840.70/9–2644: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:30 p.m.]
8010. ReDepts 7821, September 25, midnight. Fear Department must have received garbled version of Embassy’s 7824, September 2126 as Foreign Office suggestion was that Department transmit draft agreement to UNRRA since headquarters of latter are in Washington.
Foreign Office asks Embassy to transmit their apologies as, through misunderstanding, they had already instructed the British Embassy in Moscow to mention to the Soviet Government that the ACC27a for Italy had been invited to send representatives to the Conference and to ask if the Soviet Government thought that the Control Commission for Rumania should be similarly invited. United States Government was not mentioned in connection with this inquiry.
EITO Conference is now set for 11 a.m. October 6. Foreign Office feared that October 3 would not allow enough time for preliminary talks with Russians. Foreign Office is today instructing its representatives [Page 804] to Allied Governments to inform latter of date of Conference.