840.50/9–244: Telegram

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

7184. For Berle, Hooker and Radius.

1.
A slight alteration is proposed in the procedure outlined in Embassy’s 7096, August 31. In showing Draft B of communication (see Embassy’s 7097, August 31) to Soviet Government, Foreign Office thinks delay might result if concurrence of Soviet Government is sought to the words in paragraph 4 referring to its attitude. It is proposed instead to tell the Soviet Government that if it is not ready to join in the communication, Draft B will be circulated to the Allies. If the Soviet Government should volunteer any objections, they would, of course, be taken into account in the procedure followed.
2.
Foreign Office urgently wishes to know if the Department agrees with its view that invitations to the EITO Conference should be addressed to the following: The Governments of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Greece and Norway and the French Committee of National Liberation. It is further proposed to ask the Danish Legation here if it wishes to be represented by an observer.
Winant