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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State (Berle)
The Canadian Minister Counselor came in to see me at his request. He wished to speak about aviation. He inquired as to the general state of exchanges regarding exploratory conversations. He said that his Government had considered the plan proposed for bilateral conversations with the British, the Canadians, the Chinese, the Soviet Union, and others, and they were disposed to accept it. He said that, while he did not wish it to get back to the British Government, he hoped we would talk to them first or in any case simultaneously with the British.
I said that as yet we had no word from the British.