103.9164: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
8888. SD 4114. To Reed for Brown and O’Boyle from Chubb and Morse.
[Page 719]1. ReEmbs 9059, October 21.14 Believe when final agenda agreed it should be circulated to all contracting nations.
2. Following schedule is suggested: Tuesday morning November 14 Executive Board to meet together with associate members upon following agenda: (A) Convening formalities and statement by chairman; (B) Approval of planning committee report by contracting governments; (C) Arrangement for educational meeting of S.E.P.C.; (D) Arrangement for appointment of freight rate and other committees recommended in planning committee report; (E) Discussion of currency question—appointment of currency committee; (F) Discussion of brokerage and other policy questions raised at planning committee sessions. Possible appointment of sub committees to report on foregoing questions; (G) Report on European short seas set up.
Wednesday morning and afternoon and Thursday morning should be devoted to meetings of the S.E.P.C. and of committee on currency and of other committees appointed at Tuesday meeting. Thursday afternoon or Friday morning Executive Board and associate members to meet upon following agenda: (A) Reports from committees; (B) Tentative plans for future meetings and for commencement of operations. Assuming that foregoing general program meets with approval we suggest British delegation arrive here several days prior November 14 for discussions looking to agreed Anglo-American position on all matters on agenda. In interim if you concur we will cable drafts of our preliminary suggestions on these matters and will keep British Mission here posted.
3. Please advise British reaction to these suggestions and proposed arrival date their delegation in U.S. [Chubb and Morse.]
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