800.796/10–1144: Telegram
The Chargé Near the Norwegian Government in Exile (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:20 p.m.]
25. From Satterthwaite. Norwegian delegation to Civil Air Conference composed of Alf Heum,94 A. Schjodt95 and K. Soemme96 leaving about October 14 for Washington. They wish to engage in preliminary discussions at State Department prior to the Conference. Heum says that Thomas Olsen, who is now in Washington, will not represent the Norwegian Government in any way at the Conference. He added that Olsen was blocking progress on the formation of the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish Transatlantic airline. We feel, after talking at some length with Heum, that Norway’s attitude toward international aviation is and will be influenced a great deal by the attitude of Sweden. Apparently, Heum feels disposed to follow in general United States’ views, particularly in the setting up and activating immediately on a temporary basis a wide and frequently flown international air network. It is, of course, difficult to estimate how much British influence on Sweden, the pressure of which has increased recently, will be reflected in the Norwegian attitude. [Satterthwaite.]