800.24/10–1944
The Director of the Office of Wartime Economic Affairs (Taft) to the British Minister (Campbell)
My Dear Sir Ronald: Mr. Stettinius has turned over to me your letter of September 24 1944, regarding the disposition of surplus [Page 94] property, and a copy of his reply of September 25,10 which indicated that I would get in touch with you directly in regard to the questions raised in your letter.
We are presently studying the various considerations raised by your letter. We feel that rather than to attempt an answer at this time to each point made in your letter, it would be helpful and would expedite consideration of the problem if, as you suggest, the matter were discussed between representatives of the United Kingdom and this Government.
I have discussed your letter with Mr. Leo T. Crowley, Foreign Economic Administrator. We are appointing a joint Foreign Economic Administration and State Department Committee to consider with the representatives of your Government named in your letter the entire problem of surplus disposal.
Sincerely yours,
- Latter not found in Department files.↩