Office of the Historian

840.50/8–544: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, August 10, 1944—11 p.m.

6333. Department approves Embassy’s proceeding along lines indicated in Embassy’s no. 6286 of August 5, 1944 provided due recognition is given in the invitation to the work the Allies have already done and provided that emphasis is laid on the fact that the proposals presented to them are based upon the work and proposals of their representatives in TACIT. The interval between the transmittal to the continental governments of the draft EITO agreement and the date set for the conference should be utilized, in conjunction with the [Page 775] British and Hondelink, in clearing up any possible misapprehensions that may be found to exist.

AmEmbassy Moscow is being advised.13

Stettinius
  1. Telegram 1910, August 10, 11 p.m., to Moscow, not printed.↩