800.796/560: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 27—7:35 p.m.]
1596. The increased number of participants invited to the preliminary discussions in Washington has caused the preparations to be considered on higher levels here. Thus the proposed reply to the British Embassy’s telegram to the Foreign Office apparently containing somewhat similar information to the Department’s 1362, February 23, 6 [10] p.m.36 is being considered in the Civil Air Transport Committee of the Cabinet which meets Thursday. We are told by Beaverbrooks’ office that inclusion of Russia, China and particularly Brazil and “possibly other South American countries” may raise questions which will be difficult to settle here before the third week in March.