840.50/11–2544: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:50 p.m.]
10405. ReEmbs 10061, November 17, noon. Letter received today from Ronald asks that, pending the Soviet reply regarding participation in exploratory talks on setting up an European Economic Committee, the Embassy inquire of the Department what it thinks about the time at which the French should be invited to join in the talks, whether from the inception of the talks or soon after. Ronald said orally that we need to consider when we should raise with the Soviet Government the question of French participation in the talks. He remarked that it might not be desirable to complicate matters by raising this additional question with them while we are still waiting for a reply regarding their participation. Please instruct.
(Sent to Department and repeated to Moscow as 122.)