very glad to receive information in yours of yesterday.7 We agree that the quickest and probably most effective action would be the joint release.
Agree with you that communiqué would be strengthened by the announcement of the five IGC offices abroad and the visit of Vice-Director. We think it is also necessary to include the text of the mandate and we would urge to be included both (a) specific references to the recommendations of the Bermuda conference, and (b) specific references to the program of the IGC. As regards visit of Vice-Director the statement can be made that the Department is recommending the visit.8
The facts are that the House Committee has necessarily been advised of the entire program in executive session and in entire confidence. However, the enormously favorable impression made upon the members of the Committee by a full relation is an indication of the very real public reaction in favor of all of our efforts if the public could be advised. We would like to go just as far as possible along that line. [Long.]
- Telegram No. 8346, November 29, 9 p.m., not printed; it stated that the proposals contained in telegram, No. 7519, November 27, p. 225, were being discussed with the Foreign Office and Intergovernmental Committee and their cooperation was indicated.↩
- In telegram No. 7563, November 30 (not printed), the Ambassador in the United Kingdom was advised that the Combined Chiefs had recommended to the theater commander that a visit be permitted.↩