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

840.50/10–2044: Telegram

The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, October 20, 1944—1 p.m.
[Received 3:52 p.m.]

4001. Re Department’s 2379, October 7, noon.²⁶ On October 18 the British Ambassador wrote a letter to Vyshinski²⁷ in which he outlined the British proposal for the establishment of an European Economic Committee and suggested discussions on the subject London at an early date. I have accordingly written to Vyshinski to say that the United States Government regarded such discussions as desirable and hoped that the Soviet Government would concur in this opinion and would designate a representative to take part in the conversations.

Kennan

26. See footnote 21, p. 625.
27. Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky, Soviet Assistant People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.