740.0011 Moscow/71: Telegram
The American Delegation to the Acting Secretary of State
Moscow, October
27, 1943—9 a.m.
[Received 11:57 a.m.]
[Received 11:57 a.m.]
Delam 32. For the President and Acting Secretary from the Secretary. If you have approved the text of the Four Nation Declaration (reference Delam No. 3197) as adopted in the Conference yesterday, I would appreciate receiving immediately your authorization to sign this Declaration on behalf of the United States. It is of vital importance [Page 645] that I have these powers at the earliest possible moment.98 [Hull.]
- October 26, 1943, Foreign Relations, 1943, China, p. 829.↩
- The Acting Secretary replied in Amdel No. 52 (telegram No. 1102), October 27, 1943, 10 a.m.: “Personal for Secretary Hull. This is to confirm my statement over the telephone to Mr. Gray that the President has authorized you to sign the Four Nation Declaration as modified in the light of your telegrams from Moscow.” (740.0011 Moscow/69a)↩