840.70/9–1844: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5 p.m.]
3556. ReDepts 2194, September 12, 8 p.m.21 The Soviet Foreign Office has informed the British Embassy that the Soviet Government is prepared to send a delegation of seven or eight persons to the Conference on European Inland Transport. The delegation is expected to arrive in Teheran by September 20 and onward transportation from there is being arranged by the British.
The Soviet decision to participate in the Conference was reached without a renewed approach by Clark Kerr and myself.
The British Embassy has received no instructions to make another approach concerning Soviet representation on the Interim Commission and I have accordingly made none, since my instructions were to concert with Clark Kerr. Now that the Russians have decided to be represented in London, I assume that further questions will be taken up with their delegates there.