800.85/11–344: Telegram
The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Gallman) to the Secretary of State
London, November 3,
1944—8 p.m.
[Received November 4—2:10 a.m.]
[Received November 4—2:10 a.m.]
9562. To Land, WSA, from [for?] Morse and Chubb from Reed, Brown and O’Boyle.
- 1.
- Reference paragraph 1, your SA [SD] 4130.22 It’s now [not?] practical to submit extracts from minutes
of the Planning Committee meetings relating to policy questions. These
are specific and detailed items many of which are blanketed in CW items
on provisional agenda cabled to you in our 9330.23
- (1)
- Position of Sweden, Brazil, USSR, Yugoslavia, France and Denmark. (Refer item 7 on provisional agenda.)
- (2)
- Question of employment shipbrokers. (Refer minutes 7, item 3, page 6.)
- (3)
- Question of agency arrangements of vessels allocated to BA services.
- (4)
- Norway’s reservation regarding procedure for allocations in Washington. (Refer minutes 6, item 3.)
- (5)
- Advance survey of respective tonnage position.
- (6)
- Question of establishment of committees which will need to begin operation immediately. (Refer paragraph 6, Planning Committee report.)
- (7)
- Currency in which freight payments are to be made. (Refer paragraph 6, Planning Committee report.)
- (8)
- Progress report on preliminary work on the settling [setting?] up of machinery to deal with coasting and short sea zones initiated by MWT. (Refer paragraph 7, Planning Committee report.)
- 2.
- In addition to foregoing it appears desirable that following should be
included in the agenda for Anglo-American discussion for which Weston
will be prepared:
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- (a)
- Clarification of method by which Finnish tonnage now under control of Soviet High Command is to be used in the general interest of the Allies. (Refer minutes 1, item 2.)
- (b)
- Examination of position with reference to revision of freight rates. (Refer paragraph 6, planning Committee report.)
- 3.
- We understand currency question presently being discussed by Ministry with fiscal and other appropriate authorities here. Accordingly British delegates will be thoroughly prepared to discuss this matter in Washington.
- 4.
- We assume formal agenda for Board meeting will be prepared in Washington and in all probability not finally agreed upon prior to Weston’s arrival. [Reed, Brown, and O’Boyle.]
Gallman