800.796/9–2944: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
8104. To prevent any possible misunderstanding with respect to the terms of the British acceptance of the invitation to the international civil aviation conference, please take an appropriate opportunity to state informally that this Government is very happy to receive the acceptance conveyed in your telegram 8165, September 29, 9 p.m., and with respect to paragraphs 3 and 4 of the British reply, this Government understands that these are intended as a statement of the objectives of the British Government and an intimation of the position which will be assumed by the British delegation during the deliberations of the conference. The British have, of course, already been informed of the objectives and the position of this Government during the exploratory talks between Assistant Secretary Berle and Lord Beaverbrook. You may informally advise the British that there is no fundamental change in the objectives and position which will be advocated by the American delegates at the conference.