740.00119 Control (Italy)/11: Telegram
The American Representative to the French Committee of National Liberation at Algiers (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 15—2:26 a.m.]
154. [From Murphy.] Eisenhower has requested Advisory Council for Italy for an opinion regarding representation on Allied Control Commission of representatives of Soviet Union. As you know Vyshinsky was accompanied on arrival by Major General Solodovnic and Lt. Colonel Ubev who, according to Vyshinsky, have been appointed by his Government to Allied Control Commission under provisions of article 37 of Italian Armistice Convention. Vyshinsky asserts it was understanding of his Government, when latter gave its approval to armistice terms, that Allied Control Commission would include Soviet representatives and also that this was understood by Moscow Conference.
There will be a meeting of Advisory Council on December 15 and this question is on agenda. I shall ask for postponement until I receive your advice. Macmillan has also requested Foreign Office instructions.
Both Macmillan and I feel Soviet and possibly French representation (Massigli has also stated opinion French Comité wish representation) will be inevitable and agree that with the case of Russian Major General Solodovnic might well be appointed Deputy to Deputy President without having Soviet representatives enter into mechanism of the several sections. This we believe will be satisfactory to them. They indicate it is matter of prestige.
Please telegraph.
Sent Department repeated Moscow. [Murphy.]