The British Prime Minister (Churchill) to President Roosevelt 21a
840. 1. We consulted together at once on the issues discussed in your 661.21b We decided to examine the prospect of an agreement based on the Canadian plan as suggested in the seventh paragraph of your 661, coupled with a further exploration of the differentiation of fares for Fifth Freedom traffic, of which I spoke in paragraph 5 of my 836 as a valuable line.
2. By the time we had communicated with Swinton, however, the Conference had already decided to approve all the technical decisions and to refer unfinished business to the Council of the International Organization.
3. I must confess to you that we have found it difficult at this distance to form a clear judgment of the rapidly changing phases of a negotiation so complex in character and far-reaching in scope. Swinton’s return will give me an opportunity to conduct with him a comprehensive survey of the problem such as cannot be achieved in an exchange of telegrams.
4. Having reached an understanding, I would propose to give you an account of the plan which we can lay before the Council in order to meet your wishes and, as far as may be possible, fulfil your expectations. You may be sure that your own desire to lay a sound foundation for the future civil air transport system of the world is paralleled by our own.