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

840.50/10–2144: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)²⁸

Washington, October 20, 1944—midnight.

8717. Department’s 8015, September 30²⁹ and 8208, October 7. British made formal protest Saturday³⁰ to our direct transmission to Russians of our reply to Sir Ronald Campbell’s letters on European Economic Commission. For your information only transmission was to avoid in appearance or in fact a joint presentation to Russians of a plan previously agreed between US and UK.

British and Department are considering because of urgency that if Russians are likely to delay their reply, for any considerable period, we might commence joint US–UK discussions in London with a Russian observer.

Hull

28. Repeated to Moscow as telegram 2482, for information only.
29. See footnote 19, p. 625.
30. October 14.