800.796/921a
The Department of State to the Netherlands Embassy 35
Aide-Mémoire
The Netherlands Embassy is informed that the United States Government has held exploratory conversations recently with the British and Canadian Governments for the purpose of exchanging views on post-war aviation, with particular reference to the development of international air transportation. Similar discussions are now being held in Washington with representatives of the Soviet and Chinese Governments.
It is understood that the Netherlands Government also would be interested in holding bilateral conversations on post-war aviation with the United States Government, which would be entirely agreeable with this Government. There is enclosed herewith a proposed agenda36 which, together with the memorandum furnished by the Netherlands Embassy under date of November 30, 1943,37 would appear to offer suitable bases for these discussions.
It is probable that invitations for bilateral conversations will likewise be extended to a few other governments, with the thought that a United Nations conference on this subject might be held later in the year.
The United States Government understands that the Netherlands Government will be ready to begin bilateral exploratory conversations; in Washington at an early date, possibly July 1st. This would be satisfactory with this Government, and a confirmation of these arrangements would be appreciated.
- Similar invitations were sent to the Indian Agency General, June 21; the Legation of the Union of South Africa, June 22; the Brazilian Embassy, June 24; the New Zealand Legation, June 24; and the Mexican Embassy, August 22. In the invitation to the Indian Agency General, the date of August 1 was suggested for the beginning date of the conversations; in the other invitations no definite date was suggested.↩
- Ante, p. 378.↩
- Ante, p. 363.↩