Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, Europe, Volume II

103.917/4711: Telegram

The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State

London, November 12, 1943—9 p.m.
[Received November 12—8:58 p.m.]

7898. For Department and Stone,³ FEA. Reference Department’s 6673, October 25, 11 p.m. MEW proposes that both British and American Governments instruct their Ministers in Stockholm that they should go to Swedish Foreign Office and enter a very strong protest against high level of iron ore exports maintained during October (approximately 690,000 tons) and warn them that total exports for this year must be kept within ceiling established under original Anglo-Swedish War Trade Agreement of 1939 (i.e., 9.9 million tons). In addition Swedes should be told that even this figure is so large we are extremely dissatisfied.

Mallet⁴ is being instructed in this sense by British. It is hoped Johnson⁵ will receive similar instructions.

Winant

3. William T. Stone, Director, Special Areas Branch, Foreign Economic Administration.
4. V. A. L. Mallet, British Minister in Sweden.
5. Herschel V. Johnson, American Minister in Sweden.