740.0011 European War 1939/30608: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 10—11:35 a.m.]
5236. Thank you for the information contained in the Department’s 4768, August 7, 6 p.m. I conveyed to Mr. Eden the need for the closest cooperation and common action in dealing with problems affecting Russian interests and our own particularly in regard to secret matters under discussion between us. He repeated to me his previous statement that the British-Russian Treaty puts his Government under obligation to keep the Russians informed (Department’s 5032, August 2, 9 p.m.). He also suggested the need for prompt exchanges in consultation and he said he would be very happy to work out a procedure which would keep us currently aware of each other’s position on issues involving information and action concerning all three Governments.