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

811.79600/99: Circular telegram

The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Representatives ³⁰

Washington, June 12, 1944.

The Civil Aeronautics Board is releasing a press statement for morning papers of June 14³¹ giving a tentative list of proposed international air routes which the CAB believes may be desirable for postwar operation by United States air carriers. The Department is transmitting a copy of this press statement to each of the appropriate foreign missions in Washington,³² emphasizing that the proposed routes are of course subject to concurrence of and necessary arrangements with the foreign governments concerned.

A copy of the CAB statement is being forwarded to you by air mail.³³

Hull

30. Sent to all diplomatic missions except those in Argentina and Bolivia.
31. For text, see The United Nations Review, vol. iv, 1944, No. 5, p. 212.
32. Notes to the missions, dated June 14, and to the French delegate, dated June 15, not printed.
33. Circular instruction dated June 14, not printed.