Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, General: Economic and Social Matters, Volume II

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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State (Berle)

[Washington,] March 21, 1944.

The Soviet Ambassador came in to see me at his request. He said that he had word from Moscow that the Soviet Government would be glad to have conversations with the United States in respect of postwar civil aviation. They have named their delegation. He left with me the attached list.

I said I was gratified to see that he would be on the delegation and asked whether the others were already here. He said all were here except General Petrov and Colonel Berezin. These two would be coming along soon. They could not arrive earlier than ten days; he understood, however, that they were leaving Moscow shortly.

I said that I was not wholly clear whether I myself would be here or in London at that time; but that Ambassador Grew and Mr. Pogue of the Civil Aeronautics Board would of course be glad to talk to them whenever they wished. In other words, we would be ready whenever they were.

A. A. B[erle], Jr.

[Annex]

Members of the Soviet Delegation for Negotiation With the United States Government on Post-War Civil Aviation

Ambassador Gromyko	Head of the Delegation
Lt. General L. G. Rudenko (Aviation Engineering Service)	Member of the Delegation
Maj. General A. A. Avseevich (Engineering Corps)	”  ”   ”   ”
Maj. General N. I. Petrov (Aviation Engineering Service)	”  ”   ”   ”
Colonel P. F. Berezin	”  ”   ”   ”