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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Stettinius)
Lord Halifax called on me and raised the matter of Mr. Wallace Murray going to London to discuss Middle Eastern matters about which he has written to us. He told me that he was being pressed on this matter by his government.
I told him that it was our feeling that it was probably premature to initiate such discussions until such time as agendas could be exchanged and preparations made on both sides. I told him that we were preparing a memorandum for him explaining this position.
He seemed uncertain as to whether this would satisfy his Foreign Office and felt he might have to raise the matter with us again.