800.515/9–2244: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
7937. Reurtel 7930, September 23, 1944.43 The Department strongly feels that no approach should be made to the Argentine Government on this matter, whether informal or otherwise, and does not feel that a copy of the note should be informally handed to the Argentine Embassy. No such approach will be made here. Should a press release be issued, the Argentine Government will receive notice through that means.44
We are also instructing our missions in each of the United and Associated Nations to inform the Governments of those nations of the approach being made by us to the European neutrals with a view to instigating a similar approach by the Governments of those nations to the European neutrals. You are instructed to inform the British that a parallel approach by them to the United and Associated Nations would, in the opinion of this Government, be highly desirable. Inform the Department whether the British agree to approach the other United and Associated Nations with a view to inviting them to take a similar approach to the European neutrals.45
The following two circular telegrams dated September 29, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.46 which have been sent to our missions in the European neutral capitals and Moscow are repeated to you for your information. (Reurtel 8009, September 26, 1944.43)
- Not printed.↩
- The United States and British Governments subsequently agreed not to make any approach to the Argentine Government. For documentation on efforts of the United States to enlist the American Republics and the United Kingdom in a common policy toward Argentina, see vol. vii, pp. 288 ff.↩
- In telegram 8227, October 2, 2 p.m., Ambassador Winant stated that the British Foreign Office had that morning informed him that it would make a similar approach to the Governments of the United and Associated Nations regarding Resolution VI (800.515/10–244).↩
- Ante, pp. 235 and 236, respectively.↩
- Not printed.↩