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The Director of the Office of Wartime Economic Affairs (Taft) to the British Minister (Campbell)
Dear Sir Ronald: I refer to your letter of August 28 to the Under Secretary regarding the future of the Combined Boards, and to his reply of August 31.90
Mr. Acheson is out of town, but I am informed that the appropriate agencies of this Government have reached agreement with respect to a preliminary United States position and that we are ready to begin conversations as soon as you and the Canadian representation may wish. The group on the United States side will be composed of Mr. Bernard Haley, or Mr. Leroy Stinebower, and me, from the Department, Mr. Lauchlin Currie from the Foreign Economic Administration, [Page 80] and the United States Executive Officers of the three Boards concerned.
Mr. Acheson has requested me to arrange with Mr. Marris and the Canadians the initiation of these conversations.
Sincerely yours,
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